Tom Thompson enters his 11th season as FGCU’s assistant softball coach with more than 15 years of coaching knowledge and a wealth of experience.

Thompson works primarily with the Eagles’ pitching staff and has helped the Eagles amass an overall record of 415-181-2 in 10 years.

Most recently, Thompson aided in the development of current senior Shelby Morgan.  Morgan was recognized as an NFCA All-South Regional Second Team member and was named the Atlantic Sun Pitcher of the Year during her rookie campaign.  She was named MVP of the 2012 Atlantic Sun Tournament after guiding the Eagles to the conference championship and tossed a complete-game in the team’s win over Florida in the NCAA Tournament.

Under Thompson’s guidance, Catherine McDaniel earned an A-Sun All-Conference second team nod after going 9-1 in conference play. McDaniel also earned All-South Region first team honors after posting a 22-1 record in 2009.

Thompson developed two 29-game winners (Dana Frantz and Rachael Edinger) in 2007, which led to the fifth lowest ERA in the country at 1.11. Under Thompson’s direction, Edinger was named the 2006 Division II Independent Collegiate Athletic Association (ICAA) Pitcher of the Year. Edinger also holds the program’s record for career wins with 75 and shutouts (29) while holding FGCU’s second-best career ERA at 1.29.

Prior to joining the staff at FGCU, Thompson spent eight years as the assistant softball coach at Lely High School in Naples under coach David Deiros. In addition, Thompson was also the head coach of the Tropic Wave U16 and U18 travel softball teams from 1996 to 2003.

He graduated from the University of Evansville with a Bachelor of Science degree in management. While at Evansville, he also played on the golf team.
Thompson and his wife Beth reside in Naples, Fla. They have two daughters, Jennifer of Naples and Betsy of Charlotte, N.C.