Tommy Thomas was the head coach of the Valdosta State University

Valdosta State University

Valdosta State University, also referred to as VSU, or Valdosta State, is an American public university and is one of the two regional universities in the University System of Georgia. Valdosta State is located on a campus at the heart of the city of Valdosta...

 baseball team from 1967 to 2007, leading the team to 34 winning seasons. He had a managerial record of 1,328-825-6, and headed the team to the national tournament eight times, Gulf South Conference

Gulf South Conference

The Gulf South Conference is a College Athletic Conference which operates in the southeastern United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division II.-History:...

 titles in 1995 and 2002, division titles in 1983, 2001 and 2003 and a Division II title in 1979. The 1979 national title was the school's first of any kind. He was the first and only Division II coach to reach 1,200 wins.

Major league baseball players Sam Bowen

Sam Bowen

Samuel Thomas Bowen is a former outfielder in Major League Baseball who played between 1977 and 1980 for the Boston Red Sox. He batted and threw right-handed...

, Jason Bulger

Jason Bulger

Jason Patrick Bulger is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball. Bulger played collegiate baseball at Valdosta State University....

 and Scott MacRae

Scott MacRae

Scott Patrick MacRae is an American Major League Baseball player who played with the Cincinnati Reds from 7/24/2001 to 10/6/2001...

all played under his tutelage.