MOBILE, Ala. – (May 27, 2022) Spring Hill College (SHC) Athletic Director Joe Niland has announced that Walker Bullington has been named the school's head baseball coach.
 
"Obviously there was a lot of interest in the head coach position and we interviewed several good candidates," Niland said. "Walker possesses the qualities we were looking for to lead our baseball program. He has a diverse coaching background and his wide-ranging experience was appealing."
 
Bullington, a native of Russellville, Tenn., comes to SHC after two seasons as the head coach of Rend Lake College in Ina, Ill. where he led the Warriors to a 21-21 overall record including a 14-14 mark in the Great Rivers Athletic Conference (GRAC) in 2021 and a 25-31 (18-14 GRAC) record in 2022. The Warriors advanced to the Region 24 championship game in his second year at the helm.
 
Prior to his time at Rend Lake, Bullington previously served as a volunteer assistant coach under retiring SHC head coach Frank Sims during the 2019 and 2020 seasons. In his 2019 season with the Badgers, the Badgers won the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) Championship with a 29-22 overall record and 17-7 SIAC mark while advancing to the NCAA Division II South Region Tournament in its first year of eligibility for NCAA postseason play after completing the transition to Division II in August 2018. The 2020 season was cut short after one month of play due to the COVID-19 Global Pandemic.
 
"I want to thank Spring Hill College for entrusting me with this position," said Bullington. "I am extremely grateful to take over a program so rich in baseball tradition that is in an awesome community. This is a dream job for me.
 
"It is impossible to thank everyone who has helped me get to this point," Bullington continued. "I am grateful to all the friends, family, colleagues, and former coaches for their guidance and support throughout my career. Most importantly, I want to thank my Mom and Dad and my 'Mamaw' Sue. My parents, Joe and Lacy, have been supportive, loving, and my biggest teammates since Day One. I would not be close to where I am now without my family."
 
Bullington was an assistant coach with the College of San Mateo Bulldogs in California for three seasons, where he was a part of multiple conference championship teams. The Bulldogs were ranked as high as No. 2 nationally during his time with the team. In addition to those posts, Bullington has international experience as a collegiate summer league coach in the Puerto Rico Independent Baseball League and a tenure as general manager, coach, and tournament director for the Hit Factory in Singapore.
 
He has also served as the head coach of the Sioux Falls (S.D.) Sunfish and the Wheat City (Manitoba, Canada) Whiskey Jacks in The Expedition League of collegiate summer baseball. In 2018, as head coach of the Little River (S.C.) Blue Crabs, Bullington's team won the Carolina Shores Collegiate Summer Baseball League title.
 
"I am excited to get started at Spring Hill," said Bullington. "I was fortunate enough to coach under Coach Sims and get to experience success at Spring Hill during my time there. We will continue the tradition put in place and build on it for years to come."
 
Bullington plans to expand on the successful tradition at SHC. "As a program, we will have student-athletes who will represent our school and community with pride."
 
Bullington played collegiately for the Carson-Newman University Eagles of the South Atlantic Conference in Jefferson City, Tenn. where he was an Academic All-Conference selection. In his life away from the diamond, Bullington is married to SHC women's soccer head coach Samantha Thomsit.