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MANAGER Vince Moore
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| Email: vmoore@sbcaptains.com |
Vince Moore enters his first season as manager of the Shreveport-Bossier Captains and his seventh season overall as a skipper.
Moore debuted as the manager of the now-defunct Central Baseball League’s Edinburg Roadrunners in 2005, becoming the second manager in the club’s history. He posted a 49-45 record and led his squad to its fifth consecutive post-season berth. Moore then became the first manager of the Edinburg Coyotes of United League Baseball in 2006 and led them to a 17-0 start during their inaugural season. The Coyotes then went on to put up the best regular season record in the league at 57-33 and played in the first United League Championship Series under Moore's leadership.
The Coyotes were once again re-named the Roadrunners in 2009, and Moore once again led them to the championship series in 2010.
Moore was selected by the Atlanta Braves in the fifth round of the 1991 Major League Baseball Draft. In 1993, he was sent to the San Diego Padres along with two other players for Fred McGriff. The former outfielder made it as high as double-A, in 1994 and 1996. He was a member of the California League-champion Rancho Cucamonga Quakes in 1993 He then went on to play for Edinburg, winning the Central League title in 2004 before retiring at the age of 32. In his career, Moore hit .249 with 71 homers and 422 RBI in 837 games.