Brett Thomas

Position:
1st Base
Height:
6-4
Weight:
219
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Columbia, SC
High School:
A.C. Flora

SOPHOMORE (2009)
Made 14 starts at designated hitter and saw action in 34 games • Hit .238 (10-42) with four runs and eight RBI • Tallied two doubles and a home run en route to a .357 slugging percentage • Reached base at a .421 clip with 10 hits, 13 walks and a hit by pitch in 56 plate appearances • Had two hits and two walks in the Maryland series sweep • Doubled, hit a sacrifice fly and walked three times in five plate appearances in the series win over No. 7 Miami • Belted first career home run and drove in a career-high three runs against Winthrop April 15 • Matched a career-best with two hits and added an RBI versus Duke March 22 • Drove in a run with a bases-loaded walk at Virginia Tech March 15 • Singled off the bench versus Appalachian State March 15 • Went 1-for-3 at DH in first start versus Liberty Feb. 25 • Drove in a then-career-best two runs on a pinch hit double against VMI Feb. 21. Summer 2009: Played nine games and made six starts for the Waynesboro Generals of the Valley League • Tallied three hits and two RBI.

FRESHMAN (2008)
A key left-handed bat off the bench as a freshman • Saw the field in 15 games and made five starts at designated hitter • Batted .318 (7-22) with two RBI, two runs and a double • Reached base in 12 of his 27 trips to the plate on seven hits and five walks for a .444 on-base percentage • Went 2-for-4 with an RBI double versus North Florida May 7 • Also had a career-best two hits off the bench at UNC Greensboro April 15 • Drove in first career run with an RBI single against High Point April 23 • Posted a pinch-hit single against Appalachian State April 2 for first career base hit • Drew a walk against Davidson March 25 in his first career plate appearance. Summer 2008: Hit .250 (13-52) over 21 games, including 15 starts, for the Florence RedWolves of the Coastal Plain League • Drove in nine runs • Also made one appearance on the mound, working two-thirds of an inning.

A.C. FLORA HIGH SCHOOL
Three-time all-state pick at A.C. Flora High School • Played for coach Andy Hallett • Rated as the No. 1 first baseman in the state of South Carolina by Diamond Prospects • Teamed with UNC classmate Logan Munson to lead Flora to the 2007 3A state title • Served as team captain • Earned all-area and all-region honors from 2004-07 • Named team offensive MVP in 2006 and 2007 • Member of the South Carolina select team • Also played one year of football and basketball • Member of National Honor Society and earned his I.B. certificate • Played summer ball with the Palmetto Sand Gnats.

PERSONAL
James Brett Thomas is the son of Jim and Teresa Thomas • Born Oct. 6, 1988, in Columbia, S.C. • Has an older sister, Rebekah • Majoring in exercise and sport science at Carolina.

CAREER HIGHS:
Hits: 2 at UNC Greensboro (4/15/08), vs. North Florida (5/7/08), vs. Duke (3/22/09)
Runs: 1 on four occasions
RBI: 3 vs. Winthrop (4/15/09)
Hit Streak: 2 games (4/2/08-4/15/08), (2/21/09-2/25/09), (4/15/09-4/18/09)CAREER STATS:

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....  .318  15-5     22    2    7   1   0   0    2    8  .364   5   0   6   0  .444   0   0   0-0      0   0   0  .000
2009....  .238  34-14    42    4   10   2   0   1    8   15  .357  13   1  20   1  .421   1   0   0-0      1   0   1  .500
TOTAL...  .266  49-19    64    6   17   3   0   1   10   23  .359  18   1  26   1  .429   1   0   0-0      1   0   1  .500