Tom Riginos

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Tom Riginos
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Riginos with the Chatham A's in 1988
Biographical details
Born (1968-04-05) April 5, 1968 (age 56)
Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Playing career
1987–1990 Stetson
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1992–1993 Eastern Kentucky (assistant)
1994–2002 Stetson (assistant)
2003–2010 Clemson (assistant)
2011–2024 Winthrop
Head coaching record
Overall348–377–1
TournamentsBig South: 13–15
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Big South (2017)

Thomas Anthony Riginos (born April 5, 1968) is an American baseball coach and former player, who is the former head baseball coach of the Winthrop Eagles. [1] [2] He played college baseball at Stetson University for coach Pete Dunn from 1987 to 1990.

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Playing career

Riginos played at Stetson, earning four letters and serving as team captain in his senior season of 1990. He stole 61 bases in his college career and helped lead the team to three conference titles and three NCAA Regionals. In 1988, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Chatham A's of the Cape Cod Baseball League, where he was a teammate of Baseball Hall of Famer Jeff Bagwell. [3] [4]

Early coaching career

Riginos spent the 1991 season as an assistant at Countryside High School before earning an assistant coaching position at Eastern Kentucky. While working with the Colonel's hitters and outfielders, he earned a master's degree in Physical Education/Sports Administration. He then worked at Stetson as an assistant and recruiting coordinator. In his time with the Hatters under Pete Dunn, he recruited six future All-Americans and ten Freshman All-Americans. [1]

Clemson and Winthrop

In 2003, Riginos was hired as an assistant to Jack Leggett at Clemson. [5] He again served as hitting coach and later added recruiting coordinator duties. Each of his recruiting classes with the Tigers was ranked highly by Collegiate Baseball, and Clemson's batting average routinely topped .300. The Tigers also ranked highly in home runs and several other offensive categories in Riginos' tenure, and advanced to a pair of College World Series, five Super Regionals, and seven NCAA Regionals in his eight seasons. He was hired as head coach at Winthrop after the 2010 CWS run, and has seen three players sign professional contracts, including a pair of draft picks. [1] [6]

On May 20, 2024, Winthrop announced that Riginos' contract will not be renewed after 14 seasons. [7]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Winthrop Eagles (Big South Conference)(2011–2024)
2011 Winthrop 27–3015–124th (10) Big South Tournament
2012 Winthrop 17–359–1410th (11)
2013 Winthrop 21–338–155th (South) (6)
2014 Winthrop 27–3314–131st (South) (6) Big South Tournament
2015 Winthrop 40–1916–8t-3rd Big South Tournament
2016 Winthrop 28–2712–12t-4th Big South Tournament
2017 Winthrop 34–2417–71st Big South Tournament
2018 Winthrop 25–3115–124th Big South Tournament
2019 Winthrop 34–2318–93rd Big South Tournament
2020 Winthrop 11–40–0Season canceled due to COVID-19
2021 Winthrop 19–2716–217th
2022 Winthrop 18–3411–13T-6th
2023 Winthrop 28–2815–12T-3rd Big South Tournament
2024 Winthrop 19–29–18–158th
Winthrop:348–377–1166–148
Total:348–377–1

      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

  1. 1 2 3 "2012 Baseball Coaching Staff". Winthrop Eagles. Retrieved January 16, 2014.
  2. ↑ Donald J. Boyles (July 30, 2010). "Winthrop Hires Clemson's Tom Riginos As New Head Baseball Coach". College Baseball Daily. Retrieved January 16, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Local Cape League teams filling rosters". The Cape Cod Chronicle. Chatham, MA. April 28, 1988. p. 38.
  4. ↑ Bulkley, Nat (July 14, 1988). "New faces, tight games mark A's comeback". The Cape Cod Chronicle. Chatham, MA. p. 41.
  5. ↑ "Tom Riginos Named Baseball Assistant Head Coach". Clemson Tigers. July 17, 2002. Retrieved January 16, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Winthrop hires Clemson assistant as baseball coach". WPDE. July 30, 2010. Retrieved January 16, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Riginos Contract Will Not Be Renewed" (Press release). Winthrop Eagles. May 20, 2024. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
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