JACKSON, Tenn. - Union University has named Wes Timmons as its new baseball head coach. Timmons comes to Union after serving as the head coach for the last 10 years at Shorter University. 

Director of Athletics, Mark Campbell, said, "We are very excited about Wes Timmons becoming our new head baseball coach. Much prayer went into this process and we are grateful for what has proceeded that process. I promised our returning baseball players that we would pray, that we would seek a fit first, and that the next coach would have a proven track record at the collegiate level. Wes and his family are all of these things! I believe that Wes will lead this program in a manner that fulfills the mission of Union University. He is a good man and the right man to lead us forward."

Timmons is no stranger to the Gulf South Conference or Union as Shorter joined the Division II and the GSC at the same time Union did in 2012-13. The first eight years at Shorter, Timmons coached the Hawks as members of the GSC, posting a 196-153 (56%) record in that stretch. He took Shorter to five straight GSC Tournaments from 2019-24, including a tournament runner-up finish in 2022. In 2021, Timmons led the Hawks to a third place finish in the GSC regular season standings. Shorter left the GSC for another D2 conference following the 2025 season. Including the last two seasons, Timmons' 10-year record at Shorter was 239-202 (54%). Prior to his time at Shorter, Timmons coached two years at North Carolina A&T. 

Timmons said, "We are honored to be called by the Lord to Union University. The faculty and staff exuded a culture of servant leadership and genuine love of God and neighbor. We are looking forward to raising up young men and competing again in the Gulf South Conference! We want to extend our gratitude to AD Mark Campbell and President Dr. Oliver for guiding us in the process and the warm welcome! 

Timmons played 10 years in professional baseball after being drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 12th round of the 202 First-Year Player Draft. He played eight seasons in the Braves organization and then played the final two seasons of his career in the Oakland A's organization. He made his debut with the Braves' affiliate in the Gulf Coast Rookie League in 2002. In his career, he made stops at Macon, Rome, Myrtle Beach, Mississippi, Richmond, and Gwinnett while with the Braves. For Oakland, he played for Sacramento and Midland. 

A majority of his more than 1,000 games played in the minor leagues was spent playing third base. For his last seven seasons starting in 2005, he competed at the Triple A level. He split the 2011 season at Triple-A Sacramento and Double-A Midland before capping his professional career with the Sacramento River Cats in 2012. Timmons set career highs in batting average (.341), home runs (8), RBI (62) and slugging percentage (.468) in 2011. He posted the 10th highest average among all full season minor leaguers.
 
Timmons finished his professional career with a .280 average, 202 doubles, 12 triples, 48 home runs and 409 RBI in 1,047 games in 10 seasons. He also has a career on-base percentage of .389.
 
Timmons, a native of Jacksonville, Florida, attended Appalachian State University and Bethune-Cookman College. As a senior with the Wildcats in 2002, Timmons batted .425 (91-for-214) in 61 games. He collected 22 doubles, 40 stolen bases, a triple, 10 home runs and 64 RBI that season, while striking out just 12 times that season. He ranked 13th in the nation for batting average, and was 10th in the nation for runs per game. He was also the seventh hardest batter to strike out in the country, striking out once every 17.8 at-bats, which led to his MEAC Player of the Year honors.

Timmons and his wife, Randi, have six children; Kallyn, Irelyn, Cross, Bayr, Oak and Kaemyn Dae.

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