Macon Bacon Names Walker Bullington Head Coach
The Coastal Plain League team hired Bullington, who led Spring Hill College to back-to-back 39-win seasons, to replace Jesse Litsch.
Updated on Nov. 12, 2026 in People
The Macon Bacon named Walker Bullington head coach, replacing Jesse Litsch, who took over the team before the 2026 season. The Bacon announced the hiring in a social media post on Thursday and thanked Litsch in a separate post this week.
Why it matters
Bullington brings a 143-74 overall record and a 108-21 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference mark from his four seasons at Spring Hill College, giving Macon a coach with a recent record of winning. The hire follows a season in which the Bacon captured the Coastal Plain League's West Division title.
Bullington posted a 143-74 overall record and a 108-21 SIAC conference mark across four seasons at Spring Hill College, which earned him SIAC Coach of the Year honors in his first year. The source does not detail his contract length or compensation.
The players
Walker Bullington
Bullington is a longtime collegiate and summer league coach whose most recent post was leading Spring Hill College in Mobile, Alabama, before taking the Macon Bacon job.
Macon Bacon
The Macon Bacon is a Coastal Plain League baseball team based in Macon, Georgia, that captured the league's West Division championship and reached the Pettit Cup Championship Series.
Jesse Litsch
Litsch led the Macon Bacon before Bullington's hiring and was thanked by the team in a social media post this week.
The details
Bullington resigned from Spring Hill College in May after his wife accepted the head women's soccer coaching position at Gardner-Webb University. He previously coached at Rend Lake College in Illinois and led the Sioux Falls Sunfish, Wheat City Whiskey Jacks and Little River Blue Crabs, guiding Little River to a 2018 summer league championship.
Timeline
2018: Bullington led Little River Blue Crabs to a summer league championship.
2025-2026: Spring Hill College won consecutive 39-win seasons under Bullington.
May 2026: Bullington resigned from Spring Hill College.
Before the 2026 season: Litsch took over the Macon Bacon.
Thursday: The Macon Bacon announced Bullington's hiring on social media.
Season Trajectory
The hire positions Macon to compete again in the Coastal Plain League after a 13-game winning streak into the playoffs and a Pettit Cup finals loss to Wilmington. Bullington's arrival follows his own run of championship-caliber teams, including the 2018 Little River summer league title.
Bullington's hiring sets the Bacon's coaching direction heading into the next season, which matters for fans planning ticket purchases and following the team's roster moves. The announcement is the first public step toward a 2027 roster build under new leadership.
The takeaway
Teams that hire coaches with recent winning records often see continuity in player development and recruiting, making the Bacon's choice a signal of its competitive priorities for the coming season. Local fans who want to track the team's direction should watch for roster announcements in the months ahead.
Further reading
Explore more People coverage from around Macon for context on local sports leadership moves.
