Elliot Jones
Elliot Jones is an American baseball coach and former first baseman, who is the current head baseball coach of the Alabama A&M Bulldogs. He played college baseball at Southern for coach Roger Cador from 2012 to 2014.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Alabama A&M |
| Conference | SWAC |
| Record | 17-51 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | 29–30 Shreveport, Louisiana |
| Playing career | |
| 2012–2014 | Southern |
| Position(s) | First baseman |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2015–2017 | Southern (H) |
| 2018–2020 | Grambling State (H/OF/C) |
| 2021–present | Alabama A&M |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 17-51 |
| Tournaments | SWAC: 0–2 NCAA: 0–0 |
Playing career
Originally from Shreveport, Louisiana, Jones attended Huntington High School in Shreveport. While there, he was a two-sport athlete, quarterbacking the football team[1] as well as playing baseball. On March 31, 2011, Jones committed to play college baseball at Southern University.[2]
Coaching career
Jones began his coaching career as an assistant at Southern. He was originally hired to be the head coach at Livonia High School,[3] but he decided to accept a position as an assistant at Grambling State University instead.
On October 23, 2020, Jones was named the head coach of Alabama A&M.[4]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama A&M Bulldogs (Southwestern Athletic Conference) (2021–present) | |||||||||
| 2021 | Alabama A&M | 9–20 | 9–13 | 3rd (East) | SWAC Tournament | ||||
| 2022 | Alabama A&M | 8-31 | 5-16 | (East) | |||||
| Alabama A&M: | 17–51 | 14–29 | |||||||
| Total: | 17–51 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- "Elliot Jones". www.maxpreps.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
- "Elliot Jones Is Headed to Southern". www.ktbs.com. KTBS3. March 31, 2011. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
- Robin Fambrough (August 3, 2018). "Livonia hires former SU player, assistant Elliott Jones as its head baseball coach". www.theadvocate.com. The Advocate. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
- Jordan Benson (October 23, 2020). "Elliot Jones Named Bulldog Head Baseball Coach". www.aamusports.com. Alabama A&M University. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)