Greg Moore - Head Coach - Baseball Coaches

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Greg Moore

Title:
Head Coach
Email:
gregory.moore@csun.edu
Phone:
7055

Greg Moore enters his sixth season as head coach of the Matadors in 2019.

Moore has changed the culture of the CSUN Baseball program both on and off the field. He orchestrated a four-year span at CSUN that has seen 120 total wins and more Big West Conference wins (44) than any other four-year block in CSUN history. In the classroom, the team has set new program GPA records.

For his work both on and off the field, Moore received the 2017 National Consortium of Academics and Sports’ (NCAS) prestigious National Student-Athlete Giant Steps Award. The NCAS awards individuals who use sport as a vehicle to inspire others to do great things using the positive aspects of sports.
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In 2018, Moore led the Matadors to their best Big West Conference finish (third) in 16 years. CSUN won five conference series including three on the road for the first time since 2002. Five Matadors were selected to the All-Big West Team following the season highlighted by Albee Weiss’ First Team nod. The trio of Trevor Casanova, Weiss and Justin Toerner were all chosen in the 2018 MLB Draft. Prior to the season, the Matadors posted a program-record 3.05 GPA in the fall of 2017.

The Matadors went 12-12 in Big West play in 2017, finishing in fourth place. CSUN collected its first ever series win over an SEC team in Vanderbilt. The series win was the first over a nationally-ranked team since 2009. Conner O’Neil was selected by the New York Mets (7th round) in the 2017 MLB Draft.

Moore coached CSUN to a 33-22 record in 2016. The team began the season 18-3, recording its best start in 20 seasons. CSUN earned its first season sweep of UCLA since 1998 and their first series sweep of Cal Poly since 2008. Three Matadors were selected in the 2016 MLB Draft including Kenny Rosenberg (8th round, Tampa Bay), Conner O’Neil (32nd round, Detroit) and Branden Berry (33rd round, Miami).

In 2015, Moore coached CSUN to a 33-24 record and its most wins since 2002. The Matadors also enjoyed its best 10-game start to a season since 1996 with a 9-1 record. The pitching staff posted a 2.61 ERA, which ranked sixth-best in the nation. Two Matador pitchers were selected in the 2015 MLB Draft including Jerry Keel (9th round, San Diego) and Calvin Copping (25th round, Washington).

The Matadors went 18-38 in Moore’s first season in 2014. Right hander Jordan Johnson was selected in the 23rd round of the MLB Draft by the San Francisco Giants following the year.
From 2014-16, Moore served as a member of the coaching staff for USA Baseball’s U-18 National Team. Serving as pitching coach to the team, he has helped Team USA to gold medal victories in international competition in 2015 and 2016.

Moore began his tenure with Team USA in 2014 for the Tournament of the Stars and National Team Trials before becoming the team’s pitching coach in 2015.

Following the 2015 CSUN season, Moore served as pitching coach for Team USA’s U-18 National Team over the summer. USA would go on to win a gold medal in Osaka, defeating host Japan in the World Cup championship. Moore’s pitching staff posted a 2.19 ERA in 115 innings.

In 2016, Moore again assisted the team at the National Team Trials and instructed the pitching staff at the COPABE Pan-American “AAA” Championships in Monterrey, Mexico. Team USA won a gold medal, defeating Cuba 6-1 in the finals.

Greg Moore was previously named by Baseball America as one of the Top 10 Assistant Coaches in College Baseball.

Moore began his collegiate coaching career at USF in 2002 as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for the Dons. In that role, Moore developed Diamond University, a life skills training program for student-athletes that is in progress today at CSUN. He served in that capacity until 2009, when he took a position as the pitching coach at the University of Washington for one season before heading back to his alma mater.

Moore spent three seasons as the associate head coach at the University of San Francisco, where he oversaw pitching, academics, community service and summer placement. Three members of his pitching staff were drafted in 2012 and under his leadership the team had a conference-best 2.86 ERA, ranking sixth nationally.

