Tim Hudson leaves Auburn baseball to become head coach at local high school

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The Tigers legend was named the head baseball coach at Lee-Scott Academy on Monday. [{ "selector": ".ccdrs-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "1500ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }]

The move will allow him to coach his son, who is a rising senior. Lee-Scott is a private school in Auburn.

“Being able to help lead these young men back to Omaha was something I will cherish forever.

“We have two daughters attending Auburn this fall, and our son will be a senior in high school.

Hudson has been replaced by Daron Schoenrock, who coached Butch Thompson at Birmingham Southern and spent the past 18 seasons leading the Memphis Tigers. [{ "selector": ".lrtko-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "1500ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }]

He hit .396 with 18 home runs and 95 RBI in the 1997 season. He was just as good on the mound, going 15-2 with a 2.97 ERA and striking out 165 batters. [{ "selector": ".sufte-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "1000ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }]