A former Clemson assistant coach is no longer the head coach of this Big South program following a very long tenure.

Winthrop is parting ways with Tom Riginos, per Kendall Rogers of D1Baseball.

The Eagles posted a 19-29-1 record this season – its 14th season under Riginos, who was hired as the third head coach in the program’s history in August 2010.

Entering the 2024 season, Riginos compiled an overall record of 329-348 and 168-150 in the Big South, becoming the fourth winningest coach in Big South history.

Prior to joining the Eagles, Riginos spent eight seasons on the Clemson baseball staff under head coach Jack Leggett. He spent his final three seasons with the Tigers as the associate head coach/recruiting coordinator, and was an assistant head coach from 2003-07.

During his time as the recruiting coordinator at Clemson, Riginos brought in consecutive top-20 recruiting classes. The 2009 class was ranked ninth by Collegiate Baseball, while the 2010 recruiting class ranked 29th nationally by Baseball America.

Before heading to Clemson, Riginos spent nine seasons (1994-02) with head coach Pete Dunn as an assistant coach at his alma mater, Stetson University. He recruited eight classes for the Hatters program that garnered national recognition. Riginos also recruited six All-Americans and 10 Freshman All-Americans during his time at Stetson.

A four-year letter winner for the Hatters as a player from 1987-90, Riginos began his collegiate coaching career as the top assistant and graduate assistant coach for two seasons at Eastern Kentucky under head coach Jim Ward. Riginos was in charge of the hitters and outfielders for the Colonels, and helped coach the team to a second-place league finish during the 1992 season.