While at USF, Moore coached three first-round draft picks and eight players taken in the first 10 rounds of the MLB Draft. Of the eight players, only one had been previously drafted out of high school and three were walk-ons. Before his arrival, the Dons had never competed in an NCAA Regional. During his tenure, USF reached the NCAA Tournament three times, including twice in his last three seasons.

Moore played collegiate baseball for San Francisco and was named to the West Coast Conference All-Academic Team in 2001. As a player, he won the team’s “Most Inspirational” award in back-to-back seasons and the award now bears his name.

National Coaching Experience

2014 USA Baseball’s 18U Trials Coaching Staff
2015 18U Pitching Coach for the National Team
2016 18U Pitching Coach for the National Team
Helped coach Team USA to gold medal wins at 2015 WBSC U-18 World Cup & 2016 COPABE Pan-American "AAA" Championships

Academics

WCC All Academic Team in 2001 as a player
Has overseen academics at USF, UW and currently CSUN Baseball
In 2004, 06, 07, 09 USF Baseball Set a program records in GPA
In 2012 USF Baseball Set a program record with a 3.24 GPA
Fall 2010: University of Washington Baseball saw largest GPA jump in Husky Athletics
In Fall 2013 Matador Baseball saw the largest jump in GPA in Matador Athletics
That same semester the team had 24 players with 3.0 or better
An average of 20 student-athletes per semester have achieved better than a 3.0 since Moore Arrived
2014 Fall: Matadors’ Projected 2015 lineup achieved a 3.08 GPA
2014-15 school year: 14 Matadors finished with a 3.0 cumulative GPA or higher
2015-16 school year: Eight Matadors finished with a 3.0 cumulative GPA or higher
The 2017 fall semester: The Matadors set a new program semester GPA record with a 3.05 mark

Community Service

Matador Baseball has logged over 6,000 hours service since the Fall of 2013
CSUN Baseball initiated the 1^st CSUN All Sports Day in the Fall of 2014
Matador Baseball achieved over 1,500 hours of community service in the Fall of 2014, an average of 30 hours per player, coach and member of the baseball support staff
In 2015-16, CSUN Baseball logged 1,400 hours of community service.
In 2016-17, CSUN Baseball completed over 1,350 hours of community service.
The Matadors have been recipients of CSUN's William Watkins Community Service Award three straight years. The award is given to the Matador intercollegiate team who logs the most community service hours on the year.

Campus

Part of CSUN’s “Read to Lead Initiative” and the CSUN Leadership Development Program

Diamond University

An average of 20 baseball student-athletes per semester have achieved better than a 3.0 (Over 50%) since the inception of DU at CSUN
In four years at CSUN, shared the DU course for college success with over 1,000 players and parents.

Matadors Drafted Under Moore

2014 - Jordan Johnson (23rd round - San Francisco Giants)
2015 - Jerry Keel (9th round - San Diego Padres)
2015 - Calvin Copping (25th round - Washington Nationals)
2016 - Kenny Rosenberg (8th round - Tampa Bay Rays)
2016 - Branden Berry (33rd round - Miami Marlins)
2017 - Conner O'Neil (7th round - New York Mets)
2018 - Trevor Casanova (13th round - Minnesota Twins)
2018 - Albee Weiss (23rd round - Minnesota Twins)
2018 - Justin Toerner (28th round - St. Louis Cardinals)

Recruiting / Development

Since the ‘07 draft, he has been part of the recruitment and signing of six First Round Picks, most recently Kyle and Bradley Zimmer at University of San Francisco
An eye for pitching: In the last 13 Major League Drafts Moore has seen 13 signees inked to contracts in the top 10 rounds of the draft
2010 Assisted in recruiting a nationally recognized class at Washington (#30), According to Collegiate Baseball Newspaper. This class included seven players who were selected in the 2014 MLB draft in June.
Fall 2014 ‘Top Recruiting Classes in the Western Region’, according to Baseball America
2017-18 Top 40 recruiting class, according to Collegiate Baseball Newspaper

Awards