Mitch Thompson

Last updated
Mitch Thompson
Current position
TitleHead coach
Team Baylor
Conference Big 12
Record20–35
Biographical details
Born56–58
Goodland, Kansas, U.S.
Playing career
1984 Cloud County CC
1985 Bacone
1986–1988 Fort Hays State
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1990 Mississippi State (GA)
1991 Radford (asst.)
1992–1993Mississippi State (H/IF)
1994 Auburn (asst.)
1995–2012 Baylor (asst./AHC)
2013–2022 McLennan
2023–presentBaylor
Head coaching record
Overall20–35 (NCAA DI) 372–138–1 (NJCAA)
TournamentsNCAA: 0–0

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).

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Playing career

Thompson grew up in Goodland, Kansas. [1] He attended Cloud County Community College as a freshman. [2] 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. [3]

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. [4] 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. [5] 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. [6]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Baylor Bears (Big 12 Conference)(2023–present)
2023 Baylor 20–356–189th
Baylor:20–356–18
Total:20–35

      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

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References

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  2. ↑ "Cloud County Baseball 4-Year Transfers". www.cloudtbirds.com. Cloud County Community College. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Baylor Has a New Leader at the Helm of Bears Baseball with the Hiring of Mitch Thompson". www.bcsnn.com. Best College Sports News Network. June 16, 2022. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Mitch Thompson". www.tcdb.com. Trading Card Database LLC. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
  5. ↑ Brian Foley (August 20, 2009). "BAYLOR PROMOTES MITCH THOMPSON TO ASSISTANT HEAD COACH". www.collegebaseballdaily.com. Foley Creative, INC. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Former longtime assistant Mitch Thompson named new Baylor Bears baseball coach". www.espn.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. June 15, 2022. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
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