Mitch Thompson
{{Short description|American baseball coach}}
{{Infobox college coach
| name = Mitch Thompson
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| current_title = Head coach
| current_team = Baylor
| current_conference = Big 12
| current_record = 42–66
| contract =
| birth_date = {{birth year based on age as of date|56|2022|6|15}}{{cite news |last1=Caraway |first1=Levi |title=Report: Baylor to Hire Mitch Thompson as Next Head Baseball Coach |url=https://sicem365.com/s/12509/report-baylor-to-hire-mitch-thompson-as-next-head-baseball-coach |access-date=30 December 2024 |work=SicEm365 |date=15 June 2022 |language=en}}
| birth_place = Goodland, Kansas, U.S.
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| alma_mater =
| player_years1 = 1984
| player_team1 = Cloud County CC
| player_years2 = 1985
| player_team2 = Bacone
| player_years3 = 1986–1988
| player_team3 = Fort Hays State
| player_positions =
| coach_years1 = 1990
| coach_team1 = Mississippi State (GA)
| coach_years2 = 1991
| coach_team2 = Radford (asst.)
| coach_years3 = 1992–1993
| coach_team3 = Mississippi State (H/IF)
| coach_years4 = 1994
| coach_team4 = Auburn (asst.)
| coach_years5 = 1995–2012
| coach_team5 = Baylor (asst./AHC)
| coach_years6 = 2013–2022
| coach_team6 = McLennan
| coach_years7 = 2023–present
| coach_team7 = Baylor
| overall_record = 42–66 (NCAA DI) 372–138–1 (NJCAA)
| tournament_record = NCAA: 0–0
| championships = *NJCAA National (2021)
- 4x Region 5 Tournament (15,17,21–22)
- 3x NTJCAC Regular Season (16–17,21)
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Mitch Thompson is a baseball coach and former player, who is the current head baseball coach of the Baylor Bears. He played college baseball at Cloud County Community College in 1984, transferring to Bacone College in 1985, before ultimately transferring to Fort Hays State where he played from 1986 to 1988. He served as the head coach of the McLennan Highlanders (2013–2022).
Playing career
Thompson grew up in Goodland, Kansas.{{cite web |url=http://baseballnews.com/dads-are-amazing-powerful-force/ |title=Dads Are Amazing, Powerful Force In Baseball |author=Lou Pavlovich Jr. |date=June 2, 2019 |publisher=Collegiate Baseball Newspaper, Inc. |work=www.baseballnews.com |access-date=July 18, 2022}} He attended Cloud County Community College as a freshman.{{cite web |url=https://cloudtbirds.com/sports/2021/5/19/cloud-county-baseball-4-year-transfers.aspx |title=Cloud County Baseball 4-Year Transfers |publisher=Cloud County Community College |work=www.cloudtbirds.com |access-date=July 19, 2022}} He would transfer to Bacone College for the 1985 season. Thompson made his final transfer to Fort Hays State University, where he was a two-time Academic All-American and a 1988 team captain.{{cite web |url=https://www.bcsnn.com/baseball/1705-baylor-has-a-new-leader-at-the-helm-of-bears-baseball-with-hiring-of-mitch-thompson |title=Baylor Has a New Leader at the Helm of Bears Baseball with the Hiring of Mitch Thompson |date=June 16, 2022 |publisher=Best College Sports News Network |work=www.bcsnn.com |access-date=July 19, 2022}}
Coaching career
Thompson began his coaching career as a graduate assistant for the Mississippi State Bulldogs. He moved to Virginia in 1991, working as a paid assistant for the Radford Highlanders. He returned to Mississippi State for the 1992 and 1993 seasons.{{cite web |url=https://www.tcdb.com/GalleryP.cfm/pid/106553/col/0/yea/0/Mitch-Thompson?sTeam=&sCardNum=&sNote=&sSetName=&sBrand= |title=Mitch Thompson |publisher=Trading Card Database LLC |work=www.tcdb.com |access-date=July 19, 2022}} He would also join the Auburn Tigers for a season in 1994.
Thompson joined Steve Smith's staff as the hitting coach of the Baylor Bears in 1995, where he finally found a long-term home.{{cite web |url=http://www.collegebaseballdaily.com/2009/08/20/baylor-promotes-mitch-thomposon-to-assistant-head-coach/ |title=BAYLOR PROMOTES MITCH THOMPSON TO ASSISTANT HEAD COACH |date=August 20, 2009 |author=Brian Foley |publisher=Foley Creative, INC. |work=www.collegebaseballdaily.com |access-date=July 19, 2022}} After 15 years on Smith's staff, he was promoted to Assistant head coach. Following the 2013 season, he accepted the head coaching position at McLennan Community College.
On June 15, 2022, Thompson was named the head coach of the Baylor Bears.{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/34096797/former-long-assistant-mitch-thompson-new-baylor-bears-baseball-coach |title=Former longtime assistant Mitch Thompson named new Baylor Bears baseball coach |date=June 15, 2022 |publisher=ESPN Internet Ventures |work=www.espn.com |access-date=July 19, 2022}}
Head coaching record
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = McLennan CC Highlanders
| conference = NTJCAC
| startyear = 2014
| endyear = 2022
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2014
| name = McLennan CC
| overall = 32–27
| conference = 17–15
| confstanding =
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = conference tournament
| season = 2015
| name = McLennan CC
| overall = 41–20
| conference = 19–13
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NJCAA Runner–Up
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = conference
| season = 2016
| name = McLennan CC
| overall = 45–12
| conference = 25–7
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = confboth
| season = 2017
| name = McLennan CC
| overall = 52–13
| conference = 26–6
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NJCAA 3rd Round
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2018
| name = McLennan CC
| overall = 44–15
| conference = 25–7
| confstanding =
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2019
| name = McLennan CC
| overall = 42–17
| conference = 24–8
| confstanding =
| postseason =
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{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2020
| name = McLennan CC
| overall = 19–5
| conference = 5–1
| confstanding =
| postseason = rest of season and post canceled due to CoVid19
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = national
| season = 2021
| name = McLennan CC
| overall = 47–16
| conference = 27–7
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NJCAA National
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = conference tournament
| season = 2022
| name = McLennan CC
| overall = 50–13–1
| conference = 28–4
| confstanding =
| postseason = NJCAA
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = McLennan CCC
| overall = 372–138–1
| confrecord = 196–68
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Baylor Bears
| conference = Big 12 Conference
| startyear = 2023
| endyear =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2023
| name = Baylor
| overall = 20–35
| conference = 6–18
| confstanding = 9th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2024
| name = Baylor
| overall = 22–31
| conference = 10–20
| confstanding = 10th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Baylor
| overall = 42–66
| confrecord = 16–38
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record End
| overall = 42–66
}}
References
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External links
- [https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster/coaches/mitch-thompson/1881 Baylor Bears bio]
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