38 D.J. Thomas

	Class: Sophomore
	Hometown: Durham, N.C.
	High School: Riverside HS

	Height / Weight: 6-1 / 193
	Position: LHP
	B/T: L/L

05/19/2012

Wolfpack Falls 6-2 in Rubber Match at No. 1 Florida State

No. 13 NC State tried to rally from a 6-0 deficit, but Ryan Mathews's two-run homer was all the Pack could muster, resulting in State's first series loss in over a month

05/11/2012

State Wins 11th-Straight, Edging VT 4-2 in 11

Ryan Mathews crushed the first pitch he saw in Saturday's resumption of game one, extending his hitting streak with a game-winning two-run homer

05/04/2012

No. 17 State Erupts with Five-Run Seventh to Top Bakersfield 8-4

NC State traded blows with CSU Bakersfield for six innings before closing the door with two RBIs by Turner and homers from Canela and Mathews

04/25/2012

Pack Scores Four in the Fifth to Rally Past Charlotte

No. 19 NC State took an early lead, but needed a big fourth inning to put away the 49ers 6-3 in a Wednesday night matchup at Doak Field at Dail Park

04/21/2012

State Comes Up Short in 11-10 Slugfest

The Wolfpack clawed its way back, but left the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth to seal a series-opening loss to Boston College

As a freshman (2011)
• Finished the season by going 1-0 with a 2.51 ERA in his last eight appearances
• Went 2-0 with a 2.77 ERA over his last 16 appearances
• Allowed a hit in 1 1/3 scoreless innings March 5 in the second game of a doubleheader vs. Penn State
• Pitched 1 2/3 scoreless innings March 16 vs. George Mason, walking one, striking out two and not allowing a hit
• Worked a scoreless inning and struck out the side April 2 to earn the win in the second game of the Wake Forest series
• Pitched 2 2/3 shutout innings of relief April 5 vs. Wake Forest
• Pitched 2 2/3 scoreless innings April 17 in the final game of the North Carolina series, allowing two hits and striking out one
• Pitched two shutout innings April 24 in the finale of the Virginia series
• Pitched out of a bases-loaded jam May 8 in the final game of the East Tennessee State series and wound up working 1 1/3 scoreless innings to record his second win of the season
• Pitched 1 2/3 shutout innings May 21 in the final game of the Boston College series
• Pitched two shutout innings May 25 to close out the Wolfpack's 7-0 victory over Florida State in the first round of the ACC Championship
• Started May 28 vs. Clemson in the third round of the ACC tourney and pitched a career-high 4 2/3 innings, allowing just one run and striking out four without a walk
• Made two appearances, both vs. Stetson, in the NCAA Columbia Regional, and allowed just one run, unearned

High school
• Played at Riverside for coach Doug Blowe
• Earned all-state honors as a senior in 2010 and was a four-time all-conference player in the PAC-6 4-A Conference
• Went 7-1 with a 1.49 ERA in eight games and 56 innings as a senior in 2010
• Allowed 37 hits, walked 16 and struck out 71
• Batted .393 (33-for-84) with five doubles, five triples, one home run and 19 RBIs in 24 games as an outfielder
• Had a .607 slugging percentage and a .440 on-base percentage
• Named to the first-team 4-A all-state team by the North Carolina Coaches Association
• Also earned PAC-6 Conference player of the year honors
• Went 3-2 with a 3.13 ERA as a junior in 2009
• Worked 38 innings, striking out 50 and walking 13
• Batted .441 with four doubles, two home runs and 24 RBIs
• Went 2-0 with a 2.19 ERA in 16 innings on the mound, striking out 15 and walking just two as a sophomore in 2008
• Batted .371 with two doubles, two home runs and 17 RBIs
• Played for Region 3 at the 2009 State Games of North Carolina
• Ranked the No. 15 in-state prospect in the class of 2010 by Impact Baseball
• Played for Impact Baseball's 2008 Futures Game

Personal
• Majoring in fisheries and wildlife sciences

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