Ben Thomas

Height:
6-1
Weight:
230
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Columbus, Ohio
High School:
Westerville Central

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2010...Named to the Atlantic 10 First Team as a first baseman...Named Second Team All-Region by the American Baseball Coaches Association...Led the Musketeers in batting average (.359), homeruns (13), RBIs (69), slugging percentage (.577), and on base percentage (.424)...Second on the team in runs scored (42) and hits (79)...Started 55 of 56 games in 2010 including two as a pitcher...Posted a 1-0 record as a pitcher with a 7.56 ERA with six strike outs...Set a new career high of five hits in a game at Dayton on April 30...Also set a new career best of seven at bats and four runs scored at Dayton on April 30...Belted two home runs against LaSalle on April 9 and at Miami on April 21...Posted 23 multi-hit games in 2010.

2009... Named to the Atlantic 10 Second Team as a first baseman ... Nominated to the A-10 All-Tournament Team ... Selected to the 2009 ABVA/Rawlings NCAA Mideast Region Second Team as a first baseman ... Started 47 of 51 games, including making 12 appearances and 11 starts as a pitcher ... Hit a school record tying 16 homers on the season ... Blasted two homers against Indiana on Mar. 25 ... Had a career-high four hits against Temple on Apr. 24, going 4-of-6, scoring a career-high tying three runs, bringing home four batters, hitting a long ball and getting 11 putouts ... Had a 16-game hitting streak from Mar. 29 to Apr. 22 ... Had 21 multiple hit games and 18 multiple RBI contests ... Recorded a career-high 14 putouts vs. Dayton on May 14 ... As a pitcher, he had an overall record of 5-2 ... Tossed a career-high 7.2 innings at George Washington on May 10, striking out a career-high tying seven batters ... Finished the season with a 7.41 ERA, 51.0 innings pitched and 43 strikeouts ... Second on the team in batting average (.338), first in slugging percentage (.667), fourth in hits (66), tied for second in doubles (16), first in homeruns (16), first in RBI (66), third in putouts (233) and tied for sixth in hits (42).

2008... The left-handed pitcher and infielder saw action in 16 games during his first year as a Musketeer ... Started two times on the mound and made 13 total appearances, throwing 26.1 innings ... Struck out a career-high five batters in 4.2 innings of work at Ball State (4/22) and tossed a career-high 5.0 innings at Bolwing Green (5/13) ... Finished the season with an 0-3 record and 6.15 ERA ... Also got the starting nod four times at first base ... Recorded a career-high 11 putouts at No. 8 Kentucky (3/25) ... Went 1-for-1 at the plate twice, including hitting his first career double in the nightcap at Duquesne (5/4).

High School... Lettered all four seasons at Westerville Central High School for head coach Scott Walberry ... A 2006 First Team All-Ohio Capital Conference selection and named to the First Team All-District squad ... Recorded 18 strikeouts in one game ... Tabbed No. 19 in Ohio's class of 2007 by the Buckeye Scout ... Named as one of the top prospects in Ohio by multiple scouting services

Personal...Majoring in criminal justice... Born June 3, 1989 in Valparaiso, Ind. ... Sister, Brittany, plays soccer at Baldwin Wallace ... Parents are Richard and Lisa Thomas.

CAREER HIGHS
At Bats	7	Three times, most recent at Fordham (May 21, 2011)
Runs Scored	4	at Dayton(April 30, 2010)
Hits	5	at Dayton (April 30, 2010)
Doubles	2	Three times, most recentvs. GeorgeWashington (May 14, 2011)
Home runs	2	Six times, most recentvs. Richmond(April 10, 2011)
Total Bases	10	vs. Indiana Unversity (March 25, 2009)
Walks	3	vs. Cincinnati (April 14, 2009)
Strikeouts	3	Twice, most recent at Tennessee (Feb. 19, 2010)
SAC Flies	1	11 times, most recentat Dayton(May 8, 2011)
HBP	1	18 times, most recent at vs. George Washington (May 15, 2011)
Putouts	19	vs.Richmond (April 10, 2011)
Assists	3	Twice, most recent vs. Dayton (May 15, 2009)
Errors	3	at Miami (OH) (April 13, 2010)

Innings Pitched	7.2	at George Washington (May 10, 2009)
Runs Allowed	8	vs. Ball State (April 22, 2008)
Earned Runs	8	vs. Ball State (April 22, 2008)
Walks Allowed	5	Three times, most recent at Miami (OH) (April 22, 2009)
Strikeouts	7	Three times, most recent vs. George Washington (May 10, 2009)
Hits Allowed	12	vs. Ball State (April 22, 2007)
Doubles Allowed	4	vs. Indiana University (March 25, 2009)
Triples Allowed	2	vs. Ball State (April 22, 2008)
Homers Allowed	2	Twice, most recent vs.Indiana (March 2, 2010)
Wild Pitches	1	Four times, most recent atKentucky (April 5, 2011)
Hit Batters	2	Three times, most recentvs. Indiana(March 2, 2011)

CAREER BATTING/FIELDING STATISTICS
Year	Avg	GP	GS	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	TB	SLG%	BB	HBP	SO	GDP	OB%	SF	SH	SB	ATT	PO	A	E	FLD%
2008	.250	10	2	12	0	3	1	0	0	0	4	.333	0	0	1	0	.250	0	0	0	0	21	10	1	.969
2009	.380	51	47	195	42	66	16	0	16	66	130	.667	18	9	24	7	.415	2	9	9	9	233	29	2	.992
2010	.359	56	55	220	42	79	9	0	13	69	127	.577	25	4	27	4	.424	6	0	1	1	421	23	7	.984
2011	.350	54	53	220	42	77	15	1	15	56	139	.632	23	5	26	2	.415	5	0	5	7	432	20	7	.985
TOTAL	.349	171	157	649	126	225	41	1	44	191	400	.618	66	18	78	13	.415	13	0	6	8	1107	82	17	.986

CAREER PITCHING STATISTICS
Year	ERA	W	L	APP	GS	CG	SHO	CBO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	2B	3B	HR	BF	B/Avg	WP	HBP	SFA	SHA	BK
2008	6.15	0	3	13	2	0	0	0	0	26.1	35	21	18	13	24	3	2	4	128	.318	0	1	2	2	0
2009	7.41	5	2	12	11	0	0	0	0	51.0	66	43	42	33	43	15	1	6	251	.314	2	5	1	2	2
2010	7.56	1	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	8.1	8	8	7	8	6	5	0	1	41	.276	1	2	0	2	0
2011	6.75	1	2	5	4	0	0	1	0	13.1	16	11	10	12	6	1	1	3	69	.314	1	3	1	2	0
TOTAL	7.00	7	7	33	19	0	0	1	0	99.0	125	83	77	66	79	24	4	14	489	.313	4	11	4	8	2