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Jersey Number 1
Dale Thomas
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- INF
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 170
- B/T:
- R/R
- Hometown:
- De Leon Springs, Fla.
- High School:
- Bishop Moore
Graduated in August 2022 with a bachelor's degree in business management.
Honors
2022 All-Sun Belt Second Team
2022 (Junior)
- Earned a spot on the All-Sun Belt second team
- Played in and started 59 games on the season
- Started 52 games at third base, five at second base, and two at designated hitter
- Missed one game after taking a pitch to the helmet while at the plate
- Ranked in the top 10 in the Sun Belt in home runs (13) and RBIs (49)
- Hit .284 with 62 base hits and 49 runs scored the season
- Blasted five home runs and six doubles, drove in 21 RBIs, and scored 19 runs in 30 conference games on the year
- Was tied for the team lead with 30 extra-base hits - 13 home runs, two triples, 15 doubles
- Was second on the team with 49 RBIs and a .550 slugging percentage overall on the year
- Added five sacrifice bunts, 31 walks, and five stolen bases on the season
- Posted a season-best seven-game hitting streak
- Recorded 17 multi-hit games and 10 multi-RBI games, including a career-high seven RBIs, highlighted by a grand slam, versus Clemson (May 17)
- Also belted two home runs in the win over Rutgers (Feb. 25)
- Tied the CCU single-game record with three doubles in the home win over UNCW (May 3)
- Had a season-high three base hits five times
- Went 3-for-5 with two doubles, four RBIs, and a run scored in the season-opening win over Kent State (Feb. 18)
- Followed that up by going 3-for-4 with a double, RBI, and a run scored in the win over nationally-ranked Central Michigan (Feb. 19)
- Was 2-for-4 with two doubles in the loss to Kent State (Feb. 20)
- Also had two hits, going 2-for-3 with two home runs, two walks, three RBIs, four runs, and a stolen base in the win over Rutgers (Feb. 25)
- Went 1-for-3 with a run scored in the win over Illinois (Feb. 26)
- Drove in three RBIs, scored two runs, and had a triple in the back-to-back games versus Ball State (Feb. 27-28)
- Had a solid weekend at nationally-ranked North Carolina (March 4-6), going 4-for-12 with two home runs, one walk, two RBIs, three runs, and a stolen base in the three-game series
- Hit safely in all three games versus Xavier (March 11-13), going 3-for-9 with two home runs, three walks, four RBIs, and four runs scored
- Went a combined 5-for-12 with two home runs, two walks, five RBIs, and three runs scored in the three-game conference series on the road at nationally-ranked Texas State (March 25-27)
- Scored two runs on one hit and two walks in the series-finale win at Arkansas State (April 3)
- Walked twice and scored two runs in the midweek home win over the College of Charleston (April 6)
- Also had a two-hit game (2-for-4) with a walk in the loss to Georgia State (April 9)
- Had one hit in five of his next six games - at App State (April 14 & 15), at Charlotte (April 19), versus UTA (April 22 & 23)
- Was 2-for-6 with an RBI, two runs, and a stolen base in the road win at Charleston (April 26)
- Combined to go 4-for-6 with three doubles, a walk, an RBI, and two runs scored in the final two games of the three-game series at nationally-ranked Georgia Southern (April 30 & May 1)
- Was 3-for-5 with three doubles - tying the school record - two RBIs and three runs scored in the midweek home victory over UNCW (May 3)
- Stayed hot at the plate versus Little Rock (May 6-8), combining to go 6-for-13 with two home runs, a double, a walk, two sacrifice bunts, seven RBIs, and four runs scored in the three-game series sweep at home
- Hit a solo home run in the road loss at UNC Greensboro (May 11)
- Was 2-for-3 with a home run, a double, a walk, three RBIs, two runs scored, and a stolen base in the series-finale win at Troy (May 15)
- Hit a grand slam and drove in a career-high seven RBIs in the blowout win at home over Clemson (May 17)
- Combined to go 4-for-11 with a double, a walk, an RBI, and two runs scored in the three-game series versus South Alabama (May 19-21)
- Went 1-for-4 with a run scored in the loss to Virginia (May 3) in the first game of the 2022 NCAA Greenville Regional
- Also went 1-for-3 in back-to-back wins versus Virginia (June 5) and East Carolina (June 5) at the NCAA Greenville Regional
2021 (Sophomore)
- Played in 49 games on the season, starting 48 contests in the infield
- Saw time at second base, third base, and shortstop on the year
- Was fifth on the team with a .277 batting average on the season
- Recorded five home runs, one triple, four doubles, 26 RBIs, 31 runs scored, and stole three bases
- Was fifth on the team with 46 base hits
