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Edwin Thompson
Current position
Title Head coach
Team Georgetown
Conference Big East
Record 38–49
Biographical details
Born (1980-06-02) June 2, 1980 (age 43)
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 197–205
Tournaments OVC: 5–4
Big East: 0–2
NCAA: 0–0
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
  • Big East Coach of the Year (2022)


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).

Playing career

Thompson 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

On July 23, 2008, Thompson was named the head coach of the Bates Bobcats baseball team. 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. 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. He resigned in September 2020 and accepted a position as head coach at Georgetown University.

Head coaching record

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 9–15
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 63–47
Georgetown Hoyas (Big East Conference) (2021–present)
2021 Georgetown 6–25 6–19 8th
2022 Georgetown 32–24 10–10 4th Big East Tournament
Georgetown: 38–49 16–39
Total: 197–205

      National champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference tournament champion
      Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference division champion

See also

  • List of current NCAA Division I baseball coaches
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