Tommy Goodale was hired on January 13, 2026, and has continued the Grizzlies’ winning ways during his inaugural campaign as a head coach.
In that first season, Goodale guided the Grizzlies to a 49-6 record, No. 3 national ranking, No. 2 seed in the Avista NAIA World Series, and Continental Athletic Conference championship. He was named the CAC Coach of the Year.
Goodale brought a wealth of coaching experience to GGC after assistant coaching positions at NCAA Division I and junior college ranks and returned to Lawrenceville, Georgia, after being an assistant coach with the Grizzlies during the program’s successful 2022 and 2023 seasons (with two World Series
appearances).
Goodale most recently was an assistant coach at perennial junior college powerhouse LSU Eunice. He led the program’s offensive staff, primarily working with outfielders. The team posted 70 home runs and a .340 team batting average during the 2025 season.
Between positions at GGC and LSU-Eunice, Goodale was the first base coach and outfield instructor with Division I Murray State University for the 2024 season. The Racers set team records with 464 runs scored, 591 hits, 102 home runs, and 437 runs batted in while compiling a 37-20 record.
Goodale’s coaching career started at St. Ambrose University (Iowa), his alma mater, in 2018 after being a team captain during his senior season. He then spent two seasons as a graduate assistant at Division I University of Southern Mississippi, specializing in facility management and game operations. Goodale was a hitting coach at Out Front Hitting in 2021 and the head post graduate coach at Combine Academy for one season. He also worked as an intern with the 2019 NCAA College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska, and worked with Team MaxBat in 2015, conducting baseball skills showcases in 35 states.
Goodale earned a bachelor’s degree in business management, with an emphasis in leadership, from St. Ambrose in 2018 and added a master’s degree in sports management from Southern Mississippi in 2020.
