Chris Prothro
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Eastern Kentucky |
| Conference | ASUN |
| Record | 59–52 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | 1982 (age 41–42) Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 2002 | Northwestern State |
| 2003 | Crowder |
| 2004–2005 | Arkansas State |
| Position(s) | Catcher |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2006–2007 | North Iowa Area CC (H/C/OF) |
| 2008–2015 | Nicholls State (H/C/P/OF/AHC/RC) |
| 2016–2020 | South Alabama (H/RC) |
| 2021–present | Eastern Kentucky |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 88–82 |
| Tournaments | ASUN: 4–3 NCAA: 0–0 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| ASUN West Division (2022) | |
Chris Prothro is an American baseball coach and former catcher, who is the current head baseball coach of the Eastern Kentucky Colonels. He played college baseball at Northwestern State, Crowder College and Arkansas State for coach Keith Kessinger from 2004 to 2005.
Coaching career[edit]
After his playing career ended, Prothro became an assistant baseball coach at North Iowa Area Community College, where he worked with hitters, catchers and outfielders.[1]
Following two seasons at North Iowa, he joined the coaching staff of the Nicholls State Colonels where he was on the staff of his former head coach at Crowder, Chip Durham.[1]
In July, 2015, Prothro was hired as the recruiting coordinator at South Alabama.[2]
On September 30, 2020, Prothro was named the 8th head coach in the history of Eastern Kentucky.[3]
Head coaching record[edit]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Kentucky Colonels (Ohio Valley Conference) (2021) | |||||||||
| 2021 | Eastern Kentucky | 21–32 | 13–17 | T–9th | |||||
| Eastern Kentucky: | 13–17 | ||||||||
| Eastern Kentucky Colonels (ASUN Conference) (2022–present) | |||||||||
| 2022 | Eastern Kentucky | 38–20 | 20–10 | T-1st (West) | ASUN Tournament | ||||
| 2023 | Eastern Kentucky | 29–30 | 15–15 | T-7th | ASUN Tournament | ||||
| Eastern Kentucky: | 88–82 | 35–25 | |||||||
| Total: | 88–82 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References[edit]
- ^ a b Carolyn Noble (April 13, 2011). "Assistant head coach provides multiple roles for team". Retrieved October 4, 2020.
- ^ Cherish Simpson (October 1, 2020). "EKU hires Chris Prothro as new baseball head coach". www.easternprogress.com. Eastern Progress. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
- ^ Keith Farmer (September 30, 2020). "EKU names Chris Prothro as its new head baseball coach". www.lex18.com. Scripps Local Media. Retrieved October 4, 2020.