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er at numerous base ball coaching clinics throughout America. He received a bache lor's degree in history at BSC in 1992 and completed a master's degree in sports admin istration at the University of Alabama Birmingham in 1996. He is married to the former Robin Ashe of Birmingham, and they have three daughters - Anna, Olivia and_ Madelyn Gail. Tickets to the ECCC First Pitch Dinner are $25 for adults and $15 for children age 12 and under. For more informa tion, contact Coach Neal Holliman, 601 635-637 4 or call toll free, 877-462-3222, ext. 374. His e-mail address is nholliman@eccc.edu.

Bfrmingham Southern as a top assistant the following season and began a four-year run during the most suc cessful span in BSC baseball history. In 2002, Thompson joined the South e astern Conference baseball coaching fraternity, beginning a four-year term as pitching coach and recruiting coordi nator at the University of Georgia. Following the 2005 campaign, he contin ued his SEC affiliation at Auburn, serving as pitching coach and recruiting coordinator. Thompson, honored as the 2006 Fellowship of Christian Athletes SEC Coach of the Year, has shared his expert to ise as a featured speak

tive Southern States Conference champi onships and in 1995 coached BSC to its first NAIA World Series berth. Thompson left BSC briefly to serve as head baseball coach at J efferson State Community College in Birmingham in 1997. While at Jefferson State, he was honored as the Regional Tournament Coach of the Year, the ABCA Alabama Junior College Coach of the Year and Southeast Region Coach of the Year after guiding JSCC to a 39-21 record, the AJCAA Region i2 State Championship and a third-place finish in the NJCAA Division

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