The Texas Tomcats of the Texas Collegiate League have announced that Thom Rhea will be the team’s head coach for the 2010 season.  The upcoming season will be the first in Tomcats history.

Rhea is currently an assistant coach at Texas A&M University-Kingsville.  He played college baseball at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor and at Angelina College before being drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates.  He pitched in the Pirates organization for four years before a shoulder injury ended his career.

In addition to his coaching duties at Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Rhea also owns a baseball academy, Texas Heat Athletics, in Shiner, TX.

More information can be found on the Texas Tomcats website.

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