Bobby Moranda
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| Playing career | |
|---|---|
| 1983–1984 | Harper College |
| 1985–1986 | Eastern Kentucky |
| Position(s) | Outfielder |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1987–1989 | Eastern Kentucky (asst.) |
| 1990–1995 | Virginia (asst.) |
| 1996–2001 | Wake Forest (asst.) |
| 2002–2007 | Georgia Tech (asst.) |
| 2008–2022 | Western Carolina |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 401–386–1 |
| Tournaments | NCAA: 1–2 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
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| Awards | |
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Bobby Moranda is an American former baseball coach and outfielder who retired in 2022. He played college baseball for the Eastern Kentucky Colonels from 1985 to 1986. He then served as the head coach of the Western Carolina Catamounts (2008–2022).
Playing career
[edit]Moranda first enrolled at Harper College. In 1984, he accepted a scholarship to play for the Eastern Kentucky Colonels baseball team.[1] In two seasons, he batted .307 with 20 home runs and 86 RBI.
Coaching career
[edit]In 1987, Moranda began his coaching career as an assistant at Eastern Kentucky. In 1989, Moranda accepted a position as an assistant with the Virginia Cavaliers baseball program. Moranda then joined the coaching staff at Wake Forest in 1995. In 2001, he joined the coaching staff of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets baseball team.
On July 19, 2007, Moranda was named the head coach of the Western Carolina Catamounts baseball program.[2]
Head coaching record
[edit]| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Carolina Catamounts (Southern Conference) (2008–2022) | |||||||||
| 2008 | Western Carolina | 29–28 | 14–13 | 7th | SoCon tournament | ||||
| 2009 | Western Carolina | 35–22 | 19–10 | 4th | SoCon tournament | ||||
| 2010 | Western Carolina | 37–21 | 16–13 | 6th | SoCon tournament | ||||
| 2011 | Western Carolina | 23–31 | 12–18 | 8th | SoCon tournament | ||||
| 2012 | Western Carolina | 32–22 | 16–14 | 5th | SoCon tournament | ||||
| 2013 | Western Carolina | 39–20 | 23–7 | 1st | SoCon tournament | ||||
| 2014 | Western Carolina | 37–18 | 20–6 | 1st | SoCon tournament | ||||
| 2015 | Western Carolina | 21–28 | 11–13 | 7th | SoCon tournament | ||||
| 2016 | Western Carolina | 31–31 | 15–9 | 2nd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2017 | Western Carolina | 28–28 | 15–8 | 2nd | SoCon tournament | ||||
| 2018 | Western Carolina | 7–45 | 5–19 | 9th | SoCon tournament | ||||
| 2019 | Western Carolina | 20–32 | 8–16 | 8th | SoCon tournament | ||||
| 2020 | Western Carolina | 8–8 | 0–0 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | |||||
| 2021 | Western Carolina | 28–21 | 14–11 | 3rd (Red) | SoCon tournament | ||||
| 2022 | Western Carolina | 26–31–1 | 9–11–1 | 6th | |||||
| Western Carolina: | 401–386–1 | 197–168–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 401–386–1 | ||||||||
| National champion Postseason invitational champion | |||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Former Colonel Players Meet in EKU's Opening Series". www.ekusports.com. Eastern Kentucky University. February 26, 2010. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
- ^ "Western Formally Introduces Head Baseball Coach Bobby Moranda". www.catamountsports.com. Western Carolina University. July 19, 2007. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
External links
[edit]- Bobby Moranda 2020 Western Carolina Catamounts bio