| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | SIU Edwardsville |
| Conference | Ohio Valley |
| Record | 188–250–1 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | 1977 (age 47–48) |
| Playing career | |
| 1996–1999 | Eastern Illinois |
| Position(s) | Outfielder |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2000–2001 | Liberty (MO) H.S. (asst.) |
| 2002–2007 | Eastern Illinois (asst.) |
| 2009–2016 | Bradley (asst.) |
| 2017–present | SIU Edwardsville |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 188–250–1 |
| Tournaments | NCAA: 0–0 |
Sean Lyons is an American college baseball coach and former outfielder. Lyons is the head coach of the SIU Edwardsville Cougars baseball team.
Thompson attended Eastern Illinois University, where he was a member of the Eastern Illinois Panthers baseball team. Lyons was a first team All-Ohio Valley Conference (OVC selection in 1997 and 1998 while earning second team All-OVC honors as a senior in 1999. He led the team in both hits and doubles all three seasons graduating as the school's career leader in both categories. [1]
Lyons began his coaching career at Liberty High School in Liberty, Missouri. In 2001, he was hired to join the Eastern Illinois coaching staff, where he spent two seasons. In 2008, he was hired to join the staff of the Bradley Braves baseball program.
On June 21, 2016, Lyons was named the head coach of the SIU Edwardsville Cougars baseball team. [2]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SIU Edwardsville Cougars (Ohio Valley Conference)(2017–present) | |||||||||
| 2017 | SIU Edwardsville | 23–29 | 11–19 | 10th | |||||
| 2018 | SIU Edwardsville | 15–37 | 6–24 | 11th | |||||
| 2019 | SIU Edwardsville | 19–32 | 11–19 | 9th | |||||
| 2020 | SIU Edwardsville | 8–7 | 3–0 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | |||||
| 2021 | SIU Edwardsville | 23–27 | 13–17 | T-9th | |||||
| 2022 | SIU Edwardsville | 27–28 | 12–12 | 5th | Ohio Valley Tournament | ||||
| 2023 | SIU Edwardsville | 26–28 | 9–15 | 7th | Ohio Valley Tournament | ||||
| 2024 | SIU Edwardsville | 21–34–1 | 12–15 | 7th | Ohio Valley Tournament | ||||
| 2025 | SIU Edwardsville | 26–28 | 18–8 | 2nd | Ohio Valley Tournament | ||||
| SIU Edwardsville: | 188–250–1 | 95–129 | |||||||
| Total: | 188–250–1 | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion | |||||||||