Rayner Noble
 Rayner Noble at Cougar Field | |
| Sport(s) | Baseball |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Annual salary | $120,000 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
August 7, 1961 Crowell, Texas |
| Playing career | |
| 1980–1983 | Houston Cougars |
| 1983–1984 | Daytona Beach Astros |
| 1985–1986 | Columbus Astros |
| 1986–1987 | Tucson Toros |
| Position(s) | Pitcher |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1987–1990 | Houston Cougars (Asst.) |
| 1991–1994 | Rice Owls (Asst.) |
| 1994–2010 | Houston Cougars |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 526–388 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
|
C-USA Tournament (1997, 2000, 2008) C-USA Championship (1999, 2000, 2002) | |
| Awards | |
|
C-USA Coach of the Year (1999, 2000) ABCA South Central Region Coach of the Year (2002) | |
James Rayner Noble (born August 7, 1961) is an American former baseball coach and player.
He last served as NCAA Division I college baseball head coach at the University of Houston. In 13 years of coaching Houston Cougars baseball, he is the winningest coach in Cougars history. Noble's coaching career record is 491–354 (.581).
A native Houstonian, Noble attended Spring Woods High School and holds both a bachelor's and master's degree from the University of Houston.
From 1983 to 1987, Noble played Minor League Baseball in the Houston Astros organization.[1]
Noble wore one of the highest numbers in college baseball (#85, as opposed to his playing #9), which he said he wore to remind himself of becoming a Christian in 1985.
After suffering the first consecutive losing seasons of his career, Noble was fired on June 4, 2010.[2]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Cougars (Southwest Conference) (1995–1996) | |||||||||
| 1995 | Houston | 26–29 | 6–18 | 7th | — | ||||
| 1996 | Houston | 29–28 | 9–15 | t-6th | — | ||||
| Houston Cougars (Conference USA) (1997–Present) | |||||||||
| 1997 | Houston | 40–23 | 19–8 | 2nd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 1998 | Houston | 34–25 | 21–6 | 2nd | C-USA Tournament | ||||
| 1999 | Houston | 40–24 | 20–7 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2000 | Houston | 48–18 | 21–4 | 1st | NCAA Super Regional | ||||
| 2001 | Houston | 29–30 | 20–7 | 2nd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2002 | Houston | 48–17 | 22–7 | 1st | NCAA Super Regional | ||||
| 2003 | Houston | 37–30 | 18–12 | 4th | NCAA Super Regional | ||||
| 2004 | Houston | 30–29 | 19–11 | t-4th | C-USA Tournament | ||||
| 2005 | Houston | 29–30 | 16–13 | 5th | C-USA Tournament | ||||
| 2006 | Houston | 39–22 | 18–6 | 2nd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2007 | Houston | 28–28 | 12–12 | t-4th | C-USA Tournament | ||||
| 2008 | Houston | 42–24 | 14–10 | 4th | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2009 | Houston | 27–30 | 13–11 | 3rd | C-USA Tournament | ||||
| 2010 | Houston | 25–32 | 11–13 | 5th | C-USA Tournament | ||||
| Houston: | 526–388 | 245–160 | |||||||
| Total: | 526–388 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- ↑ "Rayner Noble". Baseball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2012-06-23. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
- ↑ Berman, Mark (2010-06-04). "Noble No Longer UH Baseball Coach". KRIV. Retrieved 2010-06-04.