Glenn Moore (softball)

Glenn Moore is the head coach of the Baylor Lady Bears softball team.[1] In twenty-five seasons as a collegiate head coach, Moore has a coaching record of 941–442.

Glenn Moore
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamBaylor
ConferenceBig 12
Record914–466 (.662)
Biographical details
Alma materNorthwestern State
Playing career
Football
1993Northwestern State
Position(s)Tight End
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1990–1991Northwestern State (Volunteer asst.)
1992Northwestern State (asst.)
1997William Carey
1997–1998LSU (asst.)
1998LSU (Interim)
1999–2000LSU
2001–presentBaylor
Head coaching record
Overall1,053–508 (.675)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
  • Big 12 regular season champions (2007)
  • SEC regular season champions (1999, 2000)
  • SEC West division champions (1999, 2000)
  • SEC tournament champions (1999, 2000)
Awards
  • Big 12 Co-Coach of the Year (2023)
  • NFCA Division I Central Region Coaching Staff of the Year (2009, 2011)
  • NFCA Division I Midwest Region Coaching Staff of the Year (2007)

Coaching career

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Prior to coming to Baylor, Moore spent more than three seasons as head coach at LSU.[2] Moore led LSU to the Southeastern Conference championship in 1999 and 2000. While at LSU, Moore had a 117–25 record, including a 53–7 record in the SEC.

Moore was named LSU's head coach prior to the 1998 NCAA Regionals, where he led the Lady Tigers to a 2–2 mark.[1] His first full season as head coach, 1999, saw the Lady Tigers go 56–10 and win both the SEC regular season and tournament titles. LSU repeated its regular-season crown in 2000, going 59–13 and setting a school record for wins while advancing to within a game of the Women's College World Series. LSU appeared in three-straight NCAA tournaments under Moore.

William Carey

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Before his time at LSU, Moore spent one season as the head coach at William Carey College in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.[3] Moore was 22–17 that season and guided the college to a second-place finish in the Gulf South Conference.

Early coaching career

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While enrolled at Northwestern State University, Moore was a volunteer assistant softball coach for two seasons before becoming a full-time assistant in 1992.[4] After coaching football, baseball and basketball at Amite School Center in his hometown of Liberty, Mississippi, he left to coach at William Carey, where he started the softball program.

Playing career

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Moore's own athletic career saw him play both football and baseball at Southwest Mississippi Community College before playing tight end at Northwestern State University, where he graduated in 1993.[4] He was inducted into Southwest Mississippi Community College's Hall of Fame in the fall of 2000.[3]

Head coaching record

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College

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Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
William Carey Crusaders (Gulf Coast Athletic Conference) (1997–present)
1997 William Carey 22–17 2nd
William Carey: 22–17 (.564) – (–)
LSU Tigers (Southeastern Conference) (1998–2000)
1998 LSU 2–2* NCAA Regionals
1999 LSU 56–10 27–3 1st (West) NCAA Regionals
2000 LSU 59–13 26–4 1st (West) NCAA Regionals
LSU: 117–25 (.824) 53–7 (.883)

*Served as head coach during the NCAA Tournament.

Baylor Lady Bears (Big 12 Conference) (2001–Present)
2001 Baylor 38–22 7–9 6th
2002 Baylor 46–18 10–8 4th
2003 Baylor 31–29 3–15 10th
2004 Baylor 48–17 11–6 4th NCAA Regional
2005 Baylor 51–14 11–7 4th NCAA Super Regional
2006 Baylor 38–22 12–6 3rd NCAA Regional
2007 Baylor 51–16 14–3 1st Women's College World Series
2008 Baylor 23–22 4–13 8th
2009 Baylor 40–22 11–7 T-3rd NCAA Super Regional
2010 Baylor 28–25 6–12 8th
2011 Baylor 47–15 11–7 4th Women's College World Series
2012 Baylor 34–22 10–14 6th NCAA Regional
2013 Baylor 42–17 10–8 3rd NCAA Regional
2014 Baylor 49–16 13–5 2nd Women's College World Series
2015 Baylor 41–17 12–6 2nd NCAA Regional
2016 Baylor 45–14 13–4 2nd NCAA Regional
2017 Baylor 48–15 13–5 2nd Women's College World Series
2018 Baylor 38–18 12–6 T-2nd NCAA Regional
2019 Baylor 18–31 2–16 7th
2020 Baylor 19–5 0–0 Season canceled due to COVID-19
2021 Baylor 27–23 8–9 4th NCAA Regional
2022 Baylor 32–24 6–12 5th NISC Champions
2023 Baylor 40–18 8–10 4th NCAA Regional
2024 Baylor 36–23 14–13 4th NCAA Regional
Baylor: 914–466 (.662) 219–185 (.542)
Total: 1,053–508 (.675)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

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  1. ^ a b "Glenn Moore". baylorbears.com. Archived from the original on 2018-09-17. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
  2. ^ "LSU Roster". nmnathletics.com. Archived from the original on 2018-09-17. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
  3. ^ a b "A Visit with Southwest Hall of Famer Glenn Moore". southwestbearathletics.com. 13 June 2014. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
  4. ^ a b "Baylor coach Glenn Moore's roots keeps Bears coming back to Natchitoches". nsudemons.com. Archived from the original on 2018-09-16. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
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