Bobby Moranda

Bobby Moranda
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Western Carolina
Conference	Southern
Record	347–334
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–present	Western Carolina
Head coaching record
Overall	347–334
Tournaments	SoCon: 16–23; NCAA: 1–2
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	2× SoCon Regular season (2013, 2014); SoCon Tournament (2016);
Awards
	SoCon Coach of the Year (2013);

Bobby Moranda is an American college baseball coach and former outfielder. Moranda is the head coach of the Western Carolina Catamounts baseball team.

Playing career

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

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

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Western Carolina Catamounts (Southern Conference) (2008–present)
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
Western Carolina:		347–334	174–146
Total:		347–334
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

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References

"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

Bobby Moranda 2020 Western Carolina Catamounts bio

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[1] "Former Colonel Players Meet in EKU's Opening Series". www.ekusports.com. Eastern Kentucky University. February 26, 2010. Retrieved October 15, 2018.

[2] "Western Formally Introduces Head Baseball Coach Bobby Moranda". www.catamountsports.com. Western Carolina University. July 19, 2007. Retrieved October 15, 2018.