| Chris Prothro | |
| Birth Place: | Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Player Years1: | 2002 |
| Player Team1: | Northwestern State |
| Player Years2: | 2003 |
| Player Team2: | Crowder |
| Player Years3: | 2004–2005 |
| Player Team3: | Arkansas State |
| Player Positions: | Catcher |
| Coach Years1: | 2006–2007 |
| Coach Team1: | North Iowa Area CC (H/C/OF) |
| Coach Years2: | 2008–2015 |
| Coach Team2: | Nicholls State (H/C/P/OF/AHC/RC) |
| Coach Years3: | 2016–2020 |
| Coach Team3: | South Alabama (H/RC) |
| Coach Years4: | 2021–2024 |
| Coach Team4: | Eastern Kentucky |
| Overall Record: | 97–98 |
| Tournament Record: | ASUN: 4–3 NCAA: 0–0 |
| Championships: | ASUN West Division (2022) |
Chris Prothro is an American baseball coach and former catcher, who is the former head baseball coach of the Eastern Kentucky Colonels. He played college baseball at Northwestern State, Crowder College and Arkansas State for coach Keith Kessinger from 2004 to 2005.
After his playing career ended, Prothro became an assistant baseball coach at North Iowa Area Community College, where he worked with hitters, catchers and outfielders.[1]
Following two seasons at North Iowa, he joined the coaching staff of the Nicholls State Colonels where he was on the staff of his former head coach at Crowder, Chip Durham.
In July, 2015, Prothro was hired as the recruiting coordinator at South Alabama.[2]
On September 30, 2020, Prothro was named the 8th head coach in the history of Eastern Kentucky.[3]
Prothro announced on March 25, 2024, that he was taking a medical leave of absence from EKU effective immediately, with assistant coach Walt Jones serving as the acting head coach during his absence.[4] On May 15, Prothro announced he will not return to the program and that Jones was named head coach moving forward.[5]