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Georgia Southern University Athletics

2016 Baseball Roster

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21 Hunter Thomas

  • Ht./Wt. 5-10 / 180
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Johns Creek, Ga.

Biography

ACCOLADES:
Sun Belt Conference Commissioner’s List (2013-14)

REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2015): Played 57 games with 53 starts in his fourth season with the Eagles... Started 41 games in the outfield, primarily left field and started 12 games at designated hitter... Hit .259/.466/.403/ with nine doubles... Ranked sixth in the Sun Belt with 10 home runs... Drove in 36 runs with 32 runs scored... Drew 36 walks which ranked sixth in the Sun Belt... Tallied 11 multi-hit games and 11 multi-RBI games... Enters the 2016 season with a five-game hit streak.

REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2014): Sun Belt Conference Commissioner’s List... Hit .275/.382/.366 with 17 RBI in 40 games... Made 25 starts (23 DH, 1 LF, 1 RF)... Walked 18 times compared to 28 strike outs... Hit eight doubles and one home run... Walked and plated a run with a double at Georgia (2/15)... Plated two runs and doubled against UMES (2/23)... Tallied two hits, scored a run and drove in a run against Holy Cross (3/8)... Tallied three hits against Jacksonville (4/1)... Walked three times at Wofford (4/27)... Homered in the series opener against the Terriers (4/25)... Hit two doubles and plated a run in the win over Florida State (5/30) in the NCAA Regional... Drove in two runs against Kennesaw State (5/31) in regional play... Played summer ball for the Staunton Braves and was named to the Valley Baseball League All-League Team.

SOPHOMORE (2013): Hit .273/.360/.409 with three doubles and six RBI in six games... Made six starts in left field before missing the remainder of the season with an injury... Posted a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage... Tallied two hits including a double and drove in two runs in the season opener against Georgia (2/15)... Tallied two other multi-hit games against Georgia and Florida.

FRESHMAN (2012): Hit .221/.344/.273 with four doubles and 14 RBIs in 44 games and 18 starts... Also walked 14 times in 77 at-bats... Posted a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage in 21 chances... Tallied season-bests five at-bats, three runs scored, four hits, two doubles and six total bases against Appalachian St. (4/14).

PREP: Lettered four times in baseball and three times in football for Chattahoochee High School in Johns Creek, Ga... Played for head coach Tim Lemons... Served as team captain his senior year... Hit over .300 in three of his four seasons... Finished with a .478 batting average and six home runs in his senior campaign... Named All-Region First Team that season and was chosen for Team Georgia... Selected to Georgia Dugout Club final two seasons... Hit .390 with seven home runs his sophomore season and earned First Team All-Region honors... Also named First Team All-Region his junior season after hitting .350 with five homers... The Cougars won their region his senior year... Also helped football squad to 4A state championship his junior season as a safety.

PERSONAL: Born Jeffrey Hunter Thomas on October 4, 1992 in Atlanta, Ga... Son of Jeff and Leslie Thomas... Has one sibling Camden.

MAJOR: Construction Management

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Historical Player Information

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    2012Freshman

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    2013Sophomore

    Outfield
    5'10" 180 lbs
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    2014Junior

    Outfield
    5'10" 182 lbs
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    2015Redshirt Junior

    OF
    5'10" 180 lbs
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    2016Redshirt Senior

    OF
    5'10" 180 lbs
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