Josh Taylor (softball)

Josh Taylor
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamLouisiana Tech
ConferenceConference USA
Record71–44 (.617)
Biographical details
Alma materNevada
Playing career
1993–1994Nevada
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Baseball
2004–2007Feather River College (asst.)
Softball
2007–2008San Joaquin (AHC/RC)
2008–2011Marysville Gold Sox (AHC)
2009–2012Feather River College
2013–2016Nevada (asst.)
2017–2021Nevada
2022–PresentLouisiana Tech
Head coaching record
Overall304–212 (.589)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
  • Golden Valley Champions (2010)
  • CUSA Regular Season Champions (2022)
Awards
  • Golden Valley Coach of the Year (2010)
  • CUSA Coach of the Year (2022)

Josh Taylor is an American softball coach who is the current head coach at Louisiana Tech.[1] He is the previous head coach at his alma mater, Nevada.[2]

Coaching career

Nevada

On August 17, 2016, Taylor was announced as the new head coach of the Nevada softball program.[3]

Louisiana Tech

On June 7, 2021, Taylor was announced as the new head coach of the Louisiana Tech softball program.[4][5] On June 8, 2022, Taylor signed a one-year extension with Louisiana Tech to keep him through 2027.[6]

Head coaching record

Community College

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Feather River Golden Eagles (Golden Valley Conference) (2009–2012)
2009 Feather River 21–22 9–11 3rd
2010 Feather River 30–11 15–5 1st
2011 Feather River 32–12 15–5 3rd
2011 Feather River 30–14 14–6 2nd
Feather River: 113–59 (.657) 53–27 (.663)
Total: 113–59 (.657)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Sources:[7][8]

NCAA

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Nevada Wolf Pack (Mountain West Conference) (2017–2021)
2017 Nevada 30–25 13–11 5th
2018 Nevada 27–27 12–12 5th
2019 Nevada 29–27 11–13 7th
2020 Nevada 10–14 0–0
2021 Nevada 24–16 16–8 3rd
Nevada: 120–109 (.524) 52–44 (.542)
Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters (Conference USA) (2022–Present)
2022 Louisiana Tech 39–20 18–6 1st (West)
2023 Louisiana Tech 32–24 13–11 7th
2024 Louisiana Tech 0–0 0–0
Louisiana Tech: 71–44 (.617) 31–17 (.646)
Total: 191–153 (.555)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

  1. ^ "Josh Taylor". LATechSports.com. Louisiana Tech Athletics. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Josh Taylor". NevadaWolfPack.com. Nevada Wolf Pack Athletics. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Josh Taylor takes over Nevada softball program". SparkTrib.com. Nevada Central Media, LLC. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  4. ^ "SB: Louisiana Tech Names Josh Taylor Head Coach". ConferenceUSA.com. Conference USA. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  5. ^ "LA Tech Names Taylor Head Softball Coach". LATechSports.com. Louisiana Tech Athletics. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  6. ^ Healy, Emma. "Josh Taylor signs one-year contract extension with Louisiana Tech softball". TheNewsStar.com. www.TheNewsStar.com. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  7. ^ "MWC Softball Record Book" (PDF). Storage.Googleapis.com. MWC. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  8. ^ "2024 CUSA Softball Record Book" (PDF). ConferenceUSA.com. Conference USA. Retrieved 19 February 2024.