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- Height:
- 6-3
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- Weight:
- 190
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- Year:
- So.
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- Hometown:
- Calgary, Alberta
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- High School:
- Souhegan
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- Previous College:
- Univ. of Connecticut
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- Position:
- RHP
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- Major:
- Mass Communication
Bio
Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 36th round (1,109 overall) of the 2011 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft.
Tied the program record for wins in a single season (11, 2011)...Owns the second-best ERA (1.23, 2011), the third-most strikeouts (114, 2011) and the fourth-most innings pitched (95.0, 2011) in a single season in program history.
As a Sophomore in
2011: Started 13 games on the mound for the
Ravens...ABCA All-America First Team
selection...Daktronics All-America First
Team selection...NCBWA All-America First
team selection...College Baseball Lineup
Tino Martinez DII Player of the Year Award
finalist...College Baseball Lineup DII
All-Star Team selection...ABCA East
Region Pitcher of the Year...Daktronics
East Region Pitcher of the Year...NCBWA
East Region Pitcher of the Year...ABCA
All-East Region First Team
selection...Daktronics All-East Region
First Team selection...NCBWA All-East
Region First Team selection...NEIBA
All-Star Team selection...Northeast-10
Conference Pitcher of the
Year...All-Northeast-10 Conference First
Team selection...Ranked fifth in the nation in ERA
(1.23), ranked eighth in strikeouts (114), tied for eighth in wins
(11), ranked 18th in hits allowed per nine innings (5.97) and
ranked 23rd in both strikeouts per nine innings (10.8) and walks
allowed per nine innings (1.23)...Tied for the Northeast-10 lead in
wins...Ranked second in the Northeast-10 in ERA, ranked third in
strikeouts, ranked fourth in opponent batting average (.188) and
tied for fifth in innings pitched (95.0)...Led the team in ERA,
wins, complete games (4), shutouts (2), innings pitched and
opponent batting average...Tied for the team lead in appearances
and ranked second in strikeouts...Made his Franklin Pierce debut
with a start, threw seven shutout innings, did not issue a walk and
struck out nine to earn the win in the second game of a
doubleheader against Dominican on 2/26...Fired seven innings,
allowed one run on four hits, walked two and posted a career-high
13 strikeouts to tally the win in the second game of a doubleheader
at Mercy on 3/4...Tossed seven shutout innings, allowed five hits,
did not issue a walk and struck out eighth to earn the win against
Felician on 3/12...Chucked six innings, allowed two runs (one
earned) on five hits, walked one and struck out 12 to pick up the
win in the second game of a doubleheader against St. Thomas Aquinas
on 3/17...Tossed seven innings without allowing an earned run,
surrendered one unearned run on four hits, walked two and struck
out eight to pick up the win against Saint Anselm on 3/24...Fired
eight shutout innings, allowed three hits, walked two and struck
out 10 to defeat Southern Connecticut State in the second game of a
doubleheader on 4/2...Named to the Northeast-10 Weekly Honor Roll
for the week ending on 4/3...Threw six shutout innings, allowed
five hits, walked one and struck out seven to earn a win against
Merrimack on 4/7...Fired a three-hit shutout, walked two and
matched his career high with 13 strikeouts to win at Stonehill on
4/20...Named Northeast-10 Co-Pitcher of the Week for the week
ending on 4/24...Followed that with a four-hit shutout, issued no
walks and struck out seven to down Massachusetts Lowell on
4/26...Named Northeast-10 Pitcher of the Week for the week ending
on 5/1...Tossed 5.1 innings, allowed two runs on four hits, walked
one and struck out nine to get a win in the second game of a
doubleheader at New Haven on 5/7...Went the distance, allowed three
runs on eight hits, walked one and struck out one to defeat
Massachusetts Lowell in the NCAA Championship East Regional on
5/19.
2011 Statistics
As a Redshirt Freshman at University of Connecticut in
2010: Made five relief appearances for the
Huskies...Posted an 0-1 record with a 9.53 earned-run
average...Over 5.2 innings, allowed eight runs (six earned) on nine
hits, walked four and struck out five...Made his collegiate debut,
threw two-thirds of an inning of relief, allowed one run on two
hits, walked one and took the loss against Northwestern on
2/26...Pitched a perfect inning out of the bullpen at Hartford on
4/5.
2010 Statistics
As a Freshman at University of Connecticut in 2009: Did not play.
Before College: All-State selection as a sophomore and a junior at Souhegan High School (N.H.)...All-State Honorable Mention as a freshman...Captured an AAU national championship at the 13U level.
Personal: Son of Jan and Dale Thompson...Has an older brother, Sam...A mass communication major.