Bryan Thomas Season 2007

3 - Bryan ThomasPosition: Infield
Class: Senior
Height: 6' 0"

Weight: 189 lbs.

High School: Hoggard
Hometown: Wilmington, N.C.

One of the most consistent hitters in the program over the past two seasons ... Will handle the third base duties for the third-straight season ... Improved himself athletically during the fall ... Should benefit defensively and on the bases from his efforts in the strength and conditioning program ... Played extremely well defensively during the fall ... Could provide a good, middle of the order bat ... Led the team in RBIs last season with a career-best 48 ... Was second on the team in multiple-hit games (20) and first in multiple-RBI contests (14) ... Contributed five home runs in 2006 after collecting just one home during his first two seasons at Tech ... Led the team in batting during the 2005 season with a .384 average ... Started nine games at second base early in his freshman year but never gained a comfort level at the position ... Moved to third base where he excelled in four late-season starts ... Has started 95 games there the past two seasons ... A member of the ACC All-Academic team.

2005-06: Played in all but one game ... Started 49 games at third base and three as the designated hitter ... Hit .294 with 48 runs batted in ... Contributed 10 doubles, two triples and five home runs ... Had four hits in the season opener, including a double and home run ... Drove in seven runs with three hits, including a grand slam, in game two against the Camels ... Failed to get a hit against West Virginia, ending a 12-game hitting steak that extended back to last season ... Picked up nine RBIs during three-game series with Towson ... Was 4-for-5 with four RBIs in first game ... Hit a home run in game two ... Had three hits and two RBIs in second Miami game ... Homered in game three ... Had two hits and three RBIs in win at VCU ... Was 3-for-4 with three runs scored and two batted in against Richmond ... Had a pair of hits in the second Wake Forest game ... Scored three runs at Radford ... Had two hits and two RBIs in second Georgia Tech game ... Tripled in two runs against Appalachian ... Was 2-for-4 in games one and three at UNC ... Posted three hits in game three with Duke ... Homered in opener at Clemson ... Drove in four runs with a triple, double and single during two games with NC State ... Went 2-for-4 with two RBIs and a run scored in final game at Virginia.

2004-05: Led the team with a .384 batting average and 31 runs batted in ... Hit .396 in ACC games ... Played in 47 games, starting all 47, including one at first base ... Drove in two runs and scored two during his five-hit outing against Savannah State ... Four of those hits were doubles ... Doubled in the go-ahead run in the 10^th inning of the first High Point game ... Cooled down on Tech's trip to Maryland and GMU, going 4-for-14 (.286) ... Had an eight-game hitting streak broken at George Mason ... Was 4-for-8 at NCSU before being hit by a bad-hop grounder and missing three games ... Went 2-for-4 in each of the first two games with Miami ... Tripled and drove in two runs in 5-4 loss to ETSU ... Had another triple against Duke ... Hit his first career homer against Campbell ... Contributed a triple, two singles, two RBIs and two runs scored versus William & Mary ... Drove in two runs with a triple in win over WFU ... Was 8-for-13 (.615) in the series with five RBIs ... Started at first base in the second game of that series ... Hit safely in 16 of his last 17 games, carrying a .479 average (34-71) during that span ... Committed five errors during the first 10 games of the season, then had just five during his last 37 outings ... Finished with a .935 field average ... Contributed 16 doubles, four triples and one home run.

2003-04: Got 14 starts and played in a total of 27 games ... Had eight starts at second base and two at DH early in the season ... Opened the last four games of the year at third base ... Turned in 16 assists and five putouts during those contests ... Batted .236 with 13 hits in 55 at bats ... Contributed a double and a run batted in at UNC Wilmington ... Was 2-for-2 in a win at Georgetown ... Had two hits in three trips to the plate at Virginia ... Drove in two runs and scored another during a win at East Tennessee State.

High School: Played at Hoggard High where he lettered three seasons as a third baseman for Coach Jeep St. Ledger ... Batted .405 his senior season with eight doubles, two home runs, 26 runs scored and 20 runs batted in ... Stole six bases ... Earned all-conference and all-state honors ... Played in the North Carolina/South Carolina All-Star Baseball Challenge ... Also participated in the East-West North Carolina State Games ... Was an all-conference pick his junior year when he carried a .533 batting average ... Contributed 11 doubles, a triple and three home runs ... Added 27 RBIs and 24 runs scored ... Helped his team to a 64-15 record and back-to-back conference championships his junior and senior years ... A member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Bryan Foster Thomas ... Born 8/29/84 in Raleigh, NC ... Son of Ron and Janis Thomas ... Enrolled in finance.

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