AWARDS & HONORS
- 2026 MSU Danny Litwhiler Defensive Player of the Year (Michigan State)
- 2026 MSU Steve Garvey Most Improved Player (Michigan State)
PRIOR TO MIZZOU
Began his collegiate career at Michigan State where he spent two seasons … Had a breakthrough season in 2026, earning Michigan State’s Steve Garvey Most Improved Player team award after hitting .319 with 58 hits (tied for third on team) and scoring 40 runs (second on team) … Slugged 12 doubles to rank third on the team and added a pair of home runs, adding 31 RBI to rank fourth on the team … Led the squad with eight stolen bases in nine tries … Totaled 18 multi-hit games as a Spartan.
2026 (Michigan State): Earned the Danny Litwhiler Defensive Player of the Year and the Steve Garvey Most Improved Player MSU Team Awards ... Went from playing in five games with one start in 2025, hitting .167 for the year going 1-for-6 at the plate, to playing in 51 games and making 50 starts this season, hitting .319 with 58 hits ... Had more hits in 18 games than he did all of last season, with 18 multiple-hit games, ranking second on the team, posting two hits in 14 games, while adding three hits in three games and a season-high four hits coming on vs. Oakland (4/14) ... Had a season-long eight game hitting streak from May 8-19, which started after going hitless in one game after a seven-game hit streak from April 24-May 5, marking having at least one hit in 14 of 15 games ... Led MSU with eight stolen bases and 21 walks … Also topped the team with six sacrifice bunts, which ranked tied for ninth in the Big Ten ... Ranked second on the team in runs (40), batting average (.319), third in on-base percentage (.402) and doubles (12), tied for third in hits (58), fourth in RBI (31) and fifth in total bases (76) ... Was fifth on the team in games played (51), while ranking tied for third in games started (50), making 31 starts in center field, 10 in left field and nine at designated hitter.
2025 (Michigan State): Played in five games and made one start during his freshman season with the Spartans … Recorded his first collegiate hit versus Oakland (3/19).
HIGH SCHOOL
Prepped at Kenwood Academy in Chicago, Illinois … Was a four-year letterwinner for coach Romey Bracey ... Helped lead Kenwood to the city championship runner-up finish, and advancing to the regionals, falling in the IHSA Class 4A regional final, finishing with a 21-10 record ... Earned second-team All-State accolades ... Was a three-time All-Jackie Robinson South Conference and All-City honoree, earning All-City Player of the Year accolades in 2023 ... Also selected to the Chicago Public League All-Star Game at Guaranteed Rate Field ... Was a three-year team captain ... Led the Broncos in batting average (.531), on-base percentage (.622), hits (34) and HR (4) ... Named the 2023 Breakthrough Invitational MVP and also to the 2023 Jupiter All-Tournament team ... Played in the Chicago White Sox ACE program.
PERSONAL
Son of Kerry and Stewart Thomas ... Father, Stewart, wrestled at Howard ... Lists greatest athletic experience as playing in Jupiter, Florida in 2023 because of playing well and playing with teammates and making great memories in the one-in-a-lifetime experience ... Majoring in kinesiology.