Edwin Thompson


Edwin Thompson is an American college baseball coach and former outfielder. Thompson is the head coach of the Eastern Kentucky Colonels baseball team.

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.

Head coaching record