Oct. 22, 2015

 

Thompson Takes over Program at Auburn

 

Butch Thompson has returned to Auburn as its new head coach.

 

Thompson was an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for the Tigers from 2006-08.

 

For the past seven years, he was associate head coach and pitching coach at Mississippi State. He was named National Assistant Coach of the Year in 2014. Thompson helped the Bulldogs reach four NCAA Regionals, a pair of Super Regionals and one trip to the College World Series, finishing as national runner-up in 2013.

 

A native of Amory, Miss., Thompson attended Itawamba Community College in Mississippi. He moved to Birmingham Southern and earned a bachelor’s degree in history in 1992. Thompson received a master’s degree in sports administration at UAB in 1996.

 

Thompson has been an assistant at Huntingdon, Birmingham Southern, Georgia, Auburn and Mississippi State. He has made seven trips to the College World Series, won nine conference titles and reached 14 NCAA Regionals. Thompson worked under three National Coach of the Year honorees.