Patriot League Success Stories - Where Are They Now?

Toby Moore, Navy, '96

August 25, 2005

Name: Toby F. Moore
Institution: United States Naval Academy
Sport: Baseball
Position: Pitcher
Graduation Year: 1996
Undergraduate Major: Marine Engineering

THEN:

• Beta Society (engineering honor society)
• Golden Key National Honor Society President
• Academic All-American
• Graduated with honors (96th in a class of 970)
• Patriot League Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year - 1995
• Patriot League Pitcher of the Year - 1995
• First Team All-Patriot League - 1995
• All-Tournament Team, Southern California Spring Break Trip - 1995
• First Team All Metro Region - 1994
• Second Team All-Patriot League - 1994
• Patriot League All-Decade Team

• Married to Jennifer Moore with one son, Austin (7) and one daughter, Sydney (4)
• Currently flying combat missions in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom II from the USS Bonhomme Richard
• Deployed with the 15th MEU(SOC) in Dec. 2004
• Became the Pilot Training Officer for VMA-513
• Attended Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course 01-05 in the fall of 2004
• Flew over 110 combat sorties and 350 hours in support of Operation Enduring Freedom
• Deployed with VMA-513 to Bagram, Afghanistan from Oct. 2002 - Sept. 2003
• Became the Director of Safety and Standardization for VMA-513 from June 2002-April 2003
• Designated a Aviation Safety Officer in March 2002
• Attended Naval Aviation Safety School in the winter of 2001-02
• Checked in with VMA-513 (Yuma, Ariz.) in Aug. of 2001
• Designated as a AV-8B Harrier pilot during the summer of 2001
• Finished 1st in class at flight school and was designated a Naval Aviator on Feb. 5, 2000
• Finished 12th out of 200+ at the Marine Corps Basic School (officer training)
• Selected Marine Aviation upon graduation from the Academy

Thoughts on how your competitive experience as a Patriot League student-athlete helped you achieve professional or personal goals:

Sports have been the center of my life for as long as I can remember. The competitive edge given to me from participating in sports has allowed me to succeed in my career thus far. College athletics drives that edge to a new height. The last game I pitched was against Clemson at Clemson for a chance to go to the College World Series. Sports have challenged me to deal with situations that look impossible. Baseball has developed my character. My coach would always say, "Character is what you do when no one is looking." College baseball taught me that the desire to win does not start on the field, but off the field in preparation for the big game. You can never prepare too much off the field for the big game we call life. Trying to win a game in the bottom of the ninth developed a mentality in me that has allowed me to relax during stressful situations and think clearly to come up with a good solution. Sometimes you have more time to think. Sometimes a delay in thinking can cause a loss of a life in what I do. Baseball taught me to think clearly no matter what the situation.