Steve Jones (college)

• School California State University, Chico, Fort Hays State University

Biographical Information

Steve Jones has been a college coach.

Jones began as assistant at California State University, Chico, spending four years there. He was then assistant coach at the University of California-Davis. Steve became head coach of New Mexico Highlands University in 1998. He was 421-307 after 13 seasons and set a school record of 41 wins in both 2001 and 2010.

Jones resigned in October 2014 season to start the baseball program at Texas A&M University-Texarkana. He won 256 games in 9 seasons there then retired. Jones spent 2025 as an assistant coach at Louisiana State University in Shreveport, before returning to New Mexico Highlands as head coach in 2026.

Source: NMHU bio