Darin Loe

Darin Loe
Biographical details
Born (1967-01-06) January 6, 1967
Moorhead, Minnesota, U.S.
Playing career
1986–1989Valley City State
1989Bellingham Mariners
1990Peninsula Pilots
1991San Bernardino Spirit
PositionPitcher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1994–1996Missouri Valley
1997–1999Baker
2000–2024Northwest Missouri State
Head coaching record
Overall748–784
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 MIAA regular season (2018)
Awards
NDCAC Football All-Conference (1986–1988)
NAIA Football All-American (1987–1988)
NDCAC Baseball All-Conference (1986–1989)

Darin Charles Loe (born January 6, 1967) is an American baseball coach and former professional pitcher. He served as the head baseball coach at Northwest Missouri State University from 2000 to 2024.[1] Loe previously was a collegiate head coach at Missouri Valley College and Baker University.[1]

A multi-sport athlete at Valley City State University, Loe was selected by the Seattle Mariners in the 26th round of the 1989 Major League Baseball draft and played in Minor League Baseball from 1989 to 1991.[2]

Playing career

College

Loe attended Norman County West High School in Halstad, Minnesota, and later competed in both baseball and football at Valley City State University.[3]

A four-year letterwinner, Loe played on a conference championship baseball team (1987) and a conference championship for Valley City State Vikings football (1988).[3]

Professional

Loe was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 26th round of the 1989 MLB Draft from Valley City State.[2] He played three seasons in the Mariners organization:

Minor league pitching statistics

Year Age Team League Level Aff. W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WHIP
1989[4] 22 Bellingham Mariners Northwest League A− SEA 3 3 5.98 21 0 0 40.2 34 34 27 4 27 45 1.500
1990[5] 23 Peninsula Pilots Carolina League A+ SEA 4 5 3.25 46 3 5 88.2 81 33 32 3 39 76 1.353
1991[6] 24 San Bernardino Spirit California League A+ SEA 0 1 7.30 9 0 1 12.1 13 12 10 4 9 4 1.784
Career 7 9 4.32 76 3 6 141.2 128 79 69 11 75 125 1.412

[2]

Coaching career

Missouri Valley College

Loe began his collegiate head coaching career at Missouri Valley College (1994–1996), posting a 74–67 record across three seasons.[1]

Baker University

Loe served as head coach at Baker University (1997–1999), compiling an 82–67 record and winning HAAC tournament championships in 1997 and 1998.[1]

Northwest Missouri State

Loe was named head coach at Northwest Missouri State in 2000.[1] He became the program's all-time wins leader, and in 2018 he guided Northwest to its first MIAA regular season title since 1983.[1]

Honors

Loe was inducted into the Valley City State University Athletics Hall of Fame.[3]

Head coaching record

Below are tables of Loe's yearly records as a collegiate head coach.[1]

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Missouri Valley Vikings (Heart of America Athletic Conference) (1994–1996)
1994 Missouri Valley 26–22
1995 Missouri Valley 20–24
1996 Missouri Valley 28–21
Missouri Valley: 74–67 (.525)
Baker Wildcats (Heart of America Athletic Conference) (1997–1999)
1997 Baker 27–24
1998 Baker 27–19
1999 Baker 28–24
Baker: 82–67 (.550)
Northwest Missouri State Bearcats (Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association) (2000–2024)
2000 Northwest Missouri State 25–30 16–14
2001 Northwest Missouri State 20–31 13–18
2002 Northwest Missouri State 28–26 17–12
2003 Northwest Missouri State 36–17 20–8
2004 Northwest Missouri State 34–23 18–13
2005 Northwest Missouri State 34–24 20–10
2006 Northwest Missouri State 26–23 15–14
2007 Northwest Missouri State 30–26 22–13
2008 Northwest Missouri State 29–22 18–16
2009 Northwest Missouri State 24–27 15–21
2010 Northwest Missouri State 24–27 18–20
2011 Northwest Missouri State 20–30 19–25
2012 Northwest Missouri State 18–32 17–23
2013 Northwest Missouri State 22–27 19–24
2014 Northwest Missouri State 23–23 17–20
2015 Northwest Missouri State 20–28 15–21
2016 Northwest Missouri State 25–28 19–20
2017 Northwest Missouri State 32–20 19–16
2018 Northwest Missouri State 30–22 25–11 1st
2019 Northwest Missouri State 23–27 18–15
2020 Northwest Missouri State 7–13 2–4
2021 Northwest Missouri State 13–26 11–22
2022 Northwest Missouri State 19–27 13–20
2023 Northwest Missouri State 13–34 10–23
2024 Northwest Missouri State 21–30 12–21
Northwest Missouri State: 592–650 (.477) 408–424 (.490)
Total: 748–784 (.488)

      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

[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Darin Loe". Northwest Missouri State Bearcats Athletics. Retrieved February 12, 2026.
  2. ^ a b c "Darin Loe Minor Leagues Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 12, 2026.
  3. ^ a b c "Vikings Hall of Fame: Darin Loe". VCSU Alumni Association. Retrieved February 12, 2026.
  4. ^ "1989 Bellingham Mariners". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 12, 2026.
  5. ^ "1990 Peninsula Pilots". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 12, 2026.
  6. ^ "1991 San Bernardino Spirit". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 12, 2026.
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