Edwin Thompson is an American baseball coach and former outfielder, who is the current head baseball coach of the Georgetown Hoyas. He played college baseball at Howard, Maryland and Webber International. He then served as the head coach of the Bates Bobcats (2009–2010) and Eastern Kentucky Colonels (2016–2020).
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Georgetown |
| Conference | Big East |
| Record | 103–95 (.520) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | June 2, 1980 Fairfax, Virginia, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1999 | Howard |
| 2000 | Maryland |
| 2001–2002 | Webber International |
| 2003 | Bangor Lumberjacks |
| Position(s) | Outfielder |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2005–2008 | UMaine Farmington (asst.) |
| 2009–2010 | Bates |
| 2011–2012 | Duke (asst.) |
| 2013–2015 | Georgia State (asst.) |
| 2016–2020 | Eastern Kentucky |
| 2021–present | Georgetown |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 262–251 (.511) |
| Tournaments | OVC: 5–4 (.556) Big East: 3–6 (.333) NCAA: 0–0 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
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Playing career
editThompson attended Jay High School in Jay, Maine. Thompson then committed to Howard University, where he was a member of the Howard Bison baseball team. After two seasons at Howard, he transferred to Maryland where he played baseball for a season, before transferring again to play at Webber International University.
Coaching career
editOn July 23, 2008, Thompson was named the head coach of the Bates Bobcats baseball team.[1] After leading the Bobcats to 11–22 and 25–11 during the 2009 and 2010 seasons respectively, Thompson signed to take an assistant coaching position with the Duke Blue Devils baseball team.[2] After two seasons at Duke, Thompson became the top assistant for the Georgia State Panthers baseball program.
In July 2015, Thompson was named the head coach of the Eastern Kentucky Colonels baseball team.[3] He resigned in September 2020 and accepted a position as head coach at Georgetown University. [4]
Head coaching record
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bates Bobcats (New England Small College Athletic Conference) (2009–2010) | |||||||||
| 2009 | Bates | 12–22 | 3–9 | 4th (East) | |||||
| 2010 | Bates | 25–11 | 6–6 | T-2nd | |||||
| Bates: | 37–33 (.529) | 9–15 (.375) | |||||||
| Eastern Kentucky Colonels (Ohio Valley Conference) (2016–2020) | |||||||||
| 2016 | Eastern Kentucky | 24–31 | 13–17 | 8th | |||||
| 2017 | Eastern Kentucky | 24–32 | 10–20 | 11th | |||||
| 2018 | Eastern Kentucky | 30–31 | 15–15 | 6th | Ohio Valley Tournament | ||||
| 2019 | Eastern Kentucky | 32–27 | 16–14 | T-5th | Ohio Valley Tournament | ||||
| 2020 | Eastern Kentucky | 12–2 | 0–0 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | |||||
| Eastern Kentucky: | 122–123 (.498) | 63–47 (.573) | |||||||
| Georgetown Hoyas (Big East Conference) (2021–present) | |||||||||
| 2021 | Georgetown | 6–25 | 6–19 | 8th | |||||
| 2022 | Georgetown | 32–24 | 10–10 | 4th | Big East Tournament | ||||
| 2023 | Georgetown | 29–25 | 10–10 | 4th | Big East Tournament | ||||
| 2024 | Georgetown | 36–21 | 13–7 | 3rd | Big East Tournament | ||||
| Georgetown: | 103–95 (.520) | 39–46 (.459) | |||||||
| Total: | 262–251 (.511) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Thompson named head baseball coach at Bates". www.gobatesbobcats.com. Bates College. July 23, 2008. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
- ^ "Baseball coach Thompson accepts position at Duke". www.gobatesbobcats.com. Bates College. September 6, 2010. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
- ^ "Edwin Thompson To Lead EKU Baseball Program". www.maroon-national.com. WordPress. July 2, 2015. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
- ^ "EKU Baseball Head Coach Edwin Thompson Resigns". Eastern Kentucky University Athletics. Retrieved 2020-09-10.
External links
edit- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Eastern Kentucky Colonels bio