University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Louisiana Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2026: Dylan Moore
10/15/2026 1:11:00 PM | Baseball, Athletics
The fourth in a five-part series on the UL Athletics Hall of Fame Class; Friday - Nelson Stokley
There is no question that Dylan Moore was the greatest relief pitcher in the storied history of Ragin' Cajun baseball, beginning not long after he set foot on the UL campus in the fall of 2014.
"It was obvious from the start, as soon as he got here, he was our closer even as a freshman," said Anthony Babineaux, who was an assistant on head coach Tony Robichaux's staff during Moore's career. "That first fall going through intrasquad games, it was apparent he was who we needed to throw at the back end of a game."
Those predictions became records. The righthander from Hughes Springs, Texas, recorded 38 saves in his career – 22 more than any Cajun in history and seven more than any player in the long history of the Sun Belt Conference. He led UL in saves three straight years with 13 in 2015, a school record 14 in 2016 and 11 in 2017 in helping lead UL to a string of team successes at the time.
But there was much more to the man teammates called "D-Mo".
"I thought he was the quintessential student-athlete," said long-time UL radio broadcaster Jay Walker. "Not only did he excel on the field and become the best relief pitcher in Cajun and Sun Belt history, but he also went through his entire schooling with nothing but straight A's. And he was president of the student-athlete advisory committee that recommended Bryan Maggard to be athletic director. That worked out pretty well."
Because of those abilities, Moore will be inducted into the UL Athletic Hall of Fame on Friday, Oct. 16, as part of a weekend of Hall of Fame activities that includes the Cajuns' fourth home game of the season against Troy on Saturday, Oct. 17. He will be inducted along with long-time football coach Nelson Stokley, women's basketball standard setter Tenna Cooper, three-time All-American triple jumper Lawrence Willis and football standout Fred Stamps at the Friday night ceremony.
Tickets for the induction to be held at the McElligott Club at Our Lady of Lourdes Stadium are available from the Ragin' Cajun Athletic Foundation at RCAF@louisiana.edu or by calling (337) 851-7223.
For Moore, the numbers truly tell the story. His three double-digit save seasons are the first, second and fourth-best in UL history, and he pitched in more games (106) than any other Cajun. He made 32 appearances in his freshman season alone in 2015 when he led the team with a 1.60 ERA. One year later, he set UL's ERA record for relievers with a minuscule 0.91 mark.
"There were a couple of things that made him who he was," Babineaux said. "He obviously had ability. His throwing mechanics were a little unorthodox, but he was able to recreate that delivery pitch after pitch so he was consistent in the strike zone. He was a little herky-jerky so it was tough on hitters, but he could hit his spots, and as his velocity improved he was able to mix that with the breaking stuff.
"And he was very, very smart, probably one of the smartest players ever to come through our program. And the work he put in with Coach Robe made him even better."
Moore was the National Collegiate Baseball Writers of America second-team All-America as a relief pitcher in 2016, after making the NCBWA, Louisville Slugger and Perfect Game All-Freshman teams one year earlier. He also was an ABCA All-Region pick and All-Sun Belt Conference pick in both of those years.
With his academic performance, it also came as no surprise that he earned three CoSIDA Academic All-America honors – first-team in 2015 and second-team in 2016 and 2017 – along with three District VI All-Academic and Sun Belt All-Academic awards.
He helped UL win the NCAA Houston Regional and advance to the Baton Rouge Super Regional as a freshman, and to the Sun Belt regular-season and tournament titles in 2016 that allowed UL to host the NCAA Lafayette Regional.
Not bad for a guy who became a Cajun via an e-mail, one that caught the attention of Babineaux and current UL head coach Matt Deggs.
"He sent us an e-mail with a video," Babineaux said. "I was watching the video sitting on my couch one Sunday night and thinking that it looked pretty good. Matt was an assistant at the time and I sent it to him, and he liked it and said we should get in touch with him. I went and watched him pitch a perfect game in the Texas high school playoffs."
