Craig Thomas

Craig Thomas Career Stats 2008 – Pitched in 21 games with a pair of starts … Finished with an 0-1 record, one save and a 6.00 ERA in 27 innings pitched … Struck out 27 batters and yielded 12 walks … Worked 0.1 scoreless innings of relief with a strikeout in 7-5 win over James Madison in NCAA Regional … Also worked 0.2 scoreless innings of relief with a strikeout in 5-4 loss to NC State in NCAA Regional … Worked one scoreless inning of relief with two strikeouts in 10-1 win over Wofford (4/23) … Pitched 1.1 perfect innings of relief with three strikeouts in 6-0 win at Clemson (4/16) … Earned first career save with three innings of work in 13-7 win over Kentucky (3/29) … One scoreless inning of relief with a strikeout in 5-3 win over College of Charleston (3/26) … Worked a perfect inning of relief with two strikeouts in 10-3 win over Mississippi State (3/23) … Worked career-high 5.2 innings and allowed one run on two hits with career-high six strikeouts in 2-1 win over Presbyterian (3/10) … Made first career start vs. East Carolina and went four innings allowing four runs on five hits with two strikeouts and two walks (2/24)… 2008 SEC Academic Honor Roll member. 2007 – Competed in four games in relief … Compiled a 2.45 ERA in 7.1 innings with 10 strikeouts … Pitched a career-high 3.2 innings and struck out four batters allowing just two runs, unearned, to Vanderbilt (3/31) … Pitched one scoreless inning of relief with two strikeouts in 9-2 win over UNC Asheville (3/20) … 2007 SEC Academic Honor Roll member. 2006 – Sat out and received medical redshirt after labrum surgery. 2005 – Appeared in four games … Did not allow a run in 2.2 innings with two strikeouts and two walks … Named to President’s List after fall of 2004 and Dean’s List after spring of 2005 … University scholar … Named to 2005 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll. HIGH SCHOOL – Played four years at Lexington High School under former Gamecock infielder Tommy Williams (1977-80) … Three year all-state, all-region, Mr. Baseball finalist, region player of the year, North Carolina-South Carolina select team … 4.86 GPA, Palmetto Fellow, National Honor Society … Played two summers with South Carolina Diamond Devils, Charleston AAU team that won two national championships. PERSONAL – Born Stephen Craig Thomas on 10/10/85 … Parents are Bill and Jo Thomas.