Mitch Thompson

Mitch Thompson
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamBaylor
ConferenceBig 12
Record42–66
Biographical details
Born1965 or 1966 (age 58–59)[1]
Goodland, Kansas, U.S.
Playing career
1984Cloud County CC
1985Bacone
1986–1988Fort Hays State
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1990Mississippi State (GA)
1991Radford (asst.)
1992–1993Mississippi State (H/IF)
1994Auburn (asst.)
1995–2012Baylor (asst./AHC)
2013–2022McLennan
2023–presentBaylor
Head coaching record
Overall42–66 (NCAA DI) 372–138–1 (NJCAA)
TournamentsNCAA: 0–0
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
NJCAA National (2021)

4x Region 5 Tournament (15,17,21–22)

3x NTJCAC Regular Season (16–17,21)

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.[2] He attended Cloud County Community College as a freshman.[3] 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.[4]

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.[5] 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.[6] 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.[7]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
McLennan CC Highlanders (NTJCAC) (2014–2022)
2014 McLennan CC 32–27 17–15
2015 McLennan CC 41–20 19–13 1st NJCAA Runner–Up
2016 McLennan CC 45–12 25–7 1st
2017 McLennan CC 52–13 26–6 1st NJCAA 3rd Round
2018 McLennan CC 44–15 25–7
2019 McLennan CC 42–17 24–8
2020 McLennan CC 19–5 5–1 rest of season and post canceled due to CoVid19
2021 McLennan CC 47–16 27–7 1st NJCAA National
2022 McLennan CC 50–13–1 28–4 NJCAA
McLennan CCC: 372–138–1 196–68
Baylor Bears (Big 12 Conference) (2023–present)
2023 Baylor 20–35 6–18 9th
2024 Baylor 22–31 10–20 10th
Baylor: 42–66 16–38
Total: 42–66

      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

References

  1. ^ Caraway, Levi (15 June 2022). "Report: Baylor to Hire Mitch Thompson as Next Head Baseball Coach". SicEm365. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
  2. ^ Lou Pavlovich Jr. (June 2, 2019). "Dads Are Amazing, Powerful Force In Baseball". www.baseballnews.com. Collegiate Baseball Newspaper, Inc. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  3. ^ "Cloud County Baseball 4-Year Transfers". www.cloudtbirds.com. Cloud County Community College. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Mitch Thompson". www.tcdb.com. Trading Card Database LLC. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
  6. ^ Brian Foley (August 20, 2009). "BAYLOR PROMOTES MITCH THOMPSON TO ASSISTANT HEAD COACH". www.collegebaseballdaily.com. Foley Creative, INC. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
  7. ^ "Former longtime assistant Mitch Thompson named new Baylor Bears baseball coach". www.espn.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. June 15, 2022. Retrieved July 19, 2022.