Fittingly, Moore attended UL on a full academic scholarship for all his four years.
"He just epitomized what a perfect student-athlete is," Walker said. "He was a guy who was great on the field, was a role model off the field, and became an outstanding citizen."
"It was obvious from the start, as soon as he got here, he was our closer even as a freshman," said Anthony Babineaux, who was an assistant on head coach Tony Robichaux's staff during Moore's career. "That first fall going through intrasquad games, it was apparent he was who we needed to throw at the back end of a game."
Those predictions became records. The righthander from Hughes Springs, Texas, recorded 38 saves in his career – 22 more than any Cajun in history and seven more than any player in the long history of the Sun Belt Conference. He led UL in saves three straight years with 13 in 2015, a school record 14 in 2016 and 11 in 2017 in helping lead UL to a string of team successes at the time.
But there was much more to the man teammates called "D-Mo".
"I thought he was the quintessential student-athlete," said long-time UL radio broadcaster Jay Walker. "Not only did he excel on the field and become the best relief pitcher in Cajun and Sun Belt history, but he also went through his entire schooling with nothing but straight A's. And he was president of the student-athlete advisory committee that recommended Bryan Maggard to be athletic director. That worked out pretty well."
Because of those abilities, Moore will be inducted into the UL Athletic Hall of Fame on Friday, Oct. 16, as part of a weekend of Hall of Fame activities that includes the Cajuns' fourth home game of the season against Troy on Saturday, Oct. 17. He will be inducted along with long-time football coach Nelson Stokley, women's basketball standard setter Tenna Cooper, three-time All-American triple jumper Lawrence Willis and football standout Fred Stamps at the Friday night ceremony.
Tickets for the induction to be held at the McElligott Club at Our Lady of Lourdes Stadium are available from the Ragin' Cajun Athletic Foundation at RCAF@louisiana.edu or by calling (337) 851-7223.
For Moore, the numbers truly tell the story. His three double-digit save seasons are the first, second and fourth-best in UL history, and he pitched in more games (106) than any other Cajun. He made 32 appearances in his freshman season alone in 2015 when he led the team with a 1.60 ERA. One year later, he set UL's ERA record for relievers with a minuscule 0.91 mark.
"There were a couple of things that made him who he was," Babineaux said. "He obviously had ability. His throwing mechanics were a little unorthodox, but he was able to recreate that delivery pitch after pitch so he was consistent in the strike zone. He was a little herky-jerky so it was tough on hitters, but he could hit his spots, and as his velocity improved he was able to mix that with the breaking stuff.
"And he was very, very smart, probably one of the smartest players ever to come through our program. And the work he put in with Coach Robe made him even better."
Moore was the National Collegiate Baseball Writers of America second-team All-America as a relief pitcher in 2016, after making the NCBWA, Louisville Slugger and Perfect Game All-Freshman teams one year earlier. He also was an ABCA All-Region pick and All-Sun Belt Conference pick in both of those years.
With his academic performance, it also came as no surprise that he earned three CoSIDA Academic All-America honors – first-team in 2015 and second-team in 2016 and 2017 – along with three District VI All-Academic and Sun Belt All-Academic awards.
He helped UL win the NCAA Houston Regional and advance to the Baton Rouge Super Regional as a freshman, and to the Sun Belt regular-season and tournament titles in 2016 that allowed UL to host the NCAA Lafayette Regional.
Not bad for a guy who became a Cajun via an e-mail, one that caught the attention of Babineaux and current UL head coach Matt Deggs.
"He sent us an e-mail with a video," Babineaux said. "I was watching the video sitting on my couch one Sunday night and thinking that it looked pretty good. Matt was an assistant at the time and I sent it to him, and he liked it and said we should get in touch with him. I went and watched him pitch a perfect game in the Texas high school playoffs."
Fittingly, Moore attended UL on a full academic scholarship for all his four years.
"He just epitomized what a perfect student-athlete is," Walker said. "He was a guy who was great on the field, was a role model off the field, and became an outstanding citizen."
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