Oklahoma State University Athletics
Assistant Coach Billy Jones
February 27, 2009 | Cowboy Baseball
Billy Jones is in his fifth season as an assistant coach at Oklahoma State. His main responsibilities are working with the Cowboy hitters and outfielders, and he has been instrumental in helping OSU's offense consistently rank atop the Big 12 Conference statistically.
Jones has also established himself as a top recruiter and has helped OSU bring in nationally ranked recruiting classes in each of his five seasons with the Cowboys.
In his first season in Stillwater, Jones coached an OSU offense that recorded a .305 team batting average, the second-highest total in the Big 12. The Cowboys also blasted a league leading 84 home runs, their highest total since 1999.
The 2006 season would be even better for the OSU's offense. The Cowboys led the Big 12 Conference in extra base hits, including topping the league in home runs (84), triples (32) and slugging percentage (.521). OSU also ranked second in team batting average (.316) and runs (443), and seven different Cowboys batted at least .300. That lineup also set a school record with 32 triples.
OSU's offensive prowess continued in 2007 as the Cowboys led the Big 12 in six offensive categories, including batting average (.319), slugging percentage (.518), runs (484), doubles (144), home runs (86) and RBI (446). They ranked second in on-base percentage (.401) and hits (713).
The Cowboys were also among the nation's best offenses in '07 as they finished in the top 20 nationally in batting average, scoring, home runs and doubles per game and slugging percentage.
OSU's offense provided more of the same in 2008 as the Cowboys led the Big 12 in three offensive categories — batting average (.326), slugging percentage (.531) and homers (89) and finished second in runs (501), hits (713), triples (29) and RBIs (469).
In 2008, seven Cowboy regulars hit .319 or better, and OSU finished with four of the Big 12's top hitters, including the league's leading hitter in freshman Tom Belza. Their 89 home runs were the most by a Cowboy club since 1999.
Jones spent three seasons at North Carolina State and helped lead the Wolfpack to two NCAA appearances, including a Super Regional appearance in 2003. He was promoted to assistant head coach and was the team's recruiting coordinator while in Raleigh.
He also worked with the team's defense and base running and significantly improved the team's fielding percentage during his three-year stay. N.C. State had a .952 fielding percentage the year before he arrived in 2001, and under his guidance the team had a .958 percentage in 2002, a .966 mark in 2003 and a .976 mark in 2004 that was fourth best in the nation.
In the fall of 2003, Jones was one of five finalists for Baseball America's National Assistant Coach of the Year Award.
Jones came to N.C. State in the fall of 2001 after coaching the previous seven years on the West Coast. He spent the 2001 season as an assistant coach at Arizona State, where he worked with the Sun Devils' infield, and then worked the summer of 2001 as head coach of the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod League, where he also served as manager of the East team in the Cape League All-Star Game. Jones joined the staff at N.C. State after being a finalist for the head coaching position at Western Illinois University.
Prior to working at Arizona State, Jones spent two years as an assistant coach at Oregon State, coaching the Beavers' infielders and implementing the team's strength-and-conditioning program for position players. He was instrumental in the Beavers improving their fielding percentage both years he was there, and he also helped walk-on third baseman Brian Barden blossom into a Freshman All-American in 2000.
In 1997 and '98, Jones was head coach at Green River (Wash.) Community College. Jones's Gators won the Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges (NWAACC) Western Region championship in 1998 after batting .342 as a team with 60 home runs in just 36 games. Green River had 11 players named to the NWAACC's All-Western Region team, and Jones was named Western Region Coach of the Year. He also coached the Western Region All-Stars to victory in the NWAACC All-Star Game.
Jones began his collegiate playing career at Lower Columbia Community College, batting .433 as a freshman. Following his two years of junior college, Jones finished his playing career at Southwest Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas.
Jones earned his bachelor of science degree in liberal studies from Oregon State in 2001. He and his wife, Tiffani, have two sons — Ryder (14) and Utah (12).
CAREER NOTES
• In first season at OSU in 2005, the Cowboys led the Big 12 in home runs and ranked second in batting average
• Under his tutelage, the Cowboys led the Big 12 in extra base hits, home runs, triples and slugging percentage in 2006. They finished second in batting average and runs and set the OSU record for triples in a season
• Guided OSU to Big 12 lead in batting average, slugging percentage, runs, doubles, homers and RBI in 2007. Cowboys also ranked in top 20 nationally in five offensive categories in '07
• OSU led the Big 12 in batting average, slugging percentage and home runs in 2008
• The Cowboys recorded their most home runs in nearly a decade in 2008 and had the Big 12's leading hitter (Tom Belza) and seven regulars who hit .319 or better
• Helped lead North Carolina State to two NCAA appearances in three seasons in Raleigh
• With his guidance, N.C. State's fielding percentage improved every year, from .958 in 2002 to .966 in 2003 to .976 in 2004 (4th best in nation)
• One of five finalists for Baseball America's National Assistant Coach of the Year Award in 2003
• Was head coach at Green River Community College in Washington from 1997-98 and led them to the Western Region championship
Jones has also established himself as a top recruiter and has helped OSU bring in nationally ranked recruiting classes in each of his five seasons with the Cowboys.
