You can listen to Riginos introductory news conference below, courtesy of SCRN affillaite WRHI in Rock Hill.

Tom Riginos press conference

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An initial announcement was made this morning that Winthrop had offered the position to Riginos, but the school has since announced that he is accepting the job.  Riginos has spent the past eight seasons working under coach Jack Leggett with the Tigers.  He was the team’s recruiting coordinator and associate head coach.  He also helped work with batting and play in the outfield, and helped lead the team to two College World Series appearances.

This will be the first head coaching opportunity for Riginos, but Winthrop athletic director Tom Hickman is confident Riginos will have no problem attracting high caliber recruits to the program.

Hickman fired former head coach Joe Hudak after 19 seasons with the Eagles.  They were 27-30 overall during his final season, while posting a 13-14 record within the Big South Conference.

Tom Riginos

Clemson associate head baseball coach Tom Riginos has been offered the head coaching job at Winthrop.  Riginos said this afternoon that he is weighing whether or not to accept the Eagles offer. He could have a decision in the next couple of days.

Riginos is 42 years old and has been at Clemson for the past eight seasons.  He has been the Tigers recruiting coordinator for the past two years. Clemson’s recruiting classes have been ranked in the top 25 each of those two years.

Winthrop is searching for a replacement for Joe Hudak, who was fired after 19 seasons in the Eagles dugout.  Current USC associate head coach Chad Holbrook was also a candidate for the Eagles job until he pulled his name out of consideration last week.

• Clemson assistant baseball coach Tom Riginos (12:32)
• USC assistant baseball coach Chad Holbrook (8:51)
• Former USC and current Auburn assistant basketball coach Ken Potosnak (7:59)
• Tuesday night’s Recruiting Report