Butch Thompson (baseball)

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Butch Thompson
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamAuburn
ConferenceSEC
Record179–142
Annual salary$570,000[1]
Biographical details
Born (1970-12-15) December 15, 1970 (age 51)
Aberdeen, Mississippi
Playing career
1989–1990Itawamba Community College
1991–1992Birmingham–Southern
Position(s)P
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1993Huntingdon (Asst.)
1994–1996Birmingham–Southern (Asst.)
1997Jefferson State
1998–2001Birmingham–Southern (Asst.)
2002–2005Georgia (Asst.)
2006–2008Auburn (Asst.)
2009–2015Mississippi State (Asst.)
2016–presentAuburn
Head coaching record
Overall179–142

Butch Thompson (born December 15, 1970) is an American college baseball coach, currently serving as head coach of the Auburn Tigers baseball team. He was named to that position prior to the 2016 NCAA Division I baseball season.[2][3][4] In 2014, he was named the ABCA/Baseball America Assistant Coach of the Year.[5]

Playing career[]

Thompson played two seasons at Itawamba Community College before his final two years of eligibility at Birmingham–Southern.[2]

Head coaching record[]

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
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 (West)
Auburn: 179–142 (.558) 63–87 (.420)
Total: 179–142 (.558)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "2018 'Autonomy 5' Baseball Head Coach Compensation Survey". July 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Auburn hires Butch Thompson as baseball coach". Auburn Tigers. October 22, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
  3. ^ Michael Bonner (October 22, 2015). "MSU's Butch Thompson Auburn's new head baseball coach". The Clarion-Ledger. Jackson, Mississippi. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "ABCA/Baseball America Assistant Coach of the Year". www.abca.org. AMERICAN BASEBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
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