In his first season in Stillwater, Jones coached an OSU offense that recorded a .305 team batting average, the second-highest total in the Big 12. The Cowboys also blasted a league leading 84 home runs, their highest total since 1999.
The 2006 season would be even better for the OSU's offense. The Cowboys led the Big 12 Conference in extra base hits, including topping the league in home runs (84), triples (32) and slugging percentage (.521). OSU also ranked second in team batting average (.316) and runs (443), and seven different Cowboys batted at least .300. That lineup also set a school record with 32 triples.
OSU's offensive prowess continued in 2007 as the Cowboys led the Big 12 in six offensive categories, including batting average (.319), slugging percentage (.518), runs (484), doubles (144), home runs (86) and RBI (446). They ranked second in on-base percentage (.401) and hits (713).
The Cowboys were also among the nation's best offenses in '07 as they finished in the top 20 nationally in batting average, scoring, home runs and doubles per game and slugging percentage.
OSU's offense provided more of the same in 2008 as the Cowboys led the Big 12 in three offensive categories — batting average (.326), slugging percentage (.531) and homers (89) and finished second in runs (501), hits (713), triples (29) and RBIs (469).
In 2008, seven Cowboy regulars hit .319 or better, and OSU finished with four of the Big 12's top hitters, including the league's leading hitter in freshman Tom Belza. Their 89 home runs were the most by a Cowboy club since 1999.
Jones spent three seasons at North Carolina State and helped lead the Wolfpack to two NCAA appearances, including a Super Regional appearance in 2003. He was promoted to assistant head coach and was the team's recruiting coordinator while in Raleigh.
He also worked with the team's defense and base running and significantly improved the team's fielding percentage during his three-year stay. N.C. State had a .952 fielding percentage the year before he arrived in 2001, and under his guidance the team had a .958 percentage in 2002, a .966 mark in 2003 and a .976 mark in 2004 that was fourth best in the nation.
In the fall of 2003, Jones was one of five finalists for Baseball America's National Assistant Coach of the Year Award.
Jones came to N.C. State in the fall of 2001 after coaching the previous seven years on the West Coast. He spent the 2001 season as an assistant coach at Arizona State, where he worked with the Sun Devils' infield, and then worked the summer of 2001 as head coach of the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod League, where he also served as manager of the East team in the Cape League All-Star Game. Jones joined the staff at N.C. State after being a finalist for the head coaching position at Western Illinois University.
Prior to working at Arizona State, Jones spent two years as an assistant coach at Oregon State, coaching the Beavers' infielders and implementing the team's strength-and-conditioning program for position players. He was instrumental in the Beavers improving their fielding percentage both years he was there, and he also helped walk-on third baseman Brian Barden blossom into a Freshman All-American in 2000.
In 1997 and '98, Jones was head coach at Green River (Wash.) Community College. Jones's Gators won the Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges (NWAACC) Western Region championship in 1998 after batting .342 as a team with 60 home runs in just 36 games. Green River had 11 players named to the NWAACC's All-Western Region team, and Jones was named Western Region Coach of the Year. He also coached the Western Region All-Stars to victory in the NWAACC All-Star Game.
Jones began his collegiate playing career at Lower Columbia Community College, batting .433 as a freshman. Following his two years of junior college, Jones finished his playing career at Southwest Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas.
Jones earned his bachelor of science degree in liberal studies from Oregon State in 2001. He and his wife, Tiffani, have two sons — Ryder (14) and Utah (12).
CAREER NOTES
• In first season at OSU in 2005, the Cowboys led the Big 12 in home runs and ranked second in batting average
• Under his tutelage, the Cowboys led the Big 12 in extra base hits, home runs, triples and slugging percentage in 2006. They finished second in batting average and runs and set the OSU record for triples in a season
• Guided OSU to Big 12 lead in batting average, slugging percentage, runs, doubles, homers and RBI in 2007. Cowboys also ranked in top 20 nationally in five offensive categories in '07
• OSU led the Big 12 in batting average, slugging percentage and home runs in 2008
• The Cowboys recorded their most home runs in nearly a decade in 2008 and had the Big 12's leading hitter (Tom Belza) and seven regulars who hit .319 or better
• Helped lead North Carolina State to two NCAA appearances in three seasons in Raleigh
• With his guidance, N.C. State's fielding percentage improved every year, from .958 in 2002 to .966 in 2003 to .976 in 2004 (4th best in nation)
• One of five finalists for Baseball America's National Assistant Coach of the Year Award in 2003
• Was head coach at Green River Community College in Washington from 1997-98 and led them to the Western Region championship
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