Ben Moore is in his fifth season with the Gustavus baseball coaching staff in the 2024-25 academic year.
Moore joined the Gusties as an assistant coach and recruiter prior to the 2021 season. He previously served as a pitching coach and recruiter at Macalester College for two years. While at Macalester, Moore helped the Scots to six All-Conference selections.
Last season, Moore helped the Gusties to a 23-16 overall record and 12-8 mark in the MIAC. Moore helped the Gusties to a MIAC regular season championship in the 2023 season, the team's second in a five year span.
A native of St. Croix Falls, Wis., Moore brings 18 years of playing and coaching experience at the professional level to Gustavus. He’s had stints as a pitching coach in the American Association both in Laredo, Texas (2016) and Sioux Falls, S.D. (2017-19). Moore also spent a season in the Frontier League in Washington, Pa. (2015).
After graduating from Viterbo University in 2003, Moore signed with the New York Yankees as a pitcher and made it as high as Double-A within the organization. He joined the independent ranks in 2005 with the Calgary Vipers.
Moore pitched for the Sioux Falls Canaries from 2008-11 and again from 2013-14. He is the Canaries’ all-time leader in wins (55) and strikeouts (698), and his number 25 was retired in 2018.
Moore's professional career took him to a number of teams and four different continents. In addition to the United States, Moore played in China, Australia, and Canada during his career.
Moore is the all-time wins leader at Viterbo where he was a two-way player. In 2014, Moore was inducted into the Viterbo Hall of Fame.
Moore has coached at the club level and has been involved with the Minnesota Baseball Academy (Blizzard) since 2005.
He also serves as the owner/lead baseball instructor at 507 Baseball Academy, Southern Minnesota's premier baseball training academy. He serves alongside fellow coaches Andrew Woitas, Brad Baker, Cole Pengilly, and Matthew Lewis at 507 baseball.
