Butch Thompson (baseball)
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. 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.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Auburn |
| Conference | SEC |
| Record | 275–205–1 |
| Annual salary | $570,000 |
| 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 | 275–205–1 (NCAA) 39–21 (NJCAA) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| College World Series appearance (2019, 2022) | |
| Awards | |
| American Baseball Coaches Association Assistant Coach of The Year (2014) | |
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