Butch Thompson (baseball)

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]

Butch Thompson

Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Auburn
Conference	SEC
Record	154–114
Annual salary	$570,000[1]
Biographical details
Born	December 15, 1970 Aberdeen, Mississippi
Playing career
1989–1990	Itawamba Community College
1991–1992	Birmingham–Southern
Position(s)	P
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	154–114

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
Auburn:		154–115 (.575)	53–67 (.442)
Total:		154–115 (.572)
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

• List of current NCAA Division I baseball coaches

References

1. https://athleticdirectoru.com/2018-baseball/
2. "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.