Quietly carved out a key role on the team, regular producing keyhits and RBI … Will likely start the season at first base,but could also be moved to third base or DH, and at the No. 7 spotin the batting order … 2013: Picked uphonorable mention on the All-NCAC Team … After a slow start,became the everyday starter at first base, batting .359 with 27runs, five doubles, two homers, and 21 RBI … Also drew 11walks and was hit by seven pitches for a .447 on-base percentage… Reached safely in all three games of the NCAA Div. IIIChampionship, going 4-for-10 with one RBI while walking twice… Selected all-tourney at the NCAC Tournament again after a5-for-11, three-RBI performance over three games (May 9-10)… Reached in all eight plate appearances during adoubleheader against Ohio Wesleyan (May 4) with three singles, atwo-bagger, a home run, two walks, and a hit by pitch … Seta team record with 22 putouts in the 14-inning affair with Oberlin(April 21) … Combined for a 9-for-13, 10-RBI line during afour-game series with Hiram (April 13-14) …2012: Finished the season strong as the startingthird baseman defensively and using a late-season surge to hit .284with three doubles, three home runs, and 14 RBI … Started 26times overall, 18 at first and eight at third … Was issued13 walks, third-most on the team … All-NCAC Tournament Teamselection after batting 5-for-9 with a double, a home run, and fourRBI over three games … Hit a solo homer in the second inningof the NCAC championship game vs. DePauw (May 5) … Went2-for-3 with a walk during his first career start at LaGrange(March 11) … 2011: Entered two games, onceas a first baseman and once at second … Recorded oneofficial at bat, coming at John Carroll (May 5) …Prior to Wooster: First-team all-state and also onthe Academic All-Ohio Team as a senior at Lutheran High School West… Hit .490 with 35 doubles and 35 RBI during 2010, and piledup 80 doubles and 120 RBI over his career with the Longhorns… Four-time all-conference selection, including first-teamrecognition from 2008-10 … Also a three-year letterwinner inbasketball, twice earning all-conference honors in that sport… Personal: Born on Nov. 8, 1991 …Son of Mark and Joan Thomay … Majoring in mathematics.
