Butch Thompson wins coach of the yr award after main the Tigers again to the postseason.
The 2025 season was an amazing turnaround for the Auburn Tigers baseball after a disappointing 2024 season. Auburn posted a 41-20 document and ended the season within the Tremendous Regional versus eventual nationwide runners-up Coastal Carolina. That kind of season has resulted in head coach Butch Thompson being honored. On Tuesday, Thompson was named the Southeast Area Coach of the Yr by the American Baseball Coaches Affiliation.
Thompson is the primary Auburn coach to guide the Tigers to 4 area championships. He did so in 2018, 2019, and 2022 earlier than this previous season. It was the primary time in Auburn baseball historical past that the varsity hosted a Tremendous Regional. Sadly, the Tigers couldn’t get previous the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers. Coastal Carolina misplaced within the 2025 Faculty Baseball World Sequence Ultimate to the LSU Tigers.
The SEC was robust as at all times, and the Tigers held their very own, going 17-13. That document earned the Tigers a sixth-place end in the most effective convention in faculty baseball. Auburn earned the No. 4 seed within the NCAA Faculty Baseball Event and completed ranked No. 13 within the USA TODAY Coaches Ballot. All of that additionally resulted in six Auburn gamers making the All-SEC Staff.
On the statistical facet of issues, the Tigers completed third within the SEC with a batting common of .304. It was a historic season for Thompson, successful his three hundredth recreation as the top coach of the Tigers. In his ten seasons, he has posted a document of 324-232-1 with six postseason appearances. With the success of the 2025 season, the 2026 season ought to carry numerous pleasure with Thompson main this system for an 11th season.
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