Central Michigan University Athletics
Baseball
Doug Walters
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- E-Mail Address:
- walte2dl@cmich.edu
- Phone:
- (989) 774-1563
- Year at CMU:
- 3rd
- Hometown:
- Brighton, Mich.
- Alma Mater/Year:
- Alma/2016
- Experience:
- 10th year
Doug Walters is in his fourth year as an assistant on coach Jake Sabol’s Central Michigan baseball staff.
Walters is primarily responsible for working with the Chippewa hitters and catchers, while assisting in all recruiting efforts.
In his first three seasons on coach Sabol’s staff, Walters helped oversee steady improvement in the victory total and in virtually every statistical category both at the plate and on the mound.
In 2026, the Chippewas finished in a tie for seventh in the Mid-American Conference, increasing their win total by more than 40 percent from 2024, when Sabol took the reins of the program and brought Walters on as an assistant. CMU won six of its 11 MAC series in 2026 for a total of 13 league victories, its most conference wins and league series victories under Sabol.
CMU showed marked improvement at the plate in 2026, hitting .290 as a team and totaling 60 home runs, a 15-point batting average improvement and a 20-homer boost over the 2025 Chippewas. The Chippewas finished 2026 with 175 extra-base hits, a near 10-percent increase over the previous season. Eight Chippewas hit at least five home runs in 2026 after just two hit at least five in 2025.
Ten Chippewas earned Academic All-MAC honors in 2026.
Among the highlights of Walters’ time on Sabol's CMU staff are road wins over Power 5 opponents Michigan State (twice), Notre Dame and Central Florida, and a dramatic walk-off victory over rival Western Michigan on Senior Day on storied Keilitz Field at Theunissen Stadium in 2024.
Walters helped oversee a three-game improvement in wins by the Chippewas from 2024 to 2025 and an improvement in virtually every statistical category both at the plate and on the mound. CMU outfielder Zach Knowlton was named to the 2025 Mid-American Conference All-Defensive Team after posting a .995 fielding percentage
The Chippewas received the Team Academic Excellence Award from the American Baseball Coaches Association in both 2024 and '25, marking the fifth time in program history that CMU baseball has been so honored.
In 2025, five Chippewas were named to the Academic All-District Team and four earned Academic All-MAC honors one season after a dozen captured Academic All-MAC honors, catcher/infielder Nick Dardas earned the MAC Medal of Excellence, and two seniors, Jacob Donahue and Ely Stuart, garnered All-MAC accolades.
A Brighton native, Walters served as an assistant under Sabol both at Northwood (2019-23) and at Alma (2017-18). He was also an assistant coach for the North Adams SteepleCats, a member of the New England Collegiate Baseball League, in 2018.
Walters helped lead Northwood to a 140-90-1 record including a 77-35 conference mark and four NCAA Division II Regional appearances. He was promoted to associate head coach in 2023 and then helped lead the Timberwolves to Great Midwest Athletic Conference regular season and tournament championships in their first year in the league. That team finished 42-19 including 27-5 in the G-MAC. The 42 wins rank as the second highest total in program history.
In Walters’ four full seasons at Northwood, the Timberwolves posted four of the top seven winningest seasons in program history.
Walters played at Alma College for Sabol, serving as the team captain and earning the team Most Valuable Player Award in 2016. He was a two-time All-Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association honoree as a Scot, and was named the college’s Breakthrough Athlete of the Year in 2015.
Walters holds a bachelor’s degree with a major in English from Alma in 2016. He resides in Mount Pleasant with his wife Ana and their daughter, Elena.
Walters is primarily responsible for working with the Chippewa hitters and catchers, while assisting in all recruiting efforts.
In his first three seasons on coach Sabol’s staff, Walters helped oversee steady improvement in the victory total and in virtually every statistical category both at the plate and on the mound.
In 2026, the Chippewas finished in a tie for seventh in the Mid-American Conference, increasing their win total by more than 40 percent from 2024, when Sabol took the reins of the program and brought Walters on as an assistant. CMU won six of its 11 MAC series in 2026 for a total of 13 league victories, its most conference wins and league series victories under Sabol.
CMU showed marked improvement at the plate in 2026, hitting .290 as a team and totaling 60 home runs, a 15-point batting average improvement and a 20-homer boost over the 2025 Chippewas. The Chippewas finished 2026 with 175 extra-base hits, a near 10-percent increase over the previous season. Eight Chippewas hit at least five home runs in 2026 after just two hit at least five in 2025.
Ten Chippewas earned Academic All-MAC honors in 2026.
Among the highlights of Walters’ time on Sabol's CMU staff are road wins over Power 5 opponents Michigan State (twice), Notre Dame and Central Florida, and a dramatic walk-off victory over rival Western Michigan on Senior Day on storied Keilitz Field at Theunissen Stadium in 2024.
Walters helped oversee a three-game improvement in wins by the Chippewas from 2024 to 2025 and an improvement in virtually every statistical category both at the plate and on the mound. CMU outfielder Zach Knowlton was named to the 2025 Mid-American Conference All-Defensive Team after posting a .995 fielding percentage
The Chippewas received the Team Academic Excellence Award from the American Baseball Coaches Association in both 2024 and '25, marking the fifth time in program history that CMU baseball has been so honored.
In 2025, five Chippewas were named to the Academic All-District Team and four earned Academic All-MAC honors one season after a dozen captured Academic All-MAC honors, catcher/infielder Nick Dardas earned the MAC Medal of Excellence, and two seniors, Jacob Donahue and Ely Stuart, garnered All-MAC accolades.
A Brighton native, Walters served as an assistant under Sabol both at Northwood (2019-23) and at Alma (2017-18). He was also an assistant coach for the North Adams SteepleCats, a member of the New England Collegiate Baseball League, in 2018.
Walters helped lead Northwood to a 140-90-1 record including a 77-35 conference mark and four NCAA Division II Regional appearances. He was promoted to associate head coach in 2023 and then helped lead the Timberwolves to Great Midwest Athletic Conference regular season and tournament championships in their first year in the league. That team finished 42-19 including 27-5 in the G-MAC. The 42 wins rank as the second highest total in program history.
In Walters’ four full seasons at Northwood, the Timberwolves posted four of the top seven winningest seasons in program history.
Walters played at Alma College for Sabol, serving as the team captain and earning the team Most Valuable Player Award in 2016. He was a two-time All-Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association honoree as a Scot, and was named the college’s Breakthrough Athlete of the Year in 2015.
Walters holds a bachelor’s degree with a major in English from Alma in 2016. He resides in Mount Pleasant with his wife Ana and their daughter, Elena.
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