One of the winningest active coaches in all of NCAA baseball, Mary Washington's Tom Sheridan has in twelve years developed the program from scratch, turning it into a national power. Since 1988, Sheridan's teams have won 266 games (including at least twenty in each of the past ten seasons), lost just 116, and tied one. Along the way, MWC has certainly gained its share of hardware. In addition to winning the Blue/Grey Conference title in 1988 and 1989, the Eagles have won five Capital Athletic Conference championships, with Sheridan being named conference Coach of the Year eight times.

The fourteenth-year head coach has led the Eagles to ECAC South Regional Tournament finals appearances in 1989 and 1990, and has guided six of his last nine teams to the NCAA Tournament. The Virginia State College Division Coach of the Year in 1994 and 1998, Sheridan began his collegiate coaching career as an assistant at the University of Scranton in 1979. After two seasons, he moved to James Madison University, and helped guide the Dukes to an appearance in the 1983 College World Series.

A native of Scranton, PA, Sheridan is a renowned baseball clinician and speaker, having spoken at clinics with some of the top names in all of college baseball, including Skip Bertman, "Itch" Jones, and Pat McMahon. He earned his bachelor's degree from Lock Haven University in 1978, and his master's degree from JMU in education, with an additional certificate in athletic administration. He served as a graduate assistant coach for two years at JMU, and then stayed on for four more years as an assistant while working as the school's associate director of financial aid. The Dukes were 202-97-1 during Sheridan's tenure, and participated in five post-season tournaments, including the College World Series appearance in 1983.

During his coaching tenure, Sheridan has had a hand in developing a number of professional players, including several major leaguers. Sheridan is also an assistant athletic director at MWC, lives in Woodbridge with his wife Eileen, and daughter Katy.

(Bio by MWC SID Clint Often)