Jeff Lightfoot
Head Baseball Coach

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In 12 years as a college head coach, Jeff Lightfoot has built an impressive resume of winning at a high level of competition.

Through the 2010 season, Lightfoot has amassed a 379-248 overall record, including four years at Eastfield College in Mesquite and eight years at Weatherford College.

His Eastfield team won the Division III Junior College World Series championship in 2001, a year after advancing to the title game in 2000. The Harvesters were ranked first in every NJCAA poll during their championship season.

In his four years as head coach at Eastfield, Lightfoot posted a 143-72 record. He is a two-time winner of each of the following awards: Texas-New Mexico Division III Coach of the Year, the Louisville Slugger Award for excellence in coaching, the Diamond Sports Company Region V Coach of the Year, and the Division III College World Series coaching award. In 2001, he earned National Coach of the Year honors from the NJCAA.

Moving up to the NJCAA Division I level as Weatherford College's first baseball coach, Lightfoot's squads have posted a 236-196 record.  2004 proved to be a breakout year for the new program, surprising the college baseball community with a conference championship and regional finals appearance. In 2008, the Coyotes advanced to the fourth round of the regional tournament.

In eight years, 34 Coyotes have made the NTJCAC All-Conference team under Lightfoot's tutelage, and 29 WC players have moved on to play at the NCAA Division I level. Twelve current or former players have been drafted by Major League Baseball franchises, and 11 former Coyotes have played professional baseball.

Lightfoot was also the head coach of the Weatherford Wranglers during the team's four years in the Texas Collegiate League. The Wranglers made two trips to the postseason during that time and hosted the 2006 TCL All-Star Game at Williams Ballpark.

A 1988 graduate of Weatherford High School, Lightfoot holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Texas at Arlington and a master's degree from Texas A&M-Commerce. In addition to his coaching duties, he teaches physical education at WC.

Lightfoot is married to the former Misti Morris, also of Weatherford. The Lightfoots have three young children: Cole, Grayson, and Canon; and attend North Side Baptist Church in Weatherford.

Flint Wallace
Assistant Baseball Coach

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The former Weatherford High School head coach and WHS alumnus Flint Wallace is responsible for the Coyote pitching staff.

Wallace most recently served as director of baseball operations at TCU.

He coached at WHS from 1999 to 2006, serving as head coach during the 2005 and 2006 seasons. Wallace's team went four rounds deep in the playoffs in '05 and three rounds deep in '06.

Wallace was an All-State pitcher as a senior in 1992 under WHS head coach David Walden. He played at San Jacinto College one season and then moved on to TCU, where he helped the Horned Frogs win the Southwest Conference in 1994.

He was drafted by the Oakland A's in the 27th round and spent four years in the minor leagues, working his way up to the Double-A Huntsville Stars.

"Working at Weatherford College is a great opportunity for me," Wallace said. "Weatherford is the community we've chosen to make our home-it's a great place to raise a family. It's a win-win situation for me as a coach and for our family."

Wallace and his wife, Anna, have one son, Cade.

Joe Newman
Assistant Baseball Coach

Joe Newman returns to his alma mater after playing for Jeff Lightfoot on WC's first baseball team in 2003 and its conference championship squad in 2004.  As a sophomore, he earned first team All-Conference honors and led WC to the regional finals.

Newman moved on to the University of Oklahoma, playing for Sonny Galloway's Sooners and earning a bachelor's degree in liberal studies. He kept his connection with Lightfoot during his OU days, playing for the Weatherford Wranglers in the Texas Collegiate League during the summers.

He finished his playing days as a professional with the River City Rascals, an independent minor league team in Missouri competing in the Frontier League.

Newman works with WC's outfielders and assists with hitters.

Jason Furrow
Assistant Baseball Coach

In his first season on the Coyote coaching staff, Jason Furrow brings recent experience in professional baseball along with a detailed knowledge of pitching mechanics.  

A native of Woomera, Australia, Furrow moved to the U.S. and earned All-State honors as a pitcher at Converse Judson High School in San Antonio.

Drafted in the 18th round by the Baltimore Orioles, he spent three years in the Orioles organization, including stints with the Sarasota Orioles (Gulf Coast League) and the Bluefield Orioles (Appalachian League). He continued his professional career in Traverse City, Michigan; Florence, Kentucky; with the Texas Heat and McKinney Blue Thunder, and most recently with the Grand Prairie AirHogs in the American Association.   

Jason's brother, Donald, played baseball for Weatherford College in 2004 and 2005.