Tanner Thomas Season 2021

Career Highlights:  2021 – Reached base safely during 11 of his 13 plate appearances inside a three-game series against Toledo (May 8-9, 2021); Batted 6-for-7, totaling five runs, five RBIs, two doubles, a home run and five walks.

2021:  Made 48 appearances, starting 40 games in the outfield and as the designated hitter ... Batted .289, ranking fourth on the Hokies ... Drove in 16 runs ... Slugged nine doubles, a triple and three home runs ... Drew 22 walks, ranking second on the squad ... Went 3-for-4 and scored a run against Notre Dame (May 22) ... Scored four runs following four plate appearances, drawing three walks against Toledo (May 9) ... Batted 5-for-6 with three RBIs, a double and a home run during a doubleheader against Toledo (May 8) ... Notched a pair of multi-hit games against Virginia (April 30, May 1) ... Scored four runs and belted a triple during his 2-for-2 performance against Georgia Tech (April 17) ... Sported a 2-for-3 effort, featuring a double, a home run, two RBIs and two runs scored at Wake Forest (April 11) ... Knocked two hits, including a double, while recording two runs and an RBI at East Tennessee State (April 6) ... Sported two multi-hit games at Miami (Feb. 27, Feb. 28) ... Hit an RBI double and scored a run during his season debut against Kent State (Feb. 21).

2020: Started 12 of 14 games played for Tech, six in left field and six as the designated hitter … Posted one multi-hit game, registering two hits at Louisiana (Feb. 23) … Had a career-best four-game hitting streak and a season-long reached base streak of eight, which he ended the year with … Batted .286 with 10 hits, including a double and a triple for 13 total bases and a .371 slugging percentage … Scored four runs and knocked in five RBI … Drew nine walks (second most on the team), including once intentionally, for a .432 on-base percentage (third) … Also added three sacrifice bunts and went 2-for-3 in stolen base attempts … Scored one game-winning run and had a team-high tying two game-winning RBI ... In the NCAA, ranked tied for 51st in sacrifice bunts and 61st in sacrifice bunts per game (0.21).

2019: Started 45 of the 51 games played for the Hokies, all in left field … In majority of starts (21), batted in the five hole … During the season, had 11 multi-hit games, including three games with three and one with four, versus UNC Greensboro (Feb. 24) … Added seven multi-RBI games, including one with three and one with four, versus Richmond (March 13) … Also had two multi-run scoring games … Had a season-best three-game hitting streak and a reached base streak of 11 … For the year, had a .240 batting average with 41 hits, including nine doubles, a triple and two home runs, for 58 total bases and a .339 slugging percentage … Scored 20 runs and knocked in 28 RBI … Drew 33 walks (second most on the team), including twice intentionally, for a .376 on-base percentage (third) … Also added one sacrifice fly … Scored one game-winning run and had a team-high four game-winning RBI … Went 0-for-5 in six pinch-hit opportunities, drawing one walk … Was one of three Hokies with multiple outfield assists, recording a pair.

Before Tech: Spent two seasons at Tallahassee Community College, earning Coaches All-Panhandle Conference Second Team honors as an outfielder both seasons … As a freshman, was the only first-year player to see action in 53 games ... Led the team in at-bats (189), RBI (51, ranked sixth in the FCSAA), and runs scored (40), while finishing second on the team in home runs (6, 26th in the league) ... Overall, batted .296, with 54 hits, nine doubles and two triples, walked 29 times and stole nine bases … Also posted a .460 slugging percentage and a .404 on-base percentage … As a sophomore, led the team in at-bats (191), runs (57), triples (4) and walks (44), while finishing second in hits (60), doubles (11), home runs (6) and slugging percentage (.508) … Added 31 RBI, eight stolen bases and a .314 batting average and a .453 on-base percentage to his season totals.
 
High School: Earned varsity letters all four seasons while playing for coach Jerimiah Klosterman at Fleming Island ... Named the 8A Player of the Year and an FACA All-State District 6 in 2016 after posting a .400 batting average, with 28 RBI, 23 runs scored, two doubles, four triples, five home runs and seven stolen bases … Was a two-time first team Clay Today All-County selection and a first team All-Coast Conference honoree … As a junior, hit .330 with 15 RBI, 18 runs, seven doubles, two triples and three home runs.

Personal: George Tanner Thomas … Born October 13, 1997 in Memphis, Tennessee … Son of Tracy and the late Judy Thomas ... Has two older sisters, Tiffany and Tabitha … Majoring in sociology.