Lee Driggers' Thunder posted a .531 winning percentage, the best of any coach in school history. Wheaton (Ill.) photo by Michael Hudson Photography

Lee Driggers has announced his resignation as head baseball coach at Wheaton (Ill.). Driggers leaves his post with the Thunder to take a position as head baseball coach at East Texas Baptist.

Driggers served at the helm of the Thunder program for the past four years. His .531 winning percentage at Wheaton is the highest in school history, and his 86 career wins in those four seasons is the third-highest total in school history. During his tenure, Driggers guided Wheaton to three of the four 20-win seasons in school history.

The Thunder baseball program set 16 team records in the past four years, including the school’s single-season record for victories with 24 in the 2010 season. Under his guidance, 17 Wheaton players earned All-CCIW recognition and three players earned All-American recognition.

With Driggers’ leadership, Wheaton has completed the first two phases of building Lee Pfund Stadium at Legion Field, the first permanent home for Wheaton baseball since 2008. The completed portion of the stadium includes artificial turf, lights, dugouts, fencing, a suspended cable backstop and a wall as part of the backstop. Fundraising is ongoing for the next phase of the project, which includes chairback seating for 242 spectators, a pressbox, restrooms, a locker room and a concession stand.

Wheaton athletic director Julie Davis said: “Because of Lee's passion and dedication, Wheaton baseball has experienced unprecedented success. Lee has done a terrific job in his four years as our head coach, and he will be missed.”

Davis notes that a national search to hire a new baseball coach will begin immediately.