Coach Webster is in his 34th season of baseball, his 32nd as a high school head coach, and his seventh season as Head Coach at Grapevine High School. He also spent two years as the Director of Baseball Operations and Interim Infield Coach for Texas Tech University. In addition to coaching baseball, Coach Webster is also an Advanced World Geography teacher at GHS. Coach Webster came to Grapevine from Denton High School, where he led the Broncos to the district championship and the postseason.
Prior to Denton, he spent time as the Head Baseball Coach at Odessa Permian, Plainview High School, Lubbock Coronado, Lubbock High, Devine High School, and Floydada High School. During his 32 of high school coaching, Webster has led 19 teams to the postseason. He has been named District Coach of the Year 11 times, including 2021, 2023, and 2024 at Grapevine.
The 2024 season culminated in another District Championship, a record setting 40-5 season, and the 5A State Championship. In 2024 Coach Webster was named the District 7-5A Coach of the Year, the Dallas Morning News Coach of the Year, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram Coach of the Year, and one of seven NHSBCA National Coaches of the Year.
In 2023 Coach Webster celebrated his 500th career win, a milestone that puts him in elite company with a small group of Texas High School Baseball Coaches.
Coach Webster played high school baseball at Lubbock Monterey for legendary Hall of Fame coach Bobby Moegle. Webster was a member of teams that made consecutive trips to the state tournament in 1984 and 1985. He played collegiately at Lubbock Christian and Texas Tech University for Hall of Fame coach Larry Hays.
Coach Webster is married to Kelly and they recently celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary. They have two daughters/sons in law-Tyler and Stewart MacDonell and Sydney and Lennard Hansen. They have four grandchildren- Sam, Ben, Bodie, and Shea. Through baseball, Coach Webster has helped various charity events that have raised over $40,000 for the American Cancer Society, the Make-a-Wish Foundation, the Challenger Baseball League, and most recently, the Baseball Santa Project here at Grapevine High School.
Contact Coach Webster at james.webster@gcisd.net.
Coach Washburn is in his 29th year of coaching with 24 years contributed to the HS ranks. Prior to joining Grapevine baseball Washburn spent three years as the Director for the Scorpions Baseball Club in Spring, TX.
He was the Director of Baseball Operations at Sam Houston State University in 2019-2020.
In 2005 Washburn became the first head baseball coach at College Park High School (The Woodlands, TX) and spent 14 years there. The Cavaliers reached the playoffs 11 years under his leadership, reaching the Regional Finals in 2009 and saw many players able to continue into the college and pro game. Washburn served as the head coach at Spring High School from
2003-2005. In 2004, the Lions advanced to the Final Four of the State Tournament, losing in the state semifinal game to Flower Mound HS.
Prior to Spring HS, Coach Washburn was the head coach at Willis High School from 2000-2002 guiding them to the Regional Semifinals and Regional Quarterfinals in 2001 and 2002, respectively.
Washburn also served two years as the varsity assistant for the Kingwood Mustangs baseball program and was an assistant coach at The Woodlands High School in 1997. Coach Washburn served with USA
Baseball from 2010-2017 as either a trials coach or a coach on the National Team staff. After serving as the pitching coach for the Silver Medal team in 2014 Washburn was selected to manage the 2015 team.
A graduate of Conroe HS in 1990, Washburn went on to play baseball at Lee Jr. College in Baytown, TX. In 1993 he was a team member and bullpen catcher for the Texas A&M baseball team that won the Southwest Conference. In 1994 and 1995 Washburn was a student-coach under longtime Aggie skipper, Mark Johnson, before earning a degree in kinesiology from Texas A&M.
Coach Washburn has been married to his wife, Heather, for 30 years and they have three children and a son-in-law, Lindsey (27) & her husband, Jud Kinzy, Travis - 24, and Ashley - 20.
Contact Coach Washburn at jason.washburn@gcisd.net
Coach Mooney, who has coached in GCISD for 27 years, is in his 19th year with the Mustang baseball program and is the JV Red Head Coach, he assists with the Varsity and coaches outfield and hitters . He has coached the Freshman, JV Blue and JV Red teams during his time with GHS baseball. Coach Mooney was inducted into the GHS Baseball Hall of Fame in 2020. During his 27 years in GCISD, he has spent 19 years as the Athletic Coordinator at Cross Timbers Middle School, where he coaches football, cross country and track.
He and his wife, DaiAnn, have been married for 29 years and have two children, Kyler and Madison. DaiAnn worked in GCISD for 27 years serving as the CFO, Kyler, works on Capital Hill and is a past Grapevine Mustang player, and Madison is a current freshman at Texas A&M and past Mustang Baseball trainer.
Coach Mooney and his family love the game of baseball and are blessed to have the opportunity to be a part of the Mustang baseball family.
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Contact Coach Mooney at darien.mooney@gcisd.net
Coach Dillard is in his 13th season as a baseball coach and his 9th year with the Mustang Baseball program. This year he will serve as the JV Blue Head Coach. In addition to his baseball work, he is an assistant varsity football coach, head freshman
football coach, and teaches World Geography. He previously coached at Salado High School, where he was an assistant coach for the 2016 4A State Runner-Up baseball team.
Coach Dillard attended Poteet High School in Mesquite, TX, where he played football and baseball. He graduated from Texas A&M University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Health and Kinesiology. While at A&M, he was a member of the Corps of Cadets, played on the corps baseball team, and coached the corps baseball team his junior and senior years.
He and his wife, Jenny, have been married for 13 years. They have 3 children Kylee (9), Caleb (5), Kelsey (2).
Coach Dillard and his family love baseball and are blessed to be part of the Mustang Baseball family.
Contact Coach Dillard at joshua.dillard@gcisd.net
Coach Johnson is entering his 9th year as a coach and his first year at Grapevine High School. In addition to coaching baseball, he also serves as an assistant football coach and English teacher at GHS. Prior to moving to Texas in 2021, Coach Johnson spent five years teaching and coaching in his home state of South Carolina.
Coach Johnson came to Grapevine from Carter-Riverside High in Fort Worth, where he served as the Assistant Head Coach/Head JV Coach and helped lead the Eagle to consecutive playoff berths. Prior to Carter-Riverside, he spent time at Everman High, Crescent High School (SC), Batesburg-Leesville High (SC), and Calhoun Falls Charter (SC).
Coach Johnson earned his B.S. in History from Lander University and later completed his M.Ed. in Educational Leadership in 2020. He married his wife, Aimee, in 2023 and they will welcome their daughter (Harper Jean) in November of 2024. Outside of coaching, he enjoys traveling with his wife, supporting the South Carolina Gamecocks and Atlanta Braves, and spending time with their three dogs.
Contact Coach Johnson at jonah.johnson@gcisd.net