Thomas Anthony Riginos (born April 5, 1968) is an American baseball coach and former player, who is the former head baseball coach of the Winthrop Eagles.[1][2] He played college baseball at Stetson University for coach Pete Dunn from 1987 to 1990.
 Riginos with the Chatham A's in 1988 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 5, 1968 Tampa, Florida, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1987–1990 | Stetson |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1992–1993 | Eastern Kentucky (assistant) |
| 1994–2002 | Stetson (assistant) |
| 2003–2010 | Clemson (assistant) |
| 2011–2024 | Winthrop |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 348–377–1 |
| Tournaments | Big South: 13–15 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Big South (2017) | |
Playing career
editRiginos played at Stetson, earning four letters and serving as team captain in his senior season of 1990. He stole 61 bases in his college career and helped lead the team to three conference titles and three NCAA Regionals. In 1988, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Chatham A's of the Cape Cod Baseball League, where he was a teammate of Baseball Hall of Famer Jeff Bagwell.[3][4]
Early coaching career
editRiginos spent the 1991 season as an assistant at Countryside High School before earning an assistant coaching position at Eastern Kentucky. While working with the Colonel's hitters and outfielders, he earned a master's degree in Physical Education/Sports Administration. He then worked at Stetson as an assistant and recruiting coordinator. In his time with the Hatters under Pete Dunn, he recruited six future All-Americans and ten Freshman All-Americans.[1]
Clemson and Winthrop
editIn 2003, Riginos was hired as an assistant to Jack Leggett at Clemson.[5] He again served as hitting coach and later added recruiting coordinator duties. Each of his recruiting classes with the Tigers was ranked highly by Collegiate Baseball, and Clemson's batting average routinely topped .300. The Tigers also ranked highly in home runs and several other offensive categories in Riginos' tenure, and advanced to a pair of College World Series, five Super Regionals, and seven NCAA Regionals in his eight seasons. He was hired as head coach at Winthrop after the 2010 CWS run, and has seen three players sign professional contracts, including a pair of draft picks.[1][6]
On May 20, 2024, Winthrop announced that Riginos' contract will not be renewed after 14 seasons.[7]
Head coaching record
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winthrop Eagles (Big South Conference) (2011–2024) | |||||||||
| 2011 | Winthrop | 27–30 | 15–12 | 4th (10) | Big South Tournament | ||||
| 2012 | Winthrop | 17–35 | 9–14 | 10th (11) | |||||
| 2013 | Winthrop | 21–33 | 8–15 | 5th (South) (6) | |||||
| 2014 | Winthrop | 27–33 | 14–13 | 1st (South) (6) | Big South Tournament | ||||
| 2015 | Winthrop | 40–19 | 16–8 | t-3rd | Big South Tournament | ||||
| 2016 | Winthrop | 28–27 | 12–12 | t-4th | Big South Tournament | ||||
| 2017 | Winthrop | 34–24 | 17–7 | 1st | Big South Tournament | ||||
| 2018 | Winthrop | 25–31 | 15–12 | 4th | Big South Tournament | ||||
| 2019 | Winthrop | 34–23 | 18–9 | 3rd | Big South Tournament | ||||
| 2020 | Winthrop | 11–4 | 0–0 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | |||||
| 2021 | Winthrop | 19–27 | 16–21 | 7th | |||||
| 2022 | Winthrop | 18–34 | 11–13 | T-6th | |||||
| 2023 | Winthrop | 28–28 | 15–12 | T-3rd | Big South Tournament | ||||
| 2024 | Winthrop | 19–29–1 | 8–15 | 8th | |||||
| Winthrop: | 348–377–1 | 166–148 | |||||||
| Total: | 348–377–1 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
edit- ^ a b c "2012 Baseball Coaching Staff". Winthrop Eagles. Retrieved January 16, 2014.
- ^ Donald J. Boyles (July 30, 2010). "Winthrop Hires Clemson's Tom Riginos As New Head Baseball Coach". College Baseball Daily. Retrieved January 16, 2014.
- ^ "Local Cape League teams filling rosters". The Cape Cod Chronicle. Chatham, MA. April 28, 1988. p. 38.
- ^ Bulkley, Nat (July 14, 1988). "New faces, tight games mark A's comeback". The Cape Cod Chronicle. Chatham, MA. p. 41.
- ^ "Tom Riginos Named Baseball Assistant Head Coach". Clemson Tigers. July 17, 2002. Retrieved January 16, 2014.
- ^ "Winthrop hires Clemson assistant as baseball coach". WPDE. July 30, 2010. Retrieved January 16, 2014.
- ^ "Riginos Contract Will Not Be Renewed" (Press release). Winthrop Eagles. May 20, 2024. Retrieved May 21, 2024.