Tommy Thomas (college)

Tommy Thomas

• School Valdosta State College

Biographical Information

Tommy Thomas was head baseball coach at Valdosta State University from 1968 to 2007 and led the team to the 1979 Division II College World Series championship, one of seven times he took the school to the Division II World Series. He was 1,328-825-6, the first NCAA Division II coach to 1,200 wins and 1,300 wins. Through 2009, no one else has even reached the 1,200 level. In 2016, he was inducted into the College Baseball Hall of Fame.

Year-by-Year Coaching Record

Year	School	Overall Record	Conference Record	Notes
1968	Valdosta State College	15-9
1969	Valdosta State College	27-10		NAIA District Tournaments / NAIA Area Tournaments
1970	Valdosta State College	25-16		NAIA District Tournaments / NAIA Area Tournaments
1971	Valdosta State College	24-18		NAIA District Tournaments / NAIA Area Tournaments
1972	Valdosta State College	28-15	7-1	NAIA District Tournaments / NAIA Area Tournaments
1973	Valdosta State College	43-14		NAIA District Tournaments / NAIA Area Tournaments / NAIA CWS
1974	Valdosta State College	38-13	16-2	Division II Regionals / Division II CWS
1975	Valdosta State College	36-17	14-4	Division II Regionals
1976	Valdosta State College	28-25
1977	Valdosta State College	47-16		Division II Regionals / Division II CWS
1978	Valdosta State College	39-20	9-3	Division II Regionals / Division II CWS
1979	Valdosta State College	47-14	8-4	Division II Regionals / Division II CWS
1980	Valdosta State College	45-11	10-2	Division II Regionals
1981	Valdosta State College	39-19	9-3	Division II Regionals
1982	Valdosta State College	49-22	8-1	Division II Regionals
1983	Valdosta State College	45-14-1	10-2-1	Division II Regionals / Division II CWS
1984	Valdosta State College	33-23-1	1-5	Gulf South
1985	Valdosta State College	47-21	3-1	Gulf South / Division II Regionals / Division II CWS
1986	Valdosta State College	43-17	2-1	Gulf South / Division II Regionals
1987	Valdosta State College	34-20	8-8	Division II Regionals
1988	Valdosta State College	26-26	3-10
1989	Valdosta State College	22-31	8-6
1990	Valdosta State College	18-31	2-10
1991	Valdosta State College	21-23	3-7
1992	Valdosta State College	29-25	8-9	Gulf South / Division II Regionals
1993	Valdosta State College	30-20	12-6	Gulf South / Division II Regionals
1994	Valdosta State University	25-25	9-9	Gulf South
1995	Valdosta State University	41-22	14-9	Gulf South / Division II Regionals / Division II CWS
1996	Valdosta State University	29-22	11-9
1997	Valdosta State University	33-23	14-7	Gulf South
1998	Valdosta State University	31-19	6-14
1999	Valdosta State University	24-31	9-12
2000	Valdosta State University	28-25	10-10
2001	Valdosta State University	35-22	16-5	Gulf South
2002	Valdosta State University	41-20	12-9	Gulf South / Division II Regionals
2003	Valdosta State University	37-18	14-7	Gulf South
2004	Valdosta State University	33-26	14-7	Gulf South
2005	Valdosta State University	25-25	10-10
2006	Valdosta State University	22-27	8-13
2007	Valdosta State University	27-30	8-10	Gulf South