Seven-year coaching veteran and former professional baseball player Josh Scott is in his first season as an assistant coach at Appalachian State University. Scott works primarily with the Mountaineers' catchers and baserunners.

Scott spent seven years as a coach from 2004-10, most recently as the head coach of the Edenton Steamers of the Coastal Plain League. In his only season in Edenton, he led the Steamers to a runner-up finish in the 2010 CPL championship race and coached the league's Pitcher of the Year, batting-title winner and seven all-stars.

His vast coaching experience also includes stints as an assistant at Long Beach State (2008-09), McLennan Community College (2007-08), New Mexico (2006-07) and Angelo State (2004-06). He also served as an assistant in various collegiate summer leagues from 2004-07, including the prestigious Cape Cod Baseball League as an assistant for the Wareham Gatemen in 2006.

Scott was a standout pitcher at Baylor from 1998-2001. The southpaw was named freshman all-America after posting a team-best 2.50 ERA as a reliever in 1998 and went on to be a three-year member of the Bears' starting rotation. He was selected in the 25th round of the 2001 Major League Baseball Draft by the Philadelphia Phillies and spent two years as a pitcher in the Phillies' organization before beginning his coaching career.

A native of Downey, Calif., Scott earned a bachelor's degree from Baylor in 2001 and a master's degree from Angelo State in 2006. He is the nephew of three-time MLB all-star and 1986 Cy Young Award winner Mike Scott.