RICHMOND, Ky. – Walt Jones has joined the Eastern Kentucky University baseball staff as assistant coach / recruiting coordinator, first-year head coach Chris Prothro announced on Wednesday.
 
Jones was a scouting director for the Prep Baseball Report-Louisiana and national JUCO scouting director for Prep Baseball Report-National from July 2019 to the fall of 2020.  During his time with Prep Baseball Report he scouted amateur baseball throughout the state and country.  He also booked, managed and marketed events, and assisted in all operations of Prep Baseball Report-Louisiana.
 
Before his time with Prep Baseball Report, Jones was the recruiting coordinator and associate head coach at Nicholls State University from 2014-19.  While at Nicholls, Jones oversaw recruiting, coached the outfielders and hitters, and organized fundraising events.
 
"Walt is experienced, connected, and highly motivated to be as good as he can be at his job," said Prothro.  "Our players will love being around him and he will help them get better.  He'll also be extremely effective in developing relationships in recruiting both regionally and nationally, as well as developing relationships between our program and the campus community."
 
Jones was an assistant coach at Chipola College from 2012 through 2013 where he coordinated camps and coached all position players, and the hitters.
 
Before joining the Chipola staff he was at Nicholls State where he served a volunteer assistant coach and the director of baseball operations from 2009-12.  As director of baseball operations from 2009-11 he assisted in all baseball operations.  As a volunteer assistant from 2011-12 he was in charge of coordinating camps, coached the outfielders and assisted with the hitters.
 
Jones played baseball at Nicholls in 2007 and 2008 under head coach Chip Durham.  Before going to Nicholls he played at Lurleen B. Wallace Community College in 2005 and 2006.  He played football at the University of North Alabama in 2003 and 2004 under head coach Mark Hudspseth.
 
In October 2009 Jones participated in a Washington Nationals Minority Internship.
 
Jones got his associate's of science degree from Wallace Community College in 2006, before transferring to Nicholls State.  He got his bachelor's of science from Nicholls in 2008 and is currently pursuing a master's of business administration.