Tommy Thomas (baseball coach)
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Tommy Thomas was the head coach of the Valdosta State University baseball team from 1967 to 2007,[1] leading the team to 34 winning seasons. He had a managerial record of 1,328-825-6, and headed the team to the national tournament eight times, Gulf South Conference titles in 1995 and 2002, division titles in 1983, 2001 and 2003 and a Division II national title in 1979. The 1979 national title was the school's first of any kind.[2] He was the first and only Division II coach to reach 1,200 wins.
Major league baseball players Sam Bowen, Jason Bulger and Scott MacRae all played under his tutelage.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Tommy Thomas announces retirement plans".
- ^ Valdosta.edu Archived 2012-04-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Baseball Reference