- Added 10 sacrifice bunts and four sacrifice flies
- Posted a .404 slugging percentage and a .377 on-base percentage at the plate on the year
- Was second on the team with 112 fielding assists
- Was also second on the team with 15 multi-hit games
- Tied for fourth on the team with eight multi-RBI games on the season
- Had a season-long six-game hitting streak on the year
- Went 3-for-5 with two home runs, three RBIs, and two runs scored in the series finale versus Troy (May 9) - one of five Chants to hit two home runs in the same game on the season
- Picked up a season-high three base hits versus Davidson (March 5), going 3-for-4 with a walk, two RBIs, and three runs scored
- Also had three base knocks in the midweek win at Wake Forest (March 18), going 3-for-4 with two RBIs and three runs scored in the victory
- Drove in a season-high four RBIs on 1-for-2 hitting with a home run, two sacrifice flies, a sacrifice bunt, and two runs scored in the 2021 Sun Belt Conference Baseball Championship Tournament versus Little Rock (May 25)
- First hit of the season was a home run versus West Virginia (Feb. 27), as he went 1-for-3 with two RBIs and two runs scored in the win
- Went 2-for-5 with two RBIs in the home win over Kennesaw State (Feb. 28)
- Was 2-for-2 with two walks, a hit-by-pitch, and two runs scored in the win over UConn (March 8)
- Was a combined 3-for-12 with two walks, two hit-by-pitches, a sacrifice fly, four RBIs, and two runs scored in the four-game series at home with FIU (March 12-14)
- Went 1-for-2 with a walk, a sacrifice bunt, and an RBI in the midweek win over CofC (March 23)
- Hit 2-for-4 in the series opener at Louisiana (March 26)
- At the plate at UT Arlington (April 10-12), he went 3-for-11 with a triple, an RBI, and three runs scored in the three-game conference series
- Was 2-for-4 with a stolen base and a run scored in the road win at UNCW (March 14)
- Broke out in the three-game series at Georgia State (April 30-May 2), going 4-for-11 with three walks, hit-by-pitch, a stolen base, an RBI, and three runs scored in the series win
- Was 1-for-2 with a walk, two RBIs, and a run scored in the regular-season finale win over Texas State (May 22)
- Went 1-for-4 at the plate versus No. 1-seeded South Alabama (May 26) at the Sun Belt Championship Tournament
- Earned a spot on the Dean's List (3.5 GPA or higher) for the 2020 fall term
- Named to the Florida Collegiate Summer League West All-Star team (summer 2021)
2020 (Freshman) *Season Ended Early Due To Worldwide Coronavirus Pandemic*
- Played in eight games on the season
- Saw time at third base and shortstop
- Recorded his first career hit with a pinch-hit single in the win over Kennesaw State (Feb. 23)
- Also scored his first career run in the victory versus the Owls
- Went 2-for-3 with two singles and two runs scored off the bench in the road game at No. 7 NC State (March 4)
- Walked and scored a run in the series-opening win against Maryland (Feb. 28)
- Posted a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage on the year
- Earned a spot on the Dean's List (3.25 GPA or higher) for the 2020 spring semester
High School
- Ranked as high as the No. 42 shortstop in the class of 2019 for the state of Florida by Perfect Game
- A 2019 Perfect Game/Rawlings Preseason All-American and Preseason Florida All-Region selection
- Tabbed a 2018 Perfect Game/Rawlings Preseason Underclass All-American honorable mention
- A 2018-19 Perfect Game Showcase Top Prospect List and Team member
- A two-time Golden Glove Award winner (2018 and 2019)
- Lettered in baseball and football at Bishop Moore High School in Orlando, Fla.
- A 2019 5A-8 All-District Team selection at shortstop
- Led his team to three-straight district championship titles
- Helped his team win the regional championship in both 2017 and 2019, finish state runner-up in 2017, and reach the final four in 2019
- Hit .317 with four home runs, three triples, 16 doubles, 37 RBIs, and 60 runs scored in his three-year career at Bishop Moore
- Hit .323 with four home runs and nine doubles his senior season in 2019 after hitting .359 with a .505 on-base percentage as a junior in 2018
- Was 22-for-27 in stolen bases for his varsity high school career
- Tabbed the Team MVP on the football team and named the MVP of the East-West Shrine Game his senior season
- Was named the Team MVP in both football and basketball as a freshman at Father Lopez Catholic High School
- Also played for the Chet Lemon’s Juice Club Team
- Named to the 2017 PGBA 16U Tucci Lumber Wood Bat Challenge All-Tournament team
- Tabbed a 2017 Team USA Final 40 prospect
- Led his team to the 2017 Indianapolis 16U Baseball Championship title
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