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- ↑ 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.