Billy Jones (baseball)
| 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.) |
| 2013–2016 | Appalachian State |
| 2017 | Tulane (Asst.) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 85-149 |
Billy Jones is an American college baseball coach. He had served as head coach of the Appalachian State Mountaineers baseball program from 2013 to 2016. 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.[7] In 2002, he moved to NC State, where he worked for three seasons. 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
[edit]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 Mountaineers (Southern Conference) (2013–2014) | |||||||||
| 2013 | Appalachian State | 29–23 | 13–14 | 5th | SoCon Tournament[a] | ||||
| 2014 | Appalachian State | 21–34 | 12–14 | T-5th | SoCon Tournament[b] | ||||
| Appalachian State: | 50-57 | 25-28 | |||||||
| Appalachian State Mountaineers (Sun Belt Conference) (2015–2016) | |||||||||
| 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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References
[edit]- ^ a b "Billy Jones Named Head Baseball Coach". Appalachian State Mountaineers. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
- ^ a b "Billy Jones Bio". Oklahoma State Cowboys. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
- ^ "Billy Jones Bio". NC State Wolfpack. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. 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. Archived from the original on May 14, 2013. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
- ^ a b "Appalachian hires Billy Jones as baseball coach". Winston-Salem Journal. July 6, 2013. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
- ^ "NC State Baseball Hires Billy Jones As Full-Time Assistant Coach". gopack.com. July 17, 2002. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Kent, Washington
- Baseball players from King County, Washington
- Arizona State Sun Devils baseball coaches
- Bellevue Bulldogs baseball players
- Cape Cod Baseball League coaches
- Green River Gators baseball coaches
- Lower Columbia Red Devils baseball players
- NC State Wolfpack baseball coaches
- Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball coaches
- Oregon State Beavers baseball coaches
- Texas State Bobcats baseball players
- Appalachian State Mountaineers baseball coaches
- Tulane Green Wave baseball coaches