Josh Baltz

Josh Baltz

  • Title:
    Head Softball Coach
  • Phone:
    610-861-1321
  • Email:
    baltzjo@moravian.edu
  • Twitter:
    JoshBaltz2
  • Instagram:
    MoravianSoftball
  • Undergraduate:
    Moravian University '08
  • Began at Moravian:
    December 2014/June 2022 as HC
  • Moravian Record:
    69-22, 2 years
  • Overall Coaching Record:
    69-22, 2 years

Biography

Josh Baltz returned to his alma mater in December 2014 to be Moravian's Head Equipment Manager. He became the Greyhounds' Head Softball Coach in June 2022.

 

at Moravian as head coach

  • 69-22 overall record at Moravian
  • 23-5 Landmark Conference mark at Moravian 
  • 2 Landmark Conference Championships
  • 2 Landmark Conference Tournament appearances
  • 2 NCAA Division III Tournament berths
  • 1 NCAA Division III Regional title
  • 1 NCAA Division III Super Regional title
  • 1 NCAA Division III Championship Final appearance
  • 1 National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-America
  • 9 National Fastpitch Coaches Associaton All-Region V players
  • 5 NCAA Division III Regional All-Tournament Team selections
  • 1 NCAA Division III Regional Most Outstanding Player
  • 1 NCAA Division III Super Regional Most Outstanding Player
  • 1 NCAA Division III Super Regional Most Outstanding Pitcher
  • 1 Landmark Conference Coaching Staff of the Year
  • 1 Landmark Conference Rookie of the Year
  • 11 Landmark All-Conference First Team selections
  • 6 Landmark All-Conference Second Team honorees
  • 1 Landmark All-Conference Honorable Mention selection
  • 2 Landmark Conference All-Sportsmanship members
  • 1 Landmark Conference Senior Scholar-Athlete
  • 22 Landmark Conference Spring Academic Honor Roll selections
  • 2 National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-Academic Team
  • 25 National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-Amerca Scholar-Athletes
  • 9 College Sports Communicatiors Academic All-District honorees
  • In his first season as head coach, Baltz led the program to the NCAA DIII Tournament with a record of 38-12 (10-2 Landmark) and finished ranked #6 in the country at the Division III level in the NFCA DIII Top 25 Coaches Poll
  • Year two saw Baltz guide the Hounds to a 31-10 mark (13-3 Landmark) and win a second straight Landmark Conference title

 

Secondary duties

  • Hall of Fame Committee
  • Game Scheduling Committee
  • Site Supervision for Field Hockey

 

Honors and Awards

  • Landmark Conference Co-Coaching Staff of the Year (2024) 

 

previous experience

  • Assistant Baseball Coach at Muhlenberg College (2010-14)
  • Head Equipment Manager at Moravian University (2014-22)
  • Assistant Softball Coach at Moravian University (2017-22)

  

personal

  • Bachelor's degree in business administration at Moravian University (2008)
  • Lettered on Moravian’s baseball team for three years before missing his senior campaign due to an injury. Despite only playing three seasons, Baltz collected 104 hits, the 13th player at the time to reach the milestone, and he completed his career tied for eighth in the Moravian record books with a .416 career on-base percentage. Baltz, an outfielder, was named to the Commonwealth All-Conference Second Team after his sophomore season in 2006 in which he set a then school-record with 137 at-bats
  • Native of Easton, Pennsylvania

 

Year School Overall Record Conference Record Postseason Results
2023 Moravian University 38-12 10-2 Landmark Conference Champions, NCAA Medford, Mass. Regional Champions, NCAA Cambrige, Mass. Super Regional Champions, NCAA Division III Championship Finals (T5th)
2024 Moravian University 31-10 13-3 Landmark Conference Champions, NCAA Bethlehem, Pa. Regional participant
Total 2 years 69-22 23-5