UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Penn State baseball head coach Rob Cooper has named Sean Moore, previously the team's director of operations and player development, as his next assistant coach.
Moore joined the Nittany Lions a year ago in a newly-created operations/player development position, where he oversaw the implementation of multiple analytical and video technology systems, worked with the coaching staff to further develop practice plans and in-game coaching strategies and handled team logistics. Now as a coach, his responsibilities will include heavy involvement with the hitters and recruiting and oversight of the infielders.
"I'm very fortunate to continue on at Penn State in a new role as an assistant coach," said Moore. "Coach Cooper has been supportive since day one and I'm excited to have an opportunity to keep building the culture and program with a great staff. Watching the student-athletes develop over this past year has been motivating and I'm ready to continue their growth in a hands on role."
Penn State had three selected in the MLB Entry Draft in June following Moore's inaugural campaign, marking the Nittany Lions' largest draft class since 2012.
"I am so excited to have Sean Moore move into the role of assistant coach," said Cooper. "Sean is one of the brightest young minds in the college game. He has a great way of communicating with our student-athletes and is an advanced teacher of the game."
Prior to joining Penn State, Moore served two years as the volunteer assistant coach at Iowa as the teams' hitting coach. In 2018, he helped guide Iowa to its fifth-straight 30-win season, three series wins against ranked opponents and eight victories against top-25 teams. He coached four All-Big Ten selections, including three first-team selections and Iowa had a record-tying five players selected in the 2018 MLB Draft.
Iowa won 39 games in 2017 -- Moore's first season on the coaching staff – and claimed the first Big Ten Tournament title in school history to advance to NCAA Regional play -- the program's second in three seasons. The Hawkeyes saw five players garner All-Big Ten recognition, including unanimous first-team All-Big Ten first baseman and unanimous Big Ten Player of the Year honoree Jake Adams, who hit an NCAA leading, Iowa school and Big Ten-record 29 home runs. The Hawkeyes ranked among the top three in the Big Ten in nine difference offensive categories, including leading the league in hits, RBIs, and slugging percentage, while ranking second in runs, doubles, home runs, and total bases. Individually, Iowa players led the Big Ten in runs, slugging percentage, hits, RBIs, home runs, and total bases. Four Hawkeyes were drafted in the MLB Draft.
After wrapping up his own playing career in 2015, Moore joined the coaching staff at Des Moines Area Community College as the program's hitting and strength and conditioning coach. The Bears won 30 games during the 2016 season, where they hit .331 as a team with 78 home runs, 126 doubles, and 15 triples.
The Coralville, Iowa, native has also served as director of baseball operations at Diamond Dreams Sports Academy, where he continued researching the biomechanical movements of each phase of the swing.
Moore's collegiate playing career consisted of three stops. He played two seasons at DMACC, where he helped the Bears to an NJCAA World Series berth in 2011 before earning All-Region XI honors in 2012. He spent the 2013 season at Wichita State before transferring and wrapping up his career as a Hawkeye in 2015. Iowa won 41 games in his lone season and advanced to NCAA Regional play for the first time since 1990.
Moore, a certified hitting instructor, graduated from the University of Iowa with a degree in leisure studies in 2015.
TRANSACTION – Sean Moore named Assistant Baseball Coach at Penn State
