Wichita State Athletics

Former Wichita State standout outfielder and assistant coach Loren Hibbs was named Interim Head Coach in December of 2022.

Hibbs, who starred as a player for the Shockers from 1982-84 and then served as assistant coach at WSU from 1985-92, returned to his alma mater in June of 2019 as Director of Baseball Operations. He was previously the head coach at Charlotte for 27 seasons (1993-2019).
 
At Charlotte, Hibbs posted an impressive 819-682-5 record and guided the 49ers to seven conference regular season championships, four conference tournament titles and five NCAA tournament appearances. He is the program's all-time winningest coach, having achieved that milestone back in 2002.
 
Before becoming the head coach for the 49ers, Hibbs assisted College Baseball and Pizza Hut Shockers Sports Hall of Fame head coach Gene Stephenson to seven Missouri Valley Conference regular season titles, five MVC tournament crowns, seven NCAA regional appearances, four College World Series berths and the 1989 national championship.
 
He coached six former Shockers who went on to play in the majors, including Wedge (1987-89), P.J. Forbes (1987-90), Mike Lansing (1987-90), Pat Meares (1988-90), Darren Dreifort (1991-93) and Doug Mirabelli (1990-92).
 
An outfielder for the Shockers from 1982-84, he was a three-time All-Missouri Valley Conference and All-District honoree, and was selected to the 1982 College World Series all-tournament team. He still holds the NCAA single-season record for runs scored with 125 during the 1982 campaign.
 
Hibbs captured two regular season conference titles and one conference tournament crown, going along with two NCAA regional showings, and was a member of the 1982 College World Series runner-up team.
 
He was inducted into the Kansas Baseball Hall of Fame in 2018.
 
Hibbs and his wife, the former Lisa Helms, have three children, Tyson, Erin and Lanie.