Sean Lyons

Sean Lyons is an American college baseball coach and former outfielder. Lyons is the head coach of the SIU Edwardsville Cougars baseball team.

Sean Lyons
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamSIU Edwardsville
ConferenceOhio Valley
Record65–105
Biographical details
Born1977 (age 42–43)
Playing career
1996–1999Eastern Illinois
Position(s)Outfielder
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2000–2001Liberty (MO) H.S. (asst.)
2002–2007Eastern Illinois (asst.)
2009–2016Bradley (asst.)
2017–presentSIU Edwardsville
Head coaching record
Overall65–105
TournamentsOVC: 0–0
NCAA: 0–0

Playing career

Thompson attended Eastern Illinois University, where he was a member of the Eastern Illinois Panthers baseball team. Lyons was a first team All-Ohio Valley Conference (OVC selection in 1997 and 1998 while earning second team All-OVC honors as a senior in 1999. He led the team in both hits and doubles all three seasons graduating as the school's career leader in both categories.[1]

Coaching career

Lyons began his coaching career at Liberty High School in Liberty, Missouri. In 2001, he was hired to join the Eastern Illinois coaching staff, where he spent two seasons. In 2008, he was hired to join the staff of the Bradley Braves baseball program.

In June 21, 2016, Lyons was named the head coach of the SIU Edwardsville Cougars baseball team.[2]

Head coaching record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
SIU Edwardsville Cougars (Ohio Valley Conference) (2017–present)
2017 SIU Edwardsville 23–2911–1910th
2018 SIU Edwardsville 15–376–2411th
2019 SIU Edwardsville 19–3211–199th
2020 SIU Edwardsville 8–73–0Season canceled due to COVID-19
SIU Edwardsville: 65–10531–62
Total:65–105

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

See also

References
  1. "OVC ERA TOP 20 - #19 SEAN LYONS". www.eiupanthers.com. Eastern Illinois University Athletics. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
  2. Norm Sanders (June 21, 2016). "SIUE hires Bradley assistant as new baseball coach". www.bnd.com. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
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