A native of Jay, Maine, Edwin Thompson, a former Division I and professional baseball player, most recently served as associate head baseball coach and recruiting coordinator at the University of Maine–Farmington. Thompson played baseball at Division I Howard University and the University of Maryland before playing his final two years of college baseball at Webber University, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration. Thompson also had a two-year professional playing career with the Bangor Lumberjacks, an independent minor league team.
“We had an outstanding group of finalists with a wealth of baseball playing and coaching experience among them. Edwin came across as the perfect fit for Bates and the baseball program,” said Bates Director of Athletics McHugh. “In addition to the high baseball IQ he possesses, we are also excited about the leadership, energy and enthusiasm that Edwin will bring to the program.”
“I’m thankful for the chance to coach at Bates and in my hometown area of Maine, and I’m very excited about the trajectory of this program,” said Thompson. “We’ll be a team that you’ll want to come out and see play. We’re going to do all the little things to win baseball games, and we’re going to play with passion.”
Thompson was also head boys’ varsity basketball coach at Jay High School in 2007-08, meanwhile running his own baseball summer camp in Jay.
