Southeast Missouri State University Athletics

Tommy Gleason enters his first season as a member of the Southeast Missouri Baseball staff and brings with him a wealth of knowledge working in and around the game of baseball. 

A native of Hopkins, Minn., Gleason played four seasons at Luther College from 2016-2019 where he graduated with a degree in Management. 

Following his playing career, Gleason got his coaching career started at Augustana University in South Dakota from 2020-2021 as an assistant coach under National Champion Head Coach Tim Huber. There he worked with the catchers and hitters, including three all-americans in 2021, including catcher Will Olson. 

Throughout his duration at Augustana, Gleason coached seven all-conference and five all-region selections. Augustana led the NSIC in nearly every offensive category during the 2021 season (Hits, Doubles, Triples, Home Runs, RBIs, Total Bases, Slugging %, OPS., and Stolen Bases). 

In 2022, Gleason worked for ELITE Sports Advising, a company that helps top prospects reach the next level in baseball. Gleason saw 13 players working with ELITE get drafted and over 50 players commit to Division I schools. 

Prior to joining the Redhawks in 2024, Gleason spent 2023 at Southeastern Community College as an assistant coach/recruiting coordinator under Justin Schulte. There he worked with the outfielders and the hitters. 

During the 2023 season, Southeastern CC went to the NJCAA World Series for just the 2nd time in program history and were national runners-up in the final game. Gleason was a part of a Region 11 championship, a Great Plains District Championship, and the most wins in Southeastern CC program history with 49. 

Southeastern CC was second in the nation in runs scored, third in the nation in doubles, third in the nation in hits, 21st in batting average, 10th in On-Base percentage, and first in hit-by-pitches. They led the nation in fielding percentage, had two National Gold Glove winners, the National Defensive Player of the Year, and 10 players from the team moved on to Division-I prograrms. 

Gleason is the son of Charles and Kathleen Gleason.