Jonathon Thornhill is in his 2nd season as the lead assistant coach and primary hitting coach for VCSU baseball during the 2024-25 season.
He helped the Vikings to a 21-33 overall record, an 11-13 conference mark and a third-place finish in the North Star Athletic Association during his first season at VCSU.
A native of California, Thornhill was the head coach for several years at Paso Robles High School (Calif.) and Atascadero High School (Calif.) before working as the hitting coach at Westminster College (Mo.) in 2023. He helped Westminster to a 25-19 overall record on the diamond during his one season with the program. The Blue Jays scored 9.2 runs per game on the season, batting .335 as a team with 60 home runs and a .428 on-base percentage.
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Thornhill also worked as the hitting coach for the Orange County Riptide in the California Collegiate League during the summer of 2022.
Along with his coaching duties, Thornhill works for the Valley City Baseball Association as the lead groundskeeper for Charlie Brown Memorial Baseball Field.
