Scott Ballinger is in his fourth season as the head baseball coach at Nebraska Wesleyan. He also serves as Assistant to the Athletic Director as the Facilities Director.
In each of his three seasons, Ballinger has improved the Prairie Wolves overall win total. Last season NWU went 13-27 overall and finished 6-18 in their first season competing strictly as a NCAA Division III institution in the Iowa Conference.
During his first season in 2015, Ballinger led NWU to an 11-25 overall record, a four-win improvement from the previous season. In 2016 the Prairie Wolves ended the year at 12-28.
Ballinger has coached eight players to All-Conference recognition. He has also had two players earn CoSIDA Academic All-District honors.
Prior to taking over as head coach, Ballinger spent three seasons as an assistant coach for the NWU program working under Coach Bill Fagler. His primary coaching responsibilities those three years were working with the outfielders and assisting with the pitching staff
He has provided more than 10 years of coaching service in the Lincoln community, including Babe Ruth Baseball and American Legion Baseball. Most recently, he was the varsity assistant coach for the Lincoln East H.S. baseball program from 2006-10.
Ballinger is a product of the Wakefield American Legion baseball program. After High School, he pitched for Des Moines Area Community College from 1994-95. He completed his collegiate career at Wayne State College in 1996-97. At Wayne State he primarily played in the outfield and at first base.
He earned his bachelor's degree in education and humanity sciences from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2007 and a Masters in Arts in historical studies from Nebraska Wesleyan in 2013.
Ballinger, a native of Pender, Neb., currently lives in Waverly, Neb., with his wife Kathy and their three boys, Jarrett, Parker and Camden.
