Loren Hibbs

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Loren S. Hibbs

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Biographical Information[edit]

Loren Hibbs was an All-Tournament outfielder for the 1982 College World Series as a sophomore at Wichita State. He was selected by the Texas Rangers in the 1982 amateur draft, the Montreal Expos in the 1983 amateur draft, and the San Francisco Giants in the 1984 amateur draft.

Hibbs hit .220/.352/.364 for the Everett Giants in 1984 and was error-free in the outfield. It was his only season in professional baseball.

Hibbs returned to Wichita State as an assistant coach for seven years, and was the head coach at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte from 1993-2019, going 819-682-5. He then became assistant athletic director at his alma mater. When Eric Wedge stepped away from the program due to health issues, Hibbs became interim head coach for 2023.

Sources include:UNC Charlotte website, Baseball cube, 1985 Guide.

Year-by-Year Coaching Record[edit]

Year School Overall Record Conference Record Notes
1993 University of North Carolina at Charlotte 26-32 6-11 Metro / CWS Regionals
1994 University of North Carolina at Charlotte 31-25 12-5 Metro
1995 University of North Carolina at Charlotte 36-21 11-7 Metro
1996 University of North Carolina at Charlotte 29-30 11-13 C-USA
1997 University of North Carolina at Charlotte 30-26-1 14-12 C-USA
1998 University of North Carolina at Charlotte 43-19 19-8 C-USA / CWS Regionals
1999 University of North Carolina at Charlotte 26-26 13-14 C-USA
2000 University of North Carolina at Charlotte 32-25-1 15-11 C-USA
2001 University of North Carolina at Charlotte 24-31 10-17 C-USA
2002 University of North Carolina at Charlotte 19-35 9-21
2003 University of North Carolina at Charlotte 21-28 11-15 C-USA
2004 University of North Carolina at Charlotte 20-32 9-21
2005 University of North Carolina at Charlotte 31-23 13-17
2006 University of North Carolina at Charlotte 35-20-1 18-9 Atlantic-10
2007 University of North Carolina at Charlotte 49-12 23-4 Atlantic-10 / CWS Regionals
2008 University of North Carolina at Charlotte 43-16 19-8 Atlantic-10 / CWS Regionals
2009 University of North Carolina at Charlotte 33-22 16-11 Atlantic-10
2010 University of North Carolina at Charlotte 40-16 20-7 Atlantic-10
2011 University of North Carolina at Charlotte 43-16 17-7 Atlantic-10 / CWS Regionals
2012 University of North Carolina at Charlotte 21-32 9-14
2013 University of North Carolina at Charlotte 37-23 17-7 Atlantic-10
2014 University of North Carolina at Charlotte 19-31-1 10-19
2015 University of North Carolina at Charlotte 19-29 11-19
2016 University of North Carolina at Charlotte 23-32 12-17 C-USA
2017 University of North Carolina at Charlotte 34-24 18-12 C-USA
2018 University of North Carolina at Charlotte 34-24 17-13 C-USA
2019 University of North Carolina at Charlotte 21-31-1 11-18-1
2023 Wichita State University 30-25 13-10 American