Darin R. Thomas is an American

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coach and former

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. He served as the head coach of the

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(2008–2022).

Playing career

Thomas attended

Seward County Community College Seward County Community College (SCCC) is a public community college in Liberal, Kansas. It offers a variety of programs and degrees, including associate degrees, technical certificates, and continuing education opportunties. The college offers ...

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. Thomas then accepted a scholarship to play at

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(OCC), to play

for the OCC Eagles baseball team. While with the Eagles, Thomas was a 3 time First Team All-

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selection.

Coaching career

Thomas immediately began his coaching career upon the completion of his college degree at

Oklahoma Christian School Oklahoma Christian School (OCS) is a private Christian school located in Edmond, Oklahoma serving grades Pre K-12. It is accredited by the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) and fully recognized by the Oklahoma State Departm ...

. After two years at Oklahoma Christian School, he returned to Seward County as an assistant coach. Thomas spent 9 seasons as an assistant at Seward before being named an assistant at Texas–Arlington. Thomas was promoted to head coach in the fall of 2007. Following a 26–31 first season as head coach, UT Arlington signed Thomas to a 3-year contract extension. On May 23, 2022, Thomas resigned as the head coach of the Mavericks.

Head coaching record

References

External links

Texas–Arlington Mavericks bio
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