Will Bolt

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).

Will Bolt
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamNebraska
ConferenceBig Ten
Record97–75-1
Biographical details
Born1980 (age 42–43)
Conroe, Texas, U.S.
Playing career
1999–2002Nebraska
Position(s)Second Baseman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2005Nebraska (asst.)
2006–2007Texas A&M (asst.)
2008–2011Texarkana College
2012–2014Nebraska (asst.)
2015–2019Texas A&M (asst.)
2020–presentNebraska
Head coaching record
Overall97–75-1 (NCAA) 140–82 (NJCAA)
TournamentsBig Ten: 2–2
NCAA: 3–2
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Awards
  • Big Ten Coach of the Year (2021)

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
YearTeamGPAABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBKBAOBPSLGOPS
1999 Nebraska592542244863167443831827.278.331.463.794
2000 Nebraska6527824657861203411872625.350.421.435.856
2001 Nebraska612582114656103230703835.265.384.370.754
2002 Nebraska662722384676183229812738.319.397.445.842
Career25110629221972815613111434111109125.305.384.430.814

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]

On May 30, 2021, Bolt was named Big Ten Coach of the Year.[6]

Head coaching record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Texarkana Bulldogs (Southwest Junior College Conference) (2008–2011)
2008 Texarkana 33–23Region XIV Tournament
2009 Texarkana 40–151stRegion XIV Final
2010 Texarkana 36–2120–81stRegion XIV Tournament
2011 Texarkana 31–232ndRegion XIV Tournament
Texarkana: 140–82 (NJCAA)
Nebraska Cornhuskers (Big Ten Conference) (2020–present)
2020 Nebraska 7–80–0Season canceled due to COVID-19
2021 Nebraska 34–1431–121stNCAA Regional
2022 Nebraska 23–3010–14T-8th
2023 Nebraska 33-23-115-94thBig Ten tournament
Nebraska: 97–75-1 (.564)56–35 (.615)
Total:97–75-1 (.564)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

See also

References
  1. 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.
  2. "Bolt returns to lead Husker baseball team". www.ncnewspress.com. GateHouse Media, LLC. June 14, 2019. Retrieved June 16, 2019.
  3. "Huskers bring back A&M aide Will Bolt as Erstad's successor". Washington Post. June 14, 2019. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
  4. "Erstad confident he can do the job". www.jamestownsun.com. Jamestown Sun and Forum Communications Company. January 26, 2012. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
  5. "Nebraska hires former Husker Will Bolt as head baseball coach". www.omaha.com. BH Media Group, Inc. June 14, 2019. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
  6. "Big Ten Announces Baseball All-Big Ten Honors and Individual Award Winners". www.bigten.org. Big Ten Conference. May 30, 2021. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
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