Craig Moore (baseball)

Craig Moore is an American baseball coach and former shortstop, who is the current head baseball coach of the Ohio Bobcats. He played college baseball at Nebraska. He then served as the head coach of the Western Texas Westerners (2007–2010).

Craig Moore

Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Ohio
Conference	MAC
Record	57–49
Biographical details
Alma mater	Lake Erie College
Playing career
1996–1999	Nebraska
Position(s)	Shortstop
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2002–2003	Lake Erie (GA)
2004–2006	Tennessee Tech (H)
2007–2010	Western Texas College
2011–2012	Creighton (P/AHC)
2013–2020	Ohio (INF)
2021–present	Ohio
Head coaching record
Overall	57–49
Tournaments	NCAA: 0–0

Playing career

Moore attended Archbishop Bergan High School and played college baseball at Nebraska.^[1]

Coaching career

Moore began his coaching career as the hitting coach at Tennessee Tech under head coach, Matt Bragga.^[2] After three years as the top assistant to Bragga, Moore was named the head baseball coach at Western Texas College. Moore would lead the Western Texas program for four seasons.^[3] His stint in Texas ended when he accepted an assistant coaching position for the Creighton Bluejays, returning to his home state.^[4] After two season at Creighton, Moore joined the coaching staff of the Ohio Bobcats.

On January 21, 2021, Ohio head coach Rob Smith retired, and Moore was named the interim head coach of the Bobcats.^[5] On July 20, 2021, Moore was promoted to the full time head coach of the Bobcats.^[6]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Ohio Bobcats (Mid-American Conference) (2021–present)
2021	Ohio	28–25	19–21	6th
2022	Ohio	29–24	21–15	4th	MAC Tournament
Ohio:		57–49	40–36
Total:		57–49
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

1. "17 Craig Moore". www.huskers.com. University of Nebraska Athletics. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
2. "Tennessee Tech Golden Eagle Baseball Archives". www.ttusports.com. Tennessee Tech Athletics. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
3. "2009-2010" (PDF). www.wtcathletics.com. Western Texas College. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
4. "Creighton Baseball Hires Craig Moore as Assistant Coach". www.gocreighton.com. Creighton University. September 3, 2010. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
5. "Ohio's Smith announces retirement". www.athensmessenger.com. Athens Messenger. January 21, 2021. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
6. Eli Feazell (July 20, 2021). "Baseball: Craig Moore promoted to Ohio's full-time coach". www.athensmessenger.com. Athens Messenger. Retrieved July 21, 2021.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
• Ohio Bobcats bio