The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2009 Baseball Roster
Roster
Stayton Thomas
- Position:
- RHP
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 175
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Corsicana, Texas
- High School:
- Corsicana
SENIOR (2011)
2011 honors
• Academic All-Big 12 Baseball First Team
• Drafted in the 43rd round of the 2011 MLB First-Year?Player Draft by the Tampa Bay Rays.
2011 highlights
• Recorded a save retiring the only batter he faced in the night cap of the doubleheader against Maryland (2/19).
• Allowed only one hit in 1.0 innings of relief in the series-finale against Maryland (2/20).
• Pitched 1.2 perfect innings of relief with one strikeout against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.
• Logged 1.2 innings of scoreless relief allowing only walk in the night-cap of the doubleheader against Brown (3/12).
• Threw 1.0 innings of perfect relief with one strikeout against Houston Baptist (3/23).
• Pitched 1.1 perfect innings with one strikeout against Baylor (4/9).
JUNIOR (2010)
2010 honors
• Big 12 Chick-fil-A Community of Champions
• Academic All-Big 12 - First Team
• Fall 2009 Big 12 Commissioner[apos]s Honor Roll
2010 season
• Appeared in 29 games, as a junior, posting a 3-0 record with one save, a 2.92 ERA and 28 strikeouts in 37.0 innings.
• Pitched in seven Big 12 games, logging a 1-0 record with a 0.00 ERA, .188 opponents[apos] batting average, one save, four walks and five strikeouts in 9.0 innings.
2010 highlights
• Pitched 1.0 scoreless inning of relief with one hit and one strikeout in a 6-2 win over New Mexico (2/19) in the season opener.
• Retired all seven batters he faced, including one strikeout, in 2.1 innings of relief against Dallas Baptist (2/24).
• Earned a victory against UT Pan American (3/2) with 1.0 scoreless inning out of the bullpen.
• Picked up win against Iowa (3/14) fanning four of the five batters he faced in 1.2 innings.
• Earned victory in series opener against Texas A&M (4/16) allowing one hit while striking out one in 1.2 scoreless innings.
• Garnered a save with 2.1 scoreless innings of relief, including two strikeouts in a 4-1 win vs. Baylor (5/2).
• Worked 3.1 scoreless innings, allowing two hits while striking out one in NCAA Super Regional action against No. 6 TCU.
• Started eight games for the La Crosse Loggers of the Northwoods League, posting a 2-3 record with a 4.25 ERA and 21 strikeouts in 42.1 innings.
SOPHOMORE(2009)
2009 honors
• Spring 2009 Big 12 Commissioner[apos]s Honor Roll
• Fall 2008 Big 12 Commissioner[apos]s Honor Roll
• Academic All-Big 12 - First Team
2009 season
• Appeared in 12 games, including one start, as a sophomore, posting a 4-0 record with a 2.11 ERA and 13 strikeouts in 21.1 innings.
• Pitched in one Big 12 game, logging a 0-0 record with a 0.00 ERA and three strikeouts in 1.0 inning.
2009 highlights
• Started the year with 1.0 inning of hitless shutout relief against UIC (2/20), walking one and striking out one.
• Earned a victory in relief against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (4/15), scattering one hit and one walk with two strikeouts over 3.0 shutout innings.
• Picked up a win in relief with a career-long 5.0 innings of work against Texas State (4/28). Allowed just three hits while striking out two in the scoreless effort.
• Earned a win in his only start of the season, yielding three runs on seven hits and one walk while striking out two over 5.0 innings against Texas Southern (5/6).
• Credited with a win in relief in Texas[apos] NCAA Regional clinching victory over Army (5/31) with 1.1 innings of hitless relief, allowing just one walk.
• Pitched for the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod Baseball League, posting a 2-0 record with 19 striekouts and a 4.03 ERA in 22.1 innings pitched
FRESHMAN (2008)
2008 HONORS
• Fall 2007 & Spring 2008 Big 12 Commissioner[apos]s Honor Roll
2008 SEASON
• Led Texas and ranked 10th in the Big 12 Conference with 27 appearances as a freshman.
