BREAKING: Tim Hudson stepping down from Auburn baseball
Auburn baseball's coaching staff will go through some changes this offseason.
Per sources, Auburn alum and 17-year MLB veteran Tim Hudson will be leaving his role as a volunteer assistant. The move has not yet been confirmed by the team.
Hudson, a member of the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame and the Atlanta Braves Hall of Fame, just finished his 3rd season as a volunteer assistant, where he coached the pitching staff and developed 8 MLB Draft picks, including day one picks RHP Blake Burkhalter (2022 - 2C) and RHP Tanner Burns (2020 - CB-A). Prior to coaching at Auburn, he spent 17 years in Major League Baseball, with the Athletics, Braves, and Giants, where he won a World Series and was a four-time MLB All-Star.
Sources indicate that the likely replacement for Hudson is Daron Schoenrock. He coached with Butch Thompson at Mississippi State and just finished an 18-year stint as head coach at Memphis, where he collected 437 wins and was the 2013 Conference USA Coach of the Year.
It is believed that Hudson will be joining the staff of local private Lee-Scott Academy; his son recently transferred there for his senior year.
Hudson was part of a coaching staff that helped lead the Tigers to the staff's first win in Omaha during the College World Series this season, and mentored eight MLB Draftees over his three years in the dugout.
UPDATE (8/1/2022): Auburn University has confirmed the coaching changes via press release.
Hudson: "Auburn University has been special to my family and I for nearly three decades, and I couldn't thank Butch and his staff more for the opportunity to give back to the program during the last three seasons," Hudson said. "Being able to help lead these young men back to Omaha was something I will cherish forever.
"We have two daughters attending Auburn this fall, and our son will be a senior in high school. It is time for me to devote my time and energy to my family during this important and busy season of their lives," Hudson added. "Auburn baseball is in great hands, and I look forward to cheering them on from Plainsman Park. War Eagle!"
Thompson, on Hudson: "The whole college baseball world recognizes Tim's enhanced legacy as our pitching coach the last three seasons," Thompson said. "At the end of the day, he earned his Auburn degree and helped lead our program back to the College World Series. No student-athlete has given more back to their university, and Tim's desire to work hard every day is an amazing example to respect and strive for."
Thompson, on adding Schoenrock: "I could not be more excited to welcome my college pitching coach to our staff at Auburn," Thompson said. "Daron and his wife Carol have impacted so many along their baseball journey. He is an elite teacher with an incredible track record. Our pitchers will be cared for and developed at the highest rate possible in college baseball."
Schoenrock: "It is a tremendous honor to join Coach Thompson and the entire Auburn baseball family," Schoenrock said. "The culture he has built, the staff he has assembled, and the success they have achieved are second to none. I can't wait to build upon the outstanding groundwork that has been established for Auburn Tiger pitching by Coach Thompson and Coach Hudson. War Eagle!"
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