Austin Jones will be making his second appearance with the Chinooks after a brief stint at the end of the 2014 season. Jones pitched six innings in the final weeks of Lakeshore's championship season and was schedule to return in 2015 before suffering a season-ending injury for the Warhawks.

Jones returned to the Whitewater line-up, playing mostly as an outfilelder during the 2016 season, hitting .262 and driving in 32 runs over 47 games. As the Wauwatosa West product gained strength in his knee, he has been slowly worked back into the Warhawk pitching staff, notching four saves and sixteen strikeouts over 12.1 innings of work. With a strong arm, Jones will look to continue his comeback on the mound during the early weeks of the Chinooks season.