Bio

Tony Huntley was named the head coach of St. Ambrose baseball on August 31, 2023. Huntley had been the head assistant coach for Jim Callahan since the 1997 season.

In his second season at the helm, Huntley led the Bees to a share of the 2025 CCAC regular-season championship. That came on the heels of a second-place finish at the CCAC Tournament in 2024.

Huntley hails from Rock Island, Ill., where he played four varsity seasons for Rock Island Alleman High School. He started his collegiate career at Waubonsee Community College, where he was a two-time All-American. He then transferred to the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss), where he played under former Chicago Cubs shortstop Don Kessinger.

In 1995, Huntley came to St. Ambrose and played shortstop for the 1996 NAIA National Runner-up Fighting Bees. He was a two-time All-Conference member before graduating in 1996 with a Sport Management-Business degree.

Huntley played three seasons of professional baseball for the Evansville Otters, the Anderson Lawmen, and the DuBois County Dragons. He also spent 10 days with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays at a Pre-Spring Training camp.

Huntley spent five years coaching a collegiate summer league team in the Chicago Suburban Baseball League. He was one of two field managers for the Chicago Wildcats Baseball Organization that traveled throughout the Midwest. Huntley was named Co-Manager of the Year in the 2008 season, along with Sam Hampstra Jr. The pair led the Wildcats to a Southern Division Championship and an overall record of 49-8.

Huntley is also St. Ambrose University's assistant athletic facilities director. He graduated in May 2005 with his Master's in Organizational Leadership.

Tony and his wife Ellen reside in Eldridge, Iowa. They have three sons, Alex, Maxwell, and Jax.