Josh Stone
Coach Stone is a 2009 graduate of Boswell High School, where he was a two-year letterman in football and a three-year letterman in baseball. Stone went 9-1 in 2009 to be named as a First Team All-District pitcher.
In college, Stone pitched for the Midland Chaps, going 3- 5 with 5 saves and a 2.31 ERA. He then went on to play at Abilene Christian University for a year before playing Summer Ball in the Jayhawk Collegiate League. Pitching for the El Dorado Broncos, he led the team to a third place finish at the National Baseball Congress World Series and was named the NBC World Series Most Valuable Pitcher, All-American, as well as Jayhawk League First Team All Conference Pitcher. Coach Stone transferred to Tabor College where he graduated with a degree in Sports Management. At Tabor, he compiled an ERA of 1.81, with a record of 8-3 with 1 save. He was named the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Year and a Gold Glove recipient. The summer after his senior year at Tabor, Coach Stone signed a free agency contract to pitch for the Wichita Wingnuts of the American Association. Mixed in outings as a starter and reliever, he finished the season was an ERA of 4.78 in 21 appearances.
Stone spent his first year coaching at El Dorado High School in Kansas before moving back to Texas. He coached football and baseball for three years as the pitching coach at Mineral Wells High School before being hired as the head baseball coach. After being in the head role for a year, Stone made the move to his alma mater to become the pitching coach at Boswell. He was a part of the 2021 District 3-6A Champions with a record of 23-12-3 and selected as District 3-6A Baseball Staff of the Year. The Boswell pitching staff threw for a district ERA of 1.53 over 100 innings.
Now as Head Coach, Boswell has made it to the 6A playoffs every year, with a 4th round run in 2024 to the regional semi-finals. They are also back-to-back-to-back District 3-6A Champions in 2024, 2025, and 2026 as well as 3-6A Coaching Staff of the Year 24-26.
From 21-26, 28 Pioneers have signed to play baseball at the collegiate level.
Stone’s current record is 123-46-6.
Coach Stone and his wife, Sarah, have been married for 8 years and have a 7-year-old son, Cannon and 4 year old daughter, Ellie.
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