Jimmy Prince was named as a co-head baseball coach for the Fleet in October 2025, after spending the previous five years in various roles on the Erskine Baseball coaching staff.
In his first season as Co-Head Coach along with Scotty Bateman, the Fleet saw immediate improvement. Erskine increased its conference win total by 12 in an extremely challenging Conference Carolinas and returned to the conference tournament for the first time since 2024, which included a CCT win over Southern Wesleyan in the play-in round. Erskine closed the regular season on a high, posting three ranked wins in the conference, a home win over No. 8 Francis Marion and a pair of victories at No. 13 Young Harris.
Prince helped guide the Fleet offense to a resurgence in 2026, where Erskine was nationally ranked at the Division II level in doubles (13th), hits (t-28th), and runs per game (32nd). Prince helped coach Pierce Radke to an All-Conference Carolinas 1st Team selection at second base in 2026.
Prince began his coaching career at North Greenville College, where he helped coach the pitching staff.
Prior to his arrival at Erskine, Prince returned home to his alma mater at Dixie High School where he was the head coach from 2013 to 2021. During his time at Dixie, his teams won the region championship four times and district championship two times. Prince was named Region Coach of the year three times, a North-South All Star coach and the South Carolina Class 1A Coach of the Year in 2019. He also coached in the Coastal Plain League as a hitting coach and first base coach for the Spartanburg Spartanburgers.
As a student athlete, Prince attended North Greenville College and was an honorable-mention pitcher and a second team all-conference shortstop.
He and his wife, Jennifer, have a son and daughter, Nolan and Kala.
