Troy University Athletics
2020 Baseball Roster
Roster
Levi Thomas
- Position:
- RHP
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-11 / 185
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Cullman, Ala.
- High School:
- Cullman HS
2020 (Junior)
Selected in the fourth round of the MLB Draft by the San Diego Padres … Garnered Collegiate Baseball Second Team All-America honors and preseason All-Sun Belt honors … Made four starts in the Friday night role and compiled a 2-1 record … Posted a miniscule 0.39 ERA, a top-15 mark in the country … Amassed 42 strikeouts in 23 innings, the 10th-most nationally and the most in the conference … Walked just six batters, good for a strikeout-to-walk ratio of 7:1 … Held opposing batters to a league-low average of .117 … Registered a 0.65 WHIP, the 17th-best mark in the nation … Earned back-to-back Sun Belt Pitcher of the Week honors to open the season and was also named a Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week after beginning the year with seven consecutive strikeouts en route to fanning a career-high 14 batters in five innings on Opening Night … Fanned 11 batters and allowed no hits in six innings against Louisiana Tech … Struck out six batters in six shutout innings at No. 1 Florida … Didn't give up a run until his fourth start of the year against Michigan State, an outing where he struck out 11 batters in six innings … Finished with a career 2.98 ERA and 185 strikeouts compared to just 53 walks, a ratio of 3.5:1 … With a 12-3 record, his .800 win percentage is tied for the 10th-best mark in school history … Held opposing batters to an average of .209 in his 34 appearances as a Trojan
*Had season cut short after 17 games due to COVID-19
2019 (Sophomore)
Made 15 starts on the mound for the Trojans … Posted an 8-2 record, which included an eight-inning performance against App State … Pitched 80.2 innings and recorded 87 strikeouts … Held batters to a .254 batting average … Recorded an 11-strikeout performance against North Alabama over 7.1 innings of work ... Posted at least seven strikeouts in six games during the season ... Notched his eighth win of the season after going seven innings against Louisiana in the SBC Tournament ... Opening Day starter for the Trojans against Central Michigan ... Finished the season with wins in the last six, and eight of the last nine, games
2018 (Freshman)
Made 15 appearances with seven starts on the mound; including the start in Troy’s winners’ bracket matchup with No. 8 Georgia in the NCAA Athens Regional … Started once in each of the final five weekends of the season … Posted a 2-0 record with a save -- save came with a perfect inning of work against Arkansas State … Allowed just one hit and no runs in the first 13 innings of his career … Only allowed earned runs in three outings and finished with a 1.96 ERA … Fanned 56 batters while issuing just 16 free passes in 41.1 innings of work on the year … Led the team with a 12.26 strikeouts per nine innings ratio … Struck out seven batters four of his final five starts -- against Georgia Southern, ULM, Texas State and Georgia
High School
Played four years for Cullman High School … Led the Bearcats to a 6A State Championship in 2015 and three state runner-up finishes (2014, 2016, 2017) … His senior season, led the team on the mound with a 0.86 ERA and a 6-2 record in 10 appearances … Recorded a .321 batting average with 53 hits, eight doubles, two home runs and 34 RBIs … On the mound, Thomas went 2-0 with a 1.60 ERA in 30.1 innings pitched … Struck out 30 and only walked three as a junior
Personal
Full name is David Levi Thomas … Born June 29, 1998 … Son of Cindy and Shaun Davis … Has two brothers, Jesse (who played baseball at Snead State CC) and Mason … Majoring in psychology
