Jonathan Burton begins his first season as the Lindsey Wilson College baseball head coach in 2011-12.

Burton takes over the Blue Raider program after spending the last three seasons at Trevecca Nazarene University where he compiled a 99-68 overall record, including a 35-22 record in 2011. Prior to becoming the head coach, Burton spent four seasons as the Trojans assistant coach.

At Trevecca Nazarene, Burton guided the Trojans to a pair of TranSouth Conference Tournament runner-up finishes and was named the 2011 TranSouth Conference Coach of the Year after leading his team to an 18-6 TSC record.

During his Trevecca career, Burton has recruited and coached one TranSouth Conference Player of the Year, nine first team all-conference, five second team all-conference and 26 academic all-conference selections. Nationally, he has coached an NAIA First Team All-American, two Honorable Mention All-Americans and five NAIA Scholar-Athletes.

In addition to conference and national honors, three of Burton's players have been drafted -- Tim Dunn by the Reds in 2009 and P.J. Francescon by the Cubs and Craig Stem by the Dodgers in 2011.

Besides coaching at Trevecca, Burton coached three summers for the Nashville Trojans and one summer for the Sandlot Wood Bat League.

As a student-athlete, Burton amassed a 16-10 record with a 3.78 earned run average while playing at Volunteer State Community College and later at Trevecca. He was awarded the coaches' award in 2002 and 2004 and was a member of team that broke the school record with 44 wins in 2004.

Burton graduated from Trevecca Nazarene in 2004 and later completed his master's degree in sports administration from Tennessee State University in 2007.