Tommy Goodale is in his second season with LSU Eunice, joining the staff in July of 2024. The Iowa native leads the LSUE offensive staff, while working primarily with the Bengal outfielders.
Coach Goodale made an instant impact in his first season with LSUE during the 2025 campaign. Under his direction, the Bengals smashed 70 home runs with a team batting average of .340 - tying or just below the best marks for an LSUE team in more than a decade.
The Bengals would produce five batters with an average over .350, while All-American Tyson LeBlanc and Aidan Mouton each posted double-digit home run seasons.
Prior to joining the Bengals, Goodale spent one season at Murray State University. In his lone season with the Racers, Goodale assisted with the outfielders, coaching first base, and assisting with the Murray State offense. The Racers enjoyed a record-breaking season in 2024, finishing second in the Missouri Valley Conference with a 37-20 record. Goodale had a hand in an offense that set team records in at-bats (2,006), runs (464), base hits (591), home runs (102) and runs batted in (437).
Goodale's previous coaching stops including serving on the staff at NAIA powerhouse Georgia Gwinnett College in a volunteer assistant role working with the catchers, coaching first base, as well as player development and operations. The Grizzlies made two NAIA World Series trips in both seasons at Georgia Gwinnett.
Other coaching stops for Goodale include a year as a hitting coaching at Out Front Hitting in 2021 and a season as the head post grad coach at Combine Academy.
Goodale spent two graduate years at the University of Southern Mississippi, working with athletic facility and event management. His coaching career began as a student assistant at his alma mater, St. Ambrose University, during the 2018 season.
He also worked as an intern with the 2019 College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska as well as a with Team MaxBat in 2015, conducting showcases in 35 states in over a five-week span.
During his playing career Goodale served as a team captain at St. Ambrose during his senior season. He began his college career at Holy Cross College (Indiana) after a successful high school career at Indianaola High School (Iowa). Goodale was a team captain as a senior in high school.
Goodale received his bachelor’s degree in business management with an emphasis in leadership from St. Ambrose University in 2018 and his master’s degree in Sports Management from the University of Southern Mississippi in 2020.
