Thomas Anthony Riginos (born April 5, 1968) is an American

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coach and former player, who is the current head baseball coach of the

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. He played

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for coach

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from 1987 to 1990.

Playing career

Riginos played at

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, 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

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with the

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of the

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, where he was a teammate of

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Early coaching career

Riginos spent the 1991 season as an assistant at

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. 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

, he recruited six future

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and ten Freshman All-Americans.

Clemson and Winthrop

In 2003, Riginos was hired as an assistant to

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at Clemson. He again served as hitting coach and later added recruiting coordinator duties. Each of his recruiting classes with the Tigers was ranked highly by

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, 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

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, 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.

Head coaching record

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