Will Bolt
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Nebraska |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Record | 7–8 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | 1980 (age 43–44) Conroe, Texas |
| Playing career | |
| 1999–2002 | Nebraska |
| Position(s) | Shortstop |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2005 | Nebraska (asst.) |
| 2006–2007 | Texas A&M (asst.) |
| 2008–2011 | Texarkana College |
| 2012–2014 | Nebraska (asst.) |
| 2015–2019 | Texas A&M (asst.) |
| 2020–present | Nebraska |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 147–90 |
| Tournaments | Big Ten: 0–0 NCAA: 0–0 |
Will Bolt is an American college baseball coach and former shortstop. He is the head baseball coach at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, where he played for coach Dave Van Horn from 1999 to 2002.
Playing career
Bolt attended Conroe High School in Conroe, Texas. He then enrolled at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, to play college baseball for the Cornhuskers.[1]
Career statistics
| Year | Team | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | K | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Nebraska | 59 | 254 | 224 | 48 | 63 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 43 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 27 | .278 | .331 | .463 | .794 |
| 2000 | Nebraska | 65 | 278 | 246 | 57 | 86 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 41 | 18 | 7 | 26 | 25 | .350 | .421 | .435 | .856 |
| 2001 | Nebraska | 61 | 258 | 211 | 46 | 56 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 38 | 35 | .265 | .384 | .370 | .754 |
| 2002 | Nebraska | 66 | 272 | 238 | 46 | 76 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 27 | 38 | .319 | .397 | .445 | .842 |
| Career | 251 | 1062 | 922 | 197 | 281 | 56 | 13 | 11 | 143 | 41 | 11 | 109 | 125 | .305 | .384 | .430 | .814 | |
Coaching career
Bolt began his college coaching career as a volunteer assistant for Nebraska in 2005, helping guide the team to the 2005 College World Series.[2] He served as a volunteer assistant for Texas A&M during the 2006 and 2007 seasons. Bolt then was hired as the head coach of Texarkana College.[3]
In 2012, Bolt joined Darin Erstad's staff at Nebraska.[4] In the fall of 2014, Bolt joined Rob Childress' staff at Texas A&M. Childress was an assistant at Nebraska during Bolt's playing career.
On June 14, 2019, Bolt was named the head coach of the Cornhuskers.[5]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texarkana Bulldogs (Southwest Junior College Conference) (2008–2011) | |||||||||
| 2008 | Texarkana | 33–23 | Region XIV Tournament | ||||||
| 2009 | Texarkana | 40–15 | 1st | Region XIV Final | |||||
| 2010 | Texarkana | 36–21 | 20–8 | 1st | Region XIV Tournament | ||||
| 2011 | Texarkana | 31–23 | 2nd | Region XIV Tournament | |||||
| Texarkana: | 140–82 | ||||||||
| Nebraska Cornhuskers (Big Ten Conference) (2020–present) | |||||||||
| 2020 | Nebraska | 7–8 | 0–0 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | |||||
| Nebraska: | 7–8 | 0–0 | |||||||
| Total: | 147–90 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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See also
References
- ^ Darrell Hamlett (June 6, 2002). "Conroe's Will Bolt is leaving his mark on Nebraska baseball". www.chron.com. Hearst Newspapers, LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
- ^ "Bolt returns to lead Husker baseball team". www.ncnewspress.com. GateHouse Media, LLC. June 14, 2019. Retrieved June 16, 2019.
- ^ "Huskers bring back A&M aide Will Bolt as Erstad's successor". www.washingtonpost.com. The Washington Post. June 14, 2019. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
- ^ "Erstad confident he can do the job". www.jamestownsun.com. Jamestown Sun and Forum Communications Company. January 26, 2012. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
- ^ "Nebraska hires former Husker Will Bolt as head baseball coach". www.omaha.com. BH Media Group, Inc. June 14, 2019. Retrieved June 15, 2019.