Greg Thomson

Greg has been holding summer camps since 2015 providing his highly regarded fielding and hitting expertise. His company Common Sense Baseball expanded in 2018  and is a one stop shop for all your baseball training needs for individual and teams at their Common Sense Baseball Facility in Westbury N.Y.

Profile:  The Levittown, N.Y. native was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 15th round in 2005 after spending the previous three season in a Red Storm uniform. He was one of seven student-athletes to be drafted that season from St. John’s ; it was that group of players that helped the squad finished 41-18 (19-4) to break a 27-year old school-record for wins in a single season. His name still appears in the record book, where he sits tied for second for most doubles in a season (22). In that same season he was named a Big East First Team All-Star and in 2004 he earned a spot on the NCAA All-Tournament team for his performance at the Palo Alto Regional. In both those seasons the Red Storm made Regional College World Series Appearances and as a three-year starter, Thomson posted a .344 batting average.

Since graduation, he has spent his time as a hitting instructor on Long Island, taking many high school players to the college level, including the last two Diamond Awards Winners. In the summer of 2010, he acted as an assistant coach of the Atlantic College Baseball League (ACBL) where he managed Division I, II, III and junior college players. Greg served as an assistant coach with the NYIT baseball team in 2016. His responsibilities included recruiting as well as working offensively with the Division I program. He was the manager of Holy Trinity H.S. 2017 J.V. baseball team and continues to participate with their off season training program.

Prior to his collegiate and professional careers he was a four-year varsity starter for Island Trees High School and led Nassau County in batting average and RBIs in 2000. He was a part of the 2001 County Champions team and was the 2002 Diamond Award winner.