Chris Prothro is an American baseball coach and former catcher, who is the former 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.
| 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) |
| 2021–2024 | Eastern Kentucky |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 97–98 |
| Tournaments | ASUN: 4–3 NCAA: 0–0 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| ASUN West Division (2022) | |
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]
Prothro announced on March 25, 2024, that he was taking a medical leave of absence from EKU effective immediately, with assistant coach Walt Jones serving as the acting head coach during his absence.[4] On May 15, Prothro announced he will not return to the program and that Jones was named head coach moving forward.[5]
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) (2022–2024) | |||||||||
| 2022 | Eastern Kentucky | 38–20 | 20–10 | T-1st (West) | ASUN Tournament | ||||
| 2023 | Eastern Kentucky | 29–30 | 15–15 | T-7th | ASUN Tournament | ||||
| 2024 | Eastern Kentucky | 9–16 | 5–1 | ||||||
| Eastern Kentucky: | 97–98 | 40–26 | |||||||
| Total: | 97–98 | ||||||||
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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.
- ^ "EKU Baseball Head Coach Chris Prothro To Take Medical Leave Of Absence" (Press release). Eastern Kentucky Colonels. March 25, 2024. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
- ^ "Prothro Will Not Return As EKU Baseball Head Coach, Walt Jones Chosen To Lead Program" (Press release). Eastern Kentucky Colonels. May 15, 2024. Retrieved May 22, 2024.