Tickets2017 Season (Junior): Played in 54 games with 51 starts behind the plate ... named to the Johnny Bench Award watch list ... led the American Athletic Conference with 27 runners caught stealing ... led the league with seven sacrifice flies ... finished the season with two hits against Memphis (5/24) in the American Athletic Conference championship ... was 2-for-3 with a career-high two runs scored and an RBI in a win over Western Carolina (5/10) ... matched a career high with three hits against crosstown rival Xavier (5/9) ... had three hits and two RBIs at Memphis (5/6) ... scored a career-high two runs on two hits against East Carolina (4/21) ... brought home a career-best three RBIs against Memphis (4/2) ... recorded three hits and two runs against Northern Kentucky (3/24) ... scored a career-high two runs with a sac fly at Arkansas State (3/5).
2016 Season (Sophomore): Made 19 appearances with nine starts ... finished the year with a .209 batting average, nine hits, six RBIs and two runs scored ... had a hit, and RBI and a stolen base vs. UCF (5/8) ... recorded a hit and an RBI at No. 17 East Carolina ... hit a pinch hit walk-off double in the bottom of the 14th inning to beat USF (4/3) ... recorded his first multi-hit game vs. Canisius (3/12) with a double, two RBIs and a run scored ... made his season debut with a hit at No. 5 LSU (2/21).
2015 Season (Freshman): Played in 24 games, starting 17 ... finished the season with four hits, three runs and three RBIs ... threw out nine base runners ... had a hit, an RBI and a run scored in a game against East Carolina (5/16) ... was hit by a pitch and scored a run against Tulane (4/26) ... tied a career high with two runners caught stealing against Kentucky (3/11) ... threw out two base runners and added a hit and a run against No. 14 Mississippi State (2/15) ... made his collegiate debut against No. 14 Mississippi State (2/13) and had a hit and an RBI in the game.
High School: Three year letterwinner at Williams Mason High School ... named All-Greater Miami Conference (GMC) second team ... three time sectional champion (2012, 2013, 2014) ... two time GMC champion (2012, 2013) ... two time district champion (2013, 2014).
Personal: Full name is Joseph Steven Thomas ... born August 24, 1995 ... son of Steve and Kelly Thomas ... has one older sister, Abbey, who was on the varsity rowing team at the University of Michigan.
2016 Season (Sophomore): Made 19 appearances with nine starts ... finished the year with a .209 batting average, nine hits, six RBIs and two runs scored ... had a hit, and RBI and a stolen base vs. UCF (5/8) ... recorded a hit and an RBI at No. 17 East Carolina ... hit a pinch hit walk-off double in the bottom of the 14th inning to beat USF (4/3) ... recorded his first multi-hit game vs. Canisius (3/12) with a double, two RBIs and a run scored ... made his season debut with a hit at No. 5 LSU (2/21).
2015 Season (Freshman): Played in 24 games, starting 17 ... finished the season with four hits, three runs and three RBIs ... threw out nine base runners ... had a hit, an RBI and a run scored in a game against East Carolina (5/16) ... was hit by a pitch and scored a run against Tulane (4/26) ... tied a career high with two runners caught stealing against Kentucky (3/11) ... threw out two base runners and added a hit and a run against No. 14 Mississippi State (2/15) ... made his collegiate debut against No. 14 Mississippi State (2/13) and had a hit and an RBI in the game.
High School: Three year letterwinner at Williams Mason High School ... named All-Greater Miami Conference (GMC) second team ... three time sectional champion (2012, 2013, 2014) ... two time GMC champion (2012, 2013) ... two time district champion (2013, 2014).
Personal: Full name is Joseph Steven Thomas ... born August 24, 1995 ... son of Steve and Kelly Thomas ... has one older sister, Abbey, who was on the varsity rowing team at the University of Michigan.