• Started his career by pitching 11.1 scoreless innings before yielding a run in his 10th appearance.
• Posted a 2-0 record with a team-high three saves on the year.
• Registered a .194 opponents batting average and 30 strikeouts over 35.1 innings.
• Ranked second on the squad with 11 appearances in Big 12 games.
• Logged two saves and 11 strikeouts in 11.2 innings of Big 12 action.
2008 HIGHLIGHTS
• Pitched 1.0 inning of hitless shutout relief with one strikeout in UT[apos]s win over VCU (2/24).
• Worked 1.0 inning of shutout relief with one strikeout against Tennessee (2/29).
• Earned his first career win by pitching 1.2 innings of hitless shutout relief with two strikeouts against Houston (3/2).
• Pitched 1.0 inning of hitless shutout relief against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (3/5).
• Worked 2.0 innings of hitless scoreless relief against Stanford (3/8).
• Pitched 1.0 inning of hitless shutout relief with one strikeout against No. 15 Rice (3/11).
• Retired the only two batters he faced to pick up his first career save in a win over Kansas (3/14).
• Earned second save of the season with 1.1 shutout innings of hitless relief with three strikeouts against Kansas (3/15).
• Registered his second win of the season with 2.1 scoreless innings, striking out three with no hits against Texas Southern (4/8).
• Pitched 3.0 innings of shutout relief with one hit and two strikeouts in win over Texas State (4/8).
• Registered his second win of the season with 2.1 scoreless innings, striking out three with no hits against Texas Southern (4/8).
• Earned second save of the season with 1.1 shutout innings of hitless relief with three strikeouts against Kansas (3/15).
• Picked up third save of the season, limiting Baylor (4/22) to only one run on two hits while striking out five over 4.0 innings.
• Pitched for the La Crosse Loggers under the direction of Coach Andy McKay in the Northwoods League over the summer.
• Appeared in 19 games for the Loggers, posting a 4-3 record with two saves, a 2.20 ERA and 28 strikeouts in 45.0 innings.
HIGH SCHOOL
• Four-year letterwinner as pitcher and shortstop for coaches Tracy Wood and Justin Terry at Corsicana (Texas) High School.
• Batted .420 and posted a 13-2 record with a 1.32 ERA and 145 strikeouts, helping his team garner a 26-7 overall record, a share of the District 15-4A title honors and a regional semifinal spot as a senior.
• Earned District 15-4A MVP, All-Golden Circle Player of the Year, Rawlings All-Region and all-state pitching honors as a senior.
• Logged a career-best .500 batting average and posted a 13-3 record with a 1.10 ERA and 140 strikeouts, helping his team register a 28-8 record, third-place district finish and a regional semifinal spot as a junior.
• Received All-District 15-4 pitcher and Golden Circle Pitcher of the Year honors and participated in the Texas Rangers[apos] Area Code Team as a junior.
• Registered a .450 batting average and logged an 8-1 record with a 0.96 ERA and 90 strikeouts, helping his team to be win a District 14-2A title and a regional semifinal spot as a sophomore.
• Earned All-District 14-2A MVP, Golden Circle Player of the Year and all-state pitcher and outfield honors as a sophomore.
• Batted .405 and logged a 10-1 record with a 0.96 ERA and 102 strikeouts, helping his team win a district title and a regional semifinal spot as a freshman.
• Named District 14-2A MVP and Golden Circle Player of the Year as a freshman.
• Also earned two letters as a guard on the Corsicana basketball team.
• Pitched for Coach Pat Leach[apos]s Dallas BAT summer club, posting a 5-0 mark with a 1.20 ERA and helping his team post a 35-8 overall record and a fifth-place showing at the Connie Mack World Series.
PERSONAL
Born Stayton Barnes Thomas on April 7, 1989 in Waco, Texas ... son of Robby and Theresa Thomas ... majoring in education.
