Former Auburn and Major League Baseball star Tim Hudson has stepped down as head coach of AISA power Lee-Scott Academy.

The school announced Tuesday that the former Oakland A and Atlanta Brave would assume the role as volunteer coach in order to spend more time with his family.

“While we were surprised to learn of this development, we wish coach Hudson the best moving forward,” Lee-Scott head of school Stan Cox said. “Under his leadership, the staff and team at Lee-Scott Academy achieved success while rebuilding the program and improving our facilities.”

Cox added that Lee-Scott is in an “exciting time” and is “confident we will find a great coach to lead our baseball program.”

Hudson served as pitching coach for three years at Auburn before stepping down last summer to become head coach at Lee-Scott where his son Kade was entering his senior year. In his final year as Auburn’s pitching coach, he helped the Tigers to the College World Series behind a staff that posted a 4.49 ERA and held opponents to a .255 batting average.

Hudson was a star during his Auburn playing career, posting a 3.07 ERA with 255 strikeouts during the 1996-97 seasons and hitting .379 with 102 RBIs, 21 home runs and a .419 on-base percentage. The 1997 SEC Player of the Year also helped lead the Tigers to the CWS as a player.

He then spent 17 seasons in the Major Leagues and was a four-time All-Star, winning 222 games and a world title in 2014 with the San Francisco Giants.

“To our current and future members of the Warrior baseball program, we are committed to finding a proven leader to continue our winning tradition,” Lee-Scott athletic director William Johnson said. “Our program will attract top coaching candidates. Our future is bright.”

Under Hudson, Lee-Scott reached the AISA Class AAA semifinals this spring before losing to eventual champion Glenwood. Kade Hudson hit .316 for LSA.

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