Billy Jones (baseball)
| Sport(s) | Baseball |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Head Coach |
| Team | Appalachian State |
| Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | Kent, Washington |
| Playing career | |
| 1988 | Lower Columbia College |
| 1989–1990 | Bellevue |
| 1992 | Southwest Texas State |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1995–1996 | Green River (Asst.) |
| 1997–1998 | Green River |
| 1999–2000 | Oregon State (Asst.) |
| 2001 | Arizona State (Asst.) |
| 2002–2004 | NC State (Asst.) |
| 2005–2012 | Oklahoma State (Asst.) |
| 2013–Present | Appalachian State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 85-149 |
Billy Jones in an American college baseball coach, currently serving as head coach of the Appalachian State Mountaineers baseball program. He was named to that position prior to the 2013 season.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Jones played at Lower Columbia College and Bellevue Community College before spending his final season at Division I Southwest Texas State. He began coaching as an assistant for two seasons at Green River Community College being elevated to the head coaching position. After two more seasons, he moved to Oregon State as an assistant, where he worked with infielders for two years. Jones then spent a year in the same position at Arizona State. Following the 2001 season, he coached the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod League. In 2002, he moved to NC State, where he worked for three season. He started as an assistant coach, and later added recruiting coordinator duties. In 2005, Jones accepted the same position at Oklahoma State. On July 6, 2013, Jones was introduced as head coach at Appalachian State, his first Division I head coaching position.[1][2][6]
Head Coaching Record
The table below lists Jones' record as a head coach at the Division I level.
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green River (Records Not Available) (1997–1998) | |||||||||
| Appalachian State (Southern Conference) (2013–2014) | |||||||||
| 2013 | Appalachian State | 29–23 | 13–14 | 5th | SoCon Tournament[lower-alpha 1] | ||||
| 2014 | Appalachian State | 21–34 | 12–14 | T-5th | SoCon Tournament[lower-alpha 2] | ||||
| Appalachian State: | 50-57 | 25-28 | |||||||
| Appalachian State (Sun Belt Conference) (2015–present) | |||||||||
| 2015 | Appalachian State | 17-36 | 8-21 | 11th | |||||
| 2016 | Appalachian State | 18-38 | 9-21 | 11th | |||||
| Appalachian State: | 35-74 | 17-42 | |||||||
| Total: | 85–149 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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See also
References
- 1 2 "Billy Jones Named Head Baseball Coach". Appalachian State Mountaineers. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
- 1 2 "Billy Jones Bio". Oklahoma State Cowboys. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
- ↑ "Billy Jones Bio". NC State Wolfpack. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
- ↑ "Billy Jones, former Oregon State baseball assistant, hired at Appalachian State". The Oregonian. July 6, 2012. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
- ↑ "ASU names new baseball coach". Watauga Democrat. July 6, 2012. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
- 1 2 "Appalachian hires Billy Jones as baseball coach". Winston-Salem Journal. July 6, 2013. Retrieved October 22, 2013.