Jared Wayne Moon (born April 4, 1971) is an American

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coach and former

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. He played

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at Houston Baptist for coaches Rickey Witt & Rusty Pendergrass from 1990 to 1994. He was also the head coach of the Houston Baptist Huskies (2006–2021)

Early life

Moon attended

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. Moon played for the school's varsity

team. Moon then enrolled at

Houston Baptist University Houston Christian University (HCU), formerly Houston Baptist University, is a private Baptist university in Houston, Texas. It is affiliated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas (Southern Baptist Convention). Its Cultural Arts Center hou ...

, where he played for the

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team as an catcher.

Coaching career

Upon graduation, Moon was named an assistant at Houston Baptist. After 11 seasons as an assistant, he was promoted to head coach when Brian Huddleston retired. In their final season in the

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(NAIA), the Huskies advanced to the

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, where they finished third. He led the Huskies to their first NCAA Division I baseball tournament championship in 2013, winning the

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. Two years after moving to the

Southland Conference The Southland Conference, abbreviated as SLC, is a collegiate athletic conference which operates in the South Central United States (specifically Texas and Louisiana). It participates in the NCAA's Division I for all sports; for football, it pa ...

, he guided the Huskies to their first ever NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament appearance. The following spring he was rewarded with a contract extension. On May 27, 2021, Moon stepped down as the head coach of the Huskies.

Head coaching record

References

External links

Jared Moon, Head Baseball Coach
Houston Baptist University Huskies {{DEFAULTSORT:Moon, Jared Living people 1971 births Baseball catchers Houston Christian Huskies baseball players Houston Christian Huskies baseball coaches