Butch Thompson (baseball)
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Auburn |
| Conference | SEC |
| Record | 283–212–1 |
| Annual salary | $570,000[1] |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | December 15, 1970 Aberdeen, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1989–1990 | Itawamba Community College |
| 1991–1992 | Birmingham–Southern |
| Position(s) | Pitcher |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1993 | Huntingdon (Asst.) |
| 1994–1996 | Birmingham–Southern (Asst.) |
| 1997 | Jefferson State |
| 1998–2001 | Birmingham–Southern (Asst.) |
| 2002–2005 | Georgia (Asst.) |
| 2006–2008 | Auburn (Asst.) |
| 2009–2015 | Mississippi State (Asst.) |
| 2016–present | Auburn |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 283–212–1 (NCAA) 39–21 (NJCAA) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 College World Series appearances (2019, 2022) | |
| Awards | |
| American Baseball Coaches Association Assistant Coach of The Year (2014) | |
Butch Thompson (born December 15, 1970) is an American baseball coach and former pitcher, who is the current head baseball coach of the Auburn Tigers. He was named to that position prior to the 2016 NCAA Division I baseball season.[2][3][4] He has led Auburn to the College World Series in 2019 and 2022. In 2014, he was named the ABCA/Baseball America Assistant Coach of the Year. [5]
Playing career
[edit]Thompson played two seasons at Itawamba Community College before his final two years of eligibility at Birmingham–Southern.[2]
Head coaching record
[edit]| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson State (AJCAA Region 22) (1997) | |||||||||
| 1997 | Jefferson State | 39–21 | 1st | NJCAA World Series | |||||
| Jefferson State: | 39–21 (.650) | (–) | |||||||
| Auburn Tigers (Southeastern Conference) (2016–present) | |||||||||
| 2016 | Auburn | 23–33 | 8–22 | 6th (West) | |||||
| 2017 | Auburn | 37–26 | 16–14 | 4th (West) | NCAA regional | ||||
| 2018 | Auburn | 43–23 | 15–15 | T–3rd (West) | NCAA Super Regional | ||||
| 2019 | Auburn | 38–28 | 14–16 | 6th (West) | College World Series | ||||
| 2020 | Auburn | 13–5 | 0–0 | (West) | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | ||||
| 2021 | Auburn | 25–27 | 10–20 | 6th (West) | |||||
| 2022 | Auburn | 43–22 | 16–13 | 4th (West) | College World Series | ||||
| 2023 | Auburn | 34–23–1 | 17–13 | 3rd (West) | NCAA regional | ||||
| 2024 | Auburn | 27-25 | 8-21 | (West) | |||||
| Auburn: | 283–212–1 (.572) | 104–134 (.437) | |||||||
| Total: | 283–212–1 (.572) | ||||||||
| National champion Postseason invitational champion | |||||||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "2018 'Autonomy 5' Baseball Head Coach Compensation Survey". July 2018.
- ^ a b "Auburn hires Butch Thompson as baseball coach". Auburn Tigers. October 22, 2015. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
- ^ Michael Bonner (October 22, 2015). "MSU's Butch Thompson Auburn's new head baseball coach". The Clarion-Ledger. Jackson, Mississippi. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
- ^ Wesley Sinor (October 22, 2015). "Butch Thompson ready to hit the ground running as Auburn's new baseball coach". AL.com. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
- ^ "ABCA/Baseball America Assistant Coach of the Year". www.abca.org. AMERICAN BASEBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION. Retrieved October 25, 2018.