Loren Hibbs (born May 17, 1961) is an American baseball player and coach. Since 1993, he has served as the head baseball coach at UNC Charlotte.
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Hibbs played college baseball at Wichita State University. During his time as a player with the Shockers, he was on the all-tournament team at the 1982 College World Series and, in 1982, set the NCAA record for runs in a season. After college, Hibbs played a short time in the San Francisco Giants farm system.
Hibbs served as an assistant with Wichita State before being hired by the 49ers. At Charlotte, Hibbs won the Metro Conference tournament and an NCAA Tournament berth in 1993, the Metro regular season titles in 1994 and 1995, the Atlantic 10 regular season and conference tournament titles in 2007 and 2008, and the Atlantic 10 regular season title in 2010. In 1998 the Niners won a school-record 43 games and reached the NCAA Tournament. Charlotte broke the 1998 mark for wins in 2007 with 49 wins, including two wins over N.C. State in the 2007 NCAA Tournament.
Hibbs' wife, Lisa, is the director of the Athletic Academic Center at UNC Charlotte. His son Tyson Hibbs played for his father as a utility player and pinch runner with the 49ers from 2006 to 2009. He is also the father of two daughters, Erin and Lanie.