Judson Kinzy

Bio

Jud Kinzy became Weatherford College’s head baseball coach in May of 2025.

Kinzy had served as Jeff Lightfoot’s assistant coach for seven years, serving as the program's pitching coach and recruiting coordinator.

Under Kinzy, WC's pitching staff had the second-lowest earned run average in the nation in 2024 (3.15) and 2025 (3.40) The Coyotes produced All-American pitchers in 2023 (Ryne Rodriguez) and 2024 (Robert Fortenberry), with Fortenberry winning the National Pitcher of the Year Award.

Four WC players won the conference Pitcher of the Year Award under Kinzy (Rodriguez in 2023, Cade Crossland and Fortenberry as co-winners in 2024, and Evan Brandt in 2025).  

Kinzy began his collegiate baseball career at WC in 2013, pitching for a team that was ranked No. 1 in the nation during the 2015 season. He played one year at the University of Houston and then transferred to the University of Texas at Arlington, where he earned academic all-conference honors and contributed to a Sun Belt championship in 2017. Kinzy earned his associate degree from WC in 2015 and a bachelor of science degree from UTA in 2018. 

He is a Denton Guyer High School graduate, playing for his father, longtime baseball coach Johnny Kinzy. He was a two-time first team all-district pitcher and was named Co-MVP of District 5-4A his senior year.  

Jud and his wife, Lindsey, have one son, Maddox, who was born in February of this year. They attend New River Fellowship in Hudson Oaks.