Thomas University Men's Baseball

Tom Fleenor enters his eigth season at Thomas University in 2027, and his 34th year overall coaching in the college ranks. He carries an overall record of 539-418 (.563) going into the season with 147 wins in his TU career. In the 2026 season Fleenor led Thomas to their highest ever regular season finish in program history with a 3rd place regular season finish. On March 22nd, 2025 Fleenor earned his 500th career win against Middle Georgia State University with a 5-4 walk off win to sweep the conference series against the Knights.  Fleenor came to Thomasville after a successful six-year stint at NCAA DII Lenoir-Rhyne University. He won more games in his first five years than any baseball coach in LR history. In 2016, the Bears collected 33 wins, which was the second highest total for a single season, and only the fifth time the LR program had reached the 30-win plateau. Eight players signed professional contracts in Fleenor’s tenure at Lenoir-Rhyne, six of those taken in the MLB draft. Fleenor got his first head coaching position at USC Sumter in 2007 where he started the junior college program. He finished his time there with a 242-103 record, which included two Region 10 Championships and Coach of the Year honors in 2009 and 2011. The 2009 team would finish with a 52-11 record and a final ranking of No. 3 in the nation. His USC Sumter teams averaged 42 wins a year and never won less than 37 games in a single season.  Prior to his head coaching career, Fleenor served as an assistant at Cleveland State Community College, Ole Miss, Rollins and USC Upstate. He also managed for 10 summers in various wood bat collegiate leagues. Those stops included the Northwoods League, Coastal Plain League and New York Collegiate League. His Rochester Honkers captured the Northwoods League title in 1999.  Fleenor has coached 125 players that have been drafted professionally, with 17 reaching the Major League level, including 2025 World Series Champion Justin Dean. A 1993 graduate of Tennessee Wesleyan, Fleenor was an infielder for the Bulldogs. He was inducted into their Athletics Hall of Fame in 2010. Fleenor resides in Thomasville with his wife Laura and two dogs Blaze and Stella.

a { text-decoration: none; color: #464feb; } tr th, tr td { border: 1px solid #e6e6e6; } tr th { background-color: #f5f5f5; } Drew enters his third season at Thomas University in the 2026-2027 academic year and his fifth year coaching baseball overall. Drew began his coaching career in 2022 at Swain County High School, where he spent one season helping develop student-athletes and building a strong foundation in coaching. In 2023, he joined North Arkansas College as Pitching Coach, helping guide the program to a 35-18 record. Along with overseeing the pitching staff, he assisted with recruiting, practice planning, and player development. Drew joined Thomas University as a Graduate Assistant during the 2024-2025 academic year, contributing to the development of the Night Hawks' pitching staff while gaining valuable collegiate coaching experience. Prior to the 2025-2026 season, he was elevated to Head JV Coach and Assistant Coach, expanding his role within the program and taking on additional responsibilities in player development and on-field instruction.