coaching staff

17-6a COACHES OF THE YEAR: 2018 - 2021 - 2022 - 2024

BILLY J. HARDIN - HEAD COACH
Infielders & Offense 

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​Coach Hardin graduated from Llano High School in Llano, Texas and attended Texas Tech University where he received his Bachelor of Science Degree.

The 2025-26 season will be the 12th year at Cy-Fair for Coach Hardin and the 9th year as the Head Coach. He has 24 years of coaching experience while teaching World Geography, World & U.S. History, Government, & Economics (currently teaching U.S. History). Before coming to Cy-Fair, he was an assistant at Houston Memorial, Spring Woods, and Channelview and was the Head Coach at Post High School for two years (2008-2010).

From 2014-2017, he was the Varsity Assistant as the Bobcats reached the playoffs twice (2015, 2016) making it to the Regional Quarterfinals & Area Finals. In 2016, he guided the Bobcats pitching staff to help win the District Championship. He was named as the Head Coach in 2018.

Coach Hardin's overall record as Head Coach is 216-107 and is 192-86 at Cy-Fair. Teams under his leadership at Cy-Fair have reached the playoffs each year and have won 5 District Championships. Two of those years the Bobcats have reached the Regional Finals and have finished ranked top 10 in the State.
  • 2018 - District Champions; Regional Finalists
  • 2019 - District Runner-up; Regional Quarterfinalists
  • 2020 - Covid Year
  • 2021 - District Champions; Regional Quarterfinalists
  • 2022  - District Champions; Area Finalists
  • 2023 - District Champions; Area Finalists
  • 2024 - District Champions; Regional Finalists
  • 2025 - District Runner-up; Area Finalists​

​During his time as a coach, he has worked with many athletes that have gone on to play baseball in college with a few making it to the professional level. Most recently, Hayden Wesneski (Cy-Fair pitcher Class of 2016) currently with the Houston Astros.

Coach Hardin has received several honors including being named 17-6A Coach of the Year four times (2018, 2021, 2022, & 2024). He was named as the Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association 6A Assistant Coach of the Year in 2016 and was also selected as an HABCA All-Star Coach in 2008 and again in 2016.

Married for 26 years, he and his wife Kelly have two daughters - Landry (23), Logan (21) and one son - Barrett (16). 

​Follow him on Twitter: @643coach

RYAN BRADSHAW - ASSISTANT VARSITY COACH
outfielders / STRENGTH & CONDITIONIN

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Coach Bradshaw is a 2013 graduate of Cy-Fair High School where he was an All-District football and baseball player for the Bobcats.  He graduated from Sam Houston State University in 2017 with a Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics.

This is his 9th year of coaching & teaching, all at Cy-Fair, and he teaches Geometry.

He has been married to his wife, Sarah for 3 years and they have a 2-year old daughter, Sloane.

BLAKE WILSON - HEAD JV / ASSISTANT VARSITY COACH
​pitchers & CATCHERS

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Coach Wilson is a 2018 graduate of Cy-Fair High School where he was an All-District Pitcher as well as the Greater Houston Pitcher of the Year in 2018 when he finished with a record of 14-0. He played baseball at Western Texas in Snyder and finished his collegiate career at Blinn Jr. College with a degree in General Studies.

This is his 2nd year of coaching & teaching and teaches Health.

He is engaged to his finacee Brittany and they plan to get married this year.

BRADY MURPHY - aSSISTANT SUB-VARSITY / VARSITY SCOUT
INFIELDERS & CATCHERS

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Coach Murphy is beginning his 12th year of coaching & teaching and his 6th year at Cy-Fair. His previous coaching stops include Willowridge and Lubbock Sharp Academy. ​Murphy went to high school at McKinney North and graduated from Texas Tech University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Math.

He is currently teaching Geometry and also coaches Freshmen & Varsity Football.

He has been married to his wife, Amanda, for 3 years and they have a 2-year old son, Lane.