Cody Wofford returned to Georgia Southern for the 2023 season as the Eagles' hitting coach after spending two years at Eastern Kentucky.
In 2023, Wofford helped the Eagles take a more patient approach to the plate, which resulted in the Eagles taking 288 walks in 2023, 25 more than in 2022. Wofford also helped Jesse Sherrill reach an incredible batting average of .409 in his final season, which sits alone at eighth all-time in Georgia Southern history for single season batting average.
During his time at EKU, Wofford was responsible for coaching the infielders, team defense, and hitting. Wofford saw the Colonels post back-to-back program-highs in fielding percentage, posting a .972 fielding percentage in 2021 and a .975 in 2022. EKU posted a 38-20 record in 2022, which was the most wins the program has earned since 1990.
In the 2022 season, EKU finished in the top five in most offensive categories in the Atlantic-Sun (ASUN) Conference, including runs (fourth, 376), hits (fourth, 535), doubles (fifth, 103), home runs (fourth, 69), RBI (fourth, 346), walks (first, 294), team batting average (fifth, .270), on-base percentage (fourth, .376) and slugging percentage (fifth, .434).
Wofford served as the Eagles’ volunteer assistant coach in 2019 and 2020. In 2019, he helped the Eagles post a 35-24 record and help the team claim its first ever Sun Belt East Division title. In 2020, the Eagles posted an 11-5 record, including finishing a sweep over #3 UGA before the season was cut short.
Wofford came to Statesboro following two seasons in the Sun Belt as a student assistant coach at South Alabama. With the Jaguars, Wofford threw batting practice and coached first base for the Jaguars, helping them to a Sun Belt Tournament Championship in 2017.
As a player, Wofford started for two seasons at Western Kentucky. Playing shortstop, Wofford hit nine home runs in two seasons and was part of the Hilltopper team that defeated No. 4 Vanderbilt in 2014.
Wofford graduated from Western Kentucky in 2016, earning his degree in interdisciplinary studies. He is a native of McDonough, Georgia.
