2014 Baseball
Roster
Justin Thomas
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Enfield, CT
- Previous Team:
- Enfield
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 175
- MAAC Pitcher of the Week (3/1/16)
As a Senior in 2015-16:
-Named to the MAAC All-Academic Team
-Named the MAAC Pitcher of the Week on March 1
-Went 2-3 with a 5.00 ERA in 17 appearances and five starts
-Pitched 54 innings, allowing 32 runs (30 earned) on 63 hits with just 10 walks and 43 strikeouts
-Tied for second on the team with 43 strikeouts
-Has 12 career wins, tied for seventh in Division I program history
-His 155 strikeouts are seventh in Division I program history
-Has a career 4.80 ERA, ninth in Division I program history
-Tied for sixth in Division I program history with 54 appearances
-Fourth in division I program history with 236 1/3 innings pitched
-Picked up his first win of the season in the first game of a doubleheader at Appalachian State on Feb. 28, tossing seven innings with two runs on two hits with one walk and three strikeouts
-Got the no-decision despite seven strikeouts over six innings, allowing two runs on six hits with two walks in the second game of a doubleheader at Virginia Tech on March 5
-Provided 3 1/3 innings of relief at Siena on April 10, allowing one run on one hit with one walk and two strikeouts
-Pitched a perfect inning at Hartford on April 14
-Picked up his second win of the season with four innings of relief vs. Iona on April 14, allowing one hit with two walks and four stirkeouts
-Struck out two batters with two hits allowed in two innings vs. UMass on April 27
-Struck out three batters with two hits allowed in 3 1/3 innings of relief in the first game of a doubleheader vs. Rider on May 8
-Struck out five batters with three hits allowed in 3 1/3 innings of relief at Canisius on May 15
-Struck out the only batter he faced in his final appearance in the final game of the season on May 20
As a Junior in 2014-15:
-Started 12 of the 13 games he appeared, going 4-4 with a 5.58 ERA
-Finished second on the team in innings pitched (59 2/3), third on the team in wins, third in strikeouts (40)
-Won first start of the season at James Madison, allowing two runs on six hits with two strikeouts in 6 2/3 innings on Feb. 28
-Picked up a win in relief against Saint Peter’s on March 23, allowing one run on three hits with two strikeouts in four innings
-Struck out a career-high 11 batters in seven innings against Siena on March 30, picking up the win with two unearned runs allowed on three hits
-Defeated Niagara on May 3, striking out five batters in six innings with three runs allowed on three hits
As a Sophomore in 2013-14:
- Started all 13 games he appeared in, going 2-5 with a 4.20ERA and two complete games
- Second on the staff with 42 strikeouts in 70.2 innings and second on the team with a .214 opponent batting average
- Ranked second in the MAAC for opponent batting average and third in fewest hits allowed (54)
- Picked up a no-decision in first start of the season despite four strikeouts in six scoreless innings vs. Norfolk St. on Feb. 22
- Tossed eight innings and struck out six batters inno-decision at Tennessee on March 1
- First victory of the season came on April 19 vs. Saint Peter’s when he struck out six batters in seven innings, allowing just two runs on three hits
- Picked up second victory at Fairfield on May 11 allowing just two earned runs on three hits in 6.1 innings
As a Freshman in 2012-13:
- Pitched in 11 games, starting nine of them going 4-1 with a 4.50ERA and thirty strikeouts in 52 innings pitched
- Tossed five shutout innings striking out three in his first college start against NC State
- Picked up his first college win tossings even innings while allowing one run against Monmouth on March24
- Tossed 5 2/3 innings allowing five runs while picking up his second win of the season against Mount St. Mary’s onMarch 30
- Threw six innings while allowing two runs against Bryant earning a no-decision on April 14
- Tossed two shutout innings while striking out three in two innings of relief against Notre Dame on April 20
- Threw four innings allowing two runs while striking out 5 in picking up his third win of the year against LIU Brooklyn on May 5
- Tossed 7 1/3 innings allowing four runs while striking out four against Fairleigh Dickinson on May 18 to improve to 4-1
Before Quinnipiac:
- Three-time All-Conference Selection at Enfield (Conn.) HighSchool
- Two-Time All-State Selection
Personal:
- Son of Helen and George Thomas
- Has two sisters, Alicia and Catie
- Majoring in communications
- Born in Hartford, Conn.
Career Highs:
IP: 8, at Tennessee (3/1/14)
Ks: 11, against Siena (3/30/15)
Hits: 10, at Florida Gulf Coast (3/12/16)
BB: 6, at LIU Brooklyn (5/5/13)
Runs: 8, twice, last against Canisius (5/21/14)
ER: 7, twice, last at Florida Gulf Coast (3/12/16)
