Will Bolt (born 1979) is an American baseball coach and former shortstop, who is the current head baseball coach at the Nebraska Cornhuskers. He played college baseball at Nebraska for coach Dave Van Horn from 1999 to 2002. He then served as the head coach of the Texarkana Bulldogs (2008–2011).
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Nebraska |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Record | 137–97–1 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | 1979 (age 44–45) Conroe, Texas, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1999–2002 | Nebraska |
| Position(s) | Second Baseman |
| 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 | 137–97–1 (NCAA) 140–82 (NJCAA) |
| Tournaments | Big Ten: 7–3 NCAA: 4–4 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
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| Awards | |
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Playing career
editBolt 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
edit| 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
editBolt 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]
On May 30, 2021, Bolt was named Big Ten Coach of the Year.[6]
Head coaching record
edit| 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 (NJCAA) | ||||||||
| Nebraska Cornhuskers (Big Ten Conference) (2020–present) | |||||||||
| 2020 | Nebraska | 7–8 | 0–0 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | |||||
| 2021 | Nebraska | 34–14 | 31–12 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2022 | Nebraska | 23–30 | 10–14 | T–8th | |||||
| 2023 | Nebraska | 33–23–1 | 15–9 | 4th | Big Ten tournament | ||||
| 2024 | Nebraska | 40–22 | 16–8 | 2nd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| Nebraska: | 137–97–1 (.585) | 72–43 (.626) | |||||||
| Total: | 277–179–1 (.607) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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". 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.
- ^ "Big Ten Announces Baseball All-Big Ten Honors and Individual Award Winners". Big Ten Conference. Big Ten Conference. May 30, 2021. Archived from the original on May 30, 2021. Retrieved May 30, 2021.