Walter Jones

Assistant Baseball Coach

Walt Jones enters his first year with the Indians as an assistant coach. Jones comes to Chipola from Nicholls State University where he served three years on the Colonels staff working with outfielders and assisting with hitters. At Chipola, he will be responsible for coaching outfielders and assisting with hitters as well as recruiting under head coach Jeff Johnson.

Jones finished his playing career at Nicholls under the direction of Chip Durham. He started both years in the Colonel outfield and was a fixture in the lead-off spot. Prior to Nicholls, Jones played baseball for two years at Lurleen B. Wallace Community College under head coach Steve Helms and spent his true-freshman year on the gridiron at The University of North Alabama.

After graduating from Nicholls in 2008, Jones worked in the Nicholls Athletics department as a graduate assistant before joining the baseball staff in 2009.

Chris Hutcheson

Assistant Baseball Coach

Coach Hutcheson is in his third year as an Assistant Coach for the Chipola Baseball Program. In his first year with the Indians, Chipola won the Panhandle Conference Championship, the FCSAA State Championship and went on to the JUCO World Series.

Hutcheson began his coaching career at Okaloosa-Walton Community College as a volunteer assistant in 1994. In 1997 Coach Hutcheson went to Jefferson Davis Community College. While at JDCC, the Warhawks won 5 Conference Championship, 2 State Championships and made 2 trips to the JUCO World Series, winning the National Championship in 1998.

Coach Hutcheson would move on to coach at Lurleen B. Wallace Community College in 2002. While at LBWCC, the Saints won 4 Conference Championships, 2 State Championships and made 2 trips to the JUCO World Series, finishing runner-up in 2004.

Over the past 11, years, Hutcheson has been a Major League Baseball Associate Scout for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Boston Red Sox, Atlanta Braves and Milwaukee Brewers.