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2017 Baseball Roster

8 Collin Thacker

8 Collin Thacker

  • Position:
    INF
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Weight:
    195
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Bats/Throws:
    R/R
  • Hometown:
    Wilmington, N.C.
  • High School:
    New Hanover HS

Summary

Biography

2016 at Gardner-Webb: Started all 58 games throughout the season, with the majority of the starts taking place at second base …Earned first-team All-Big South Conference honors as well as being named to the 2016 Louisville Slugger Division I All-America Second Team …  Batted a team-high .394 for the season with 32 extra base hits and 46 RBI … Led the NCAA with 28 doubles throughout the season … Started the season with a 22-game hitting streak, lasting from February 19th to March 20th ... Hit his first home run of the season against Delaware State (2-20), going 2-for-3 with four RBI and a double in the game … Went 4-for-5 with two doubles and two RBI against Iona (2-28) … Was 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI against James Madison (3-12) … Went 3-for-4 with two RBI at Wofford (3-19) … Was 4-for-4 with two RBI and a double in the series opener against Presbyterian (3-24) … Was 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles at Coastal Carolina (4-1) … Went 2-for-4 with a home run and a double, tallying three RBI against Charlotte (4-19) … Was 5-for-5 against Charleston Southern (4-23) … Went 3-for-4 at Radford (4-30) … Went 2-for-3 with a double and one RBI at Duke (5-8) … Hit a home run in the first game of the series against Winthrop, going 2-for-3 at the plate with a double and three RBI (5-19) … Hit two doubles, going 2-for-4 against Presbyterian in the Big South tournament (5-24).

2015 at Gardner-Webb: Played in 50 games with 46 starts … Saw action at catcher and in the outfield … Finished second on the team with a .285 batting average, 47 hits and 59 total bases … Led the team with 26 RBI … Led regular starters with a .376 on base percentage … Scored 17 runs … Hit two home runs and six doubles … Ranked second on the team with 23.85 runs created and extrapolated runs (23.40) … Batted .298 against left-handed pitchers and .324 with runners on base … Had 11 multiple-hit games … Went 2-for-4 with a double and three RBI vs. Buffalo (2/14) … Went 3-for-4 with two RBI vs. Wofford (3/7) … Went 3-for-5 with two doubles and four RBI at Winthrop (3/20) … Went 3-for-4 vs. Campbell (5/3) and 3-for-5 with an RBI vs. Longwood (5/10) … Struck out only 17 times in 165 at bats on the season.

2014 at Gardner-Webb: Played in 12 games with four starts as a true freshman … Saw action at catcher and DH … Batted .208 with four RBI, five hits and two runs scored … Walked twice and posted a .296 on base percentage … Collected four of his five hits in the final month of the season … Went 1-for-4 with three RBI at Appalachian State (4/23) in his first career start … Went 1-for-2 with a solo home run and two runs scored at Presbyterian (5/16) … Had a single and was hit by a pitch in the season finale vs. Radford (5/22) at the Big South Conference Tournament in Rock Hill, S.C.

High School: Played at New Hanover (N.C.) High in Wilmington under Coach Richard Foy … Earned first-team All-Area honors from the Wilmington Star-News as a catcher … Led the team with a .345 batting average and .463 on base percentage … Also starred for the Wilmington American Legion Post 10 squad that advanced to the 2013 ALWS in Shelby, N.C.



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Historical Player Information

  • 34

    2014Freshman

    C/OF
    5'9" 190 lbs
    34
  • 8

    2015Sophomore

    C/OF
    5'9" 195 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2016Junior

    2B/UTL
    5'9" 195 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2017Senior

    INF
    5'9" 195 lbs
    8