Quincy Moorman has been named the next softball head coach at Owensboro High School after serving as a volunteer assistant last season.
Moorman, 42, is a 1995 graduate of Apollo High School. He takes over for Bryan Smith, who resigned at the end of the 2019 campaign. Most of Moorman’s experience has come on the travel softball circuit, and he’s looking forward to carry that into his position with the Lady Devils.
“I’m very excited to get the ball rolling,” he said. “We’ve got a lot of young girls coming up, a lot of potential, a lot of young girls Owensboro hasn’t had in the past. We had a lot of girls that were good but didn’t play year-round. That’s the key, especially in this district competing with the likes of Apollo and Daviess County and Catholic.”
Moorman has had plenty of success with his travel team — the 12u Owensboro Herricanes — who recently finished second in the USSSA National World Series. He said the team came a long way in four years, and he’s hoping to make those same changes at OHS.
“After about four years, we went from not being able to win a game to finish second at nationals,” he said. “I think we’ve got the same kind of energy coming up, so we have a lot of opportunities here at Owensboro.”
OHS athletic director Todd Harper said the search committee unanimously chose Moorman, whose time as a volunteer with the team last year proved his commitment.
“That shows me he was very interested in our program,” Harper said. “He did it on his own. He knows our girls, knows our situation and is very excited to take this challenge to try to be competitive with the 9th District and 3rd Region.”
Moorman said he knows it will take a lot of work to catch up to the level of Apollo, Daviess County and Owensboro Catholic, but he thinks the Lady Devils can get there.
“For the people on the outside looking in, they’ll see growth,” he said of his first-year expectations. “They’ll see talent level improve. I’m one that’s known for my hard work and dedication, and that has a tendency to rub off on the people around me. I think we’re going to get there. It may not be this year, but we’ll definitely be there in a couple of years.”
“I’m here for the long haul. My daughters are both in 8th grade, so that’s five years at least if I’m blessed enough to be able to keep that position for long.”
