Since taking over as Elder baseball head coach in 1990, Mark Thompson has just about done it all for the Panthers. On May 12, he added another milestone.
The Elder skipper won his 700th career game in Elder’s 6-5 come-from-behind win over Ross, making him the 13th coach in Ohio High School Athletic Association history to win that many games.
Thompson entered the season with a 684-298 record and has won nearly 43% of Elder’s 1,629 all-time wins. The program, started in 1924, has the most wins in OHSAA history.
Elder won state championships in 1999 and 2005 under Thompson, two of his six state tournament appearances.
Before taking over at Elder, Thompson was a pitching coach for his alma mater Western Hills under head coach Ken Selby, winning the 1986 state championship. Thompson was inducted into the Ohio High School Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2013.
Former Hebron Lakewood head coach Don Thorp has the most wins all-time in Ohio, winning 1,011 from 1973 to 2021. Other coaches ahead of Thompson include former Mason head coach Ken Gray with 768 wins and former Moeller head coach Mike Cameron with 767 wins.
Note: This story will be updated.
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Elder Panthers baseball coach Mark Thompson wins 700th game
Reporting by Alex Harrison, Cincinnati Enquirer / Cincinnati Enquirer
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