Loren Hibbs (born May 17, 1961 in Wellington, KS) is an American baseball player and coach. He is currently the Assistant Athletics Director for Baseball Operations and Player Development for Wichita State. He previously has served as the head baseball coach at Charlotte.

Loren Hibbs

Loren Hibbs (49) meets with the umpires and opposing coach at a game in 2010.
Current position
Title	Baseball Director of Operations
Team	Wichita State
Conference	AAC
Biographical details
Born	(1961-05-17) May 17, 1961 (age 61) Wellington, KS
Alma mater	Wichita State University
Playing career
1982–1984	Wichita State
1984	Everett Giants
Position(s)	Outfield
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1985–1992	Wichita State (asst.)
1993–2019	Charlotte
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
2019-Present	Wichita State (Dir. of Operations)
Head coaching record
Overall	797–651–4
Tournaments	NCAA: 3–10
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 Metro Conference Regular Season Titles (1994, 1995) 4 Atlantic 10 Regular Season Titles (2007, 2008, 2010, 2011) 1 Metro Conference Tournament Championship (1993) 1 Conference USA Tournament Championship (1998) 3 Atlantic 10 Tournament Championships (2007, 2008, 2011) 5 NCAA Regional Appearances (1993, 1998, 2007, 2008, 2011)
Awards
C-USA Coach of the Year (1998) A-10 Coach of the Year (2007)

Playing career

Hibbs played college baseball for Wichita State. During his time as a player with the Shockers, he was on the all-tournament team at the 1982 College World Series and, in 1982, set the NCAA record for runs in a season.[1] After college, Hibbs played a short time in the San Francisco Giants farm system, appearing in 39 games for the Everett Giants in 1984.[2]

Coaching career

Hibbs served as an assistant with Wichita State from 1985–1992 before being hired by the 49ers.[1] At Charlotte, Hibbs won the Metro Conference tournament and an NCAA Tournament berth in 1993, the Metro regular season titles in 1994 and 1995, the Atlantic 10 regular season and conference tournament titles in 2007 and 2008, and the Atlantic 10 regular season title in 2010. In 1998 the Niners won a school-record 43 games and reached the NCAA Tournament. Charlotte broke the 1998 mark for wins in 2007 with 49 wins, including two wins over NC State in the 2007 NCAA Tournament.[3]

On June 14, 2019, Hibbs announced his retirement as head coach of Charlotte baseball.[4]

Head coaching record

Below is a table of Hibbs's yearly records as an NCAA head baseball coach.[3][5][6]

Personal

Hibbs's wife, Lisa, is the director of the Athletic Academic Center at UNC Charlotte. His son Tyson Hibbs played for his father as a utility player and pinch runner with the 49ers from 2006 to 2009.^{[citation needed]} He is also the father of two daughters, Erin and Lanie.[7]

See also

• List of current NCAA Division I baseball coaches

References