| Mitch Thompson | |
| Current Title: | Head coach |
| Current Team: | Baylor |
| Current Conference: | Big 12 |
| Current Record: | 42–66 |
| Birth Place: | Goodland, Kansas, U.S. |
| Player Years1: | 1984 |
| Player Team1: | Cloud County CC |
| Player Years2: | 1985 |
| Player Team2: | Bacone |
| Player Years3: | 1986–1988 |
| Player Team3: | Fort Hays State |
| Coach Years1: | 1990 |
| Coach Team1: | Mississippi State (GA) |
| Coach Years2: | 1991 |
| Coach Team2: | Radford (asst.) |
| Coach Years3: | 1992–1993 |
| Coach Team3: | Mississippi State (H/IF) |
| Coach Years4: | 1994 |
| Coach Team4: | Auburn (asst.) |
| Coach Years5: | 1995–2012 |
| Coach Team5: | Baylor (asst./AHC) |
| Coach Years6: | 2013–2022 |
| Coach Team6: | McLennan |
| Coach Years7: | 2023–present |
| Coach Team7: | Baylor |
| Overall Record: | 42–66 (NCAA DI) 372–138–1 (NJCAA) |
| Tournament Record: | NCAA: 0–0 |
| Championships: | NJCAA National (2021)4x Region 5 Tournament (15,17,21–22)3x NTJCAC Regular Season (16–17,21) |
Mitch Thompson is a baseball coach and former player, who is the current head baseball coach of the Baylor Bears. He played college baseball at Cloud County Community College in 1984, transferring to Bacone College in 1985, before ultimately transferring to Fort Hays State where he played from 1986 to 1988. He served as the head coach of the McLennan Highlanders (2013–2022).
Thompson grew up in Goodland, Kansas.[1] He attended Cloud County Community College as a freshman.[2] He would transfer to Bacone College for the 1985 season. Thompson made his final transfer to Fort Hays State University, where he was a two-time Academic All-American and a 1988 team captain.[3]
Thompson began his coaching career as a graduate assistant for the Mississippi State Bulldogs. He moved to Virginia in 1991, working as a paid assistant for the Radford Highlanders. He returned to Mississippi State for the 1992 and 1993 seasons.[4] He would also join the Auburn Tigers for a season in 1994.
Thompson joined Steve Smith's staff as the hitting coach of the Baylor Bears in 1995, where he finally found a long-term home.[5] After 15 years on Smith's staff, he was promoted to Assistant head coach. Following the 2013 season, he accepted the head coaching position at McLennan Community College.
On June 15, 2022, Thompson was named the head coach of the Baylor Bears.[6]