WEBB HATCH BIOGRAPHY
 Webb
Hatch begins his ninth season as the head men's basketball
coach at Frostburg State University as well as his 34th year
of coaching.
Over the last eight seasons, Hatch has led the Bobcats to an
103-113 overall record, one Allegheny Mountain Collegiate
Conference Tournament championship, a pair of AMCC Tournament
second-place finishes and one Eastern College Athletic
Conference South Region Runner-Up showing.
The Bobcats finished the 2006-07 season with a 10-16 overall
and an even 9-9 mark in the AMCC. Hatch's squad was again a
dominant force on the glass in the AMCC as the team finished
the season ranked second in rebounding margin (+2.1) and
rebounding offense (38.2) and fourth in rebounding defense
(36.1). Frostburg State was third in steals (9.77), fourth in
assists per game (13.46) and fifth in both blocked shots
(2.73) and scoring offense (70.2). Junior Antione McCall took
home All-AMCC second team honors at the end of the season
after leading the Bobcats in scoring (14.5).
FSU finished with a 12-15 overall record and an 8-10 AMCC mark
in the 2005-06. The Bobcats had a promising start, opening the
year 3-1 and taking fifth place in the Pride of Maryland
Tournament. FSU fell to McDaniel in the opening round but
captured wins over Salisbury (70-62) and Hood (65-63).
However, Frostburg State would struggle through the regular
season and earn a No. 6 seed in the AMCC Tournament. In the
opening round, the Bobcats defeated the No. 3 seeded Penn
State Behrend Lions 59-54. In the second round, FSU fell to
No. 2 seeded Pitt-Greensburg, 69-54.
Hatch and the Bobcats finished 14-12 overall and 9-9 in the
AMCC in 2004-05, dropping five games by single digits. FSU was
the sixth seed in the AMCC Tournament and fell to third-seeded
Lake Erie 85-67 in the first round. The Bobcats owned a 13-6
overall and 8-4 AMCC mark but lost two starters due to
violations of team rules and dropped six of their final seven
games to end the year. Junior forward/center Daniel Ryley was
FSU’s lone selection to the All-AMCC squad, earning
second-team honors.
In 2003-04, Hatch led a young Bobcat squad to a 15-13 overall
record and a strong run to the AMCC Championship game, where
FSU dropped a heart-breaking 44-42 overtime contest to La
Roche. The Bobcats won their last two regular-season AMCC
games to secure the No. 3 seed and a first-round home game in
the AMCC Tournament, where it edged Lake Erie 67-66. The
Bobcats then toppled No. 2 Pitt-Greensburg 57-51 in the
semifinals before dropping the title game in overtime for the
second time in three seasons.
Hatch joined the Frostburg State staff in late August 1999 and
needed just one year to turn around the Bobcats. After a 6-19
overall record and a 2-10 mark in the AMCC in his first
season, Hatch’s second squad went 20-10 (8-4 AMCC), the
biggest improvement from the previous season by any NCAA
Division III program in the country.
The Bobcats captured their first-ever AMCC Tournament
championship and earned a berth to the ECAC Southern Region
Championship Tournament for the eighth time in school history.
FSU made a thrilling run to the title game, downing Bethany
(W.Va.), 99-83, and edging Alvernia, 77-71, before falling to
King's, 70-60, in the championship contest.
The Bobcats ranked 30th in the nation in scoring (82.0 ppg)
and 34th in rebounding margin (+5.5 rpg). The 20 wins were the
second-highest in program history (trailing only the 1970-71
squad that finished 24-4), and the AMCC title was the first
conference tournament championship in team history. FSU also
set single-season team records for rebounds (1,285) and
assists (463).
In 2001-02, Hatch and the Bobcats continued their success,
posting a 16-12 overall record and a 9-3 mark in the AMCC. The
team advanced to the AMCC championship game for the second
straight year before falling in an exciting overtime contest.
The team also improved its scoring average to 83.1 points per
game and outscored opponents by an average of 5.3 points per
game.
FSU's combined 36 wins over the 2000-01 and 2001-02 seasons is
the second-highest two-year total in the program's history
(trailing only the 37 wins from 1970-1972).
In 2002-03, the Bobcats endured a tough 1-6 start before
rebounding with five wins in their next seven games.
Season-ending injuries to two key players and the loss of a
third player to military service took their toll as the
Bobcats dropped six straight contests.
 However,
FSU hung tough to win four of its final six regular-season
games before losing in overtime in the first round of the AMCC
Tournament to finish with 10-16 overall and 5-7 in the AMCC.
The Bobcats suffered nine losses by 10 points or less.
Hatch came to Frostburg after having served as an assistant at
Virginia Military Institute, his alma mater, for the 1998-99
season. Prior to his stint at VMI, Hatch was the first-ever
head men's basketball coach at Division III Marymount
University in Arlington, Va., for 10 seasons, where he also
served as the school's assistant athletic director and sports
information director.
Hatch led Marymount to a 13-9 record in his debut season. In
1990-91, he earned Capital Athletic Conference Coach of the
Year honors after guiding the Saints to the CAC regular-season
championship and a 16-11 overall record. He also led Marymount
to an 18-10 record and the CAC Tournament championship in
1991-92. His Marymount teams also advanced to the CAC
tournament championship game in the 1990-91 and 1995-96
seasons.
Prior to Marymount, Hatch served as an assistant coach at
Virginia Wesleyan College in Norfolk, Va., from 1977 to 1987,
where he helped coach the Marlins to two Dixie Conference
championships and three NCAA Division III Tournament
appearances.
Additionally, Hatch served as head coach at Nansemond-Suffolk
Academy in Suffolk, Va., from 1975 to 1977. He coached the
boys' team to a 23-3 record and the VAAC championship in the
1976-77 season, and he was also an assistant football coach
and social studies teacher at the school.
Hatch began his coaching career as an assistant at Prince
George (Va.) High School in 1969-70 prior to a two-year tour
of duty in the United States Army. He has also organized,
promoted and directed summer basketball camps for the past 25
years.
Hatch received his bachelor's degree in history from VMI in
1969 and later earned a master's degree in education from Old
Dominion University in 1985.
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