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12 Thomas Prescott

  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 205
  • Position LHP/1B
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Western Springs, Ill.
  • High School Lyons Township

Biography

2017:

  • Started 29 out of 31 games played
  • Compiled a .350 batting average with two homers, 25 RBI, seven doubles, 11 walks and two stolen bases on the season
  • Tallied 10 multi-hit games and four multi-RBI games on the year
  • Hit 4-for-5 with a double and one RBI at Beloit
  • Batted 4-for-6 with a home run, four RBI and one double in a doubleheader against Illinois Tech
  • Hit 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI at IIT
  • Went 3-for-4 with one RBI versus Elmhurst and D'Youville

2016:

  • Made 13 relief pitching appearances
  • Compiled a 2-0 record with a 4.34 ERA and 17 strikeouts in 29 innings pitched on the season
  • Tossed five innings with one run allowed to earn a win versus St. Norbert
  • Hurled two perfect innings at Chicago State
  • Struck out two in two scoreless innings at Hanover
  • Played 18 games in the field with 11 starts
  • Posted a .263 batting average with six RBI and two doubles
  • Went 3-for-6 with three RBI at Fontbonne

2015:

  • Started in 29 games in the field, posting a .277 batting average, 12 RBI, seven doubles and two stolen bases
  • Compiled four-straight multi-hit games in April, going 8-for-16 with three RBI
  • Hit 3-for-3 with one RBI at Carthage
  • Went 2-for-5 with two RBI and a double at Millsaps
  • Hit 2-for-4 with two doubles and one RBI at Eureka
  • Made eight starts on the pitching mound with three complete games and one shutout
  • Compiled a 2-4 record and a 6.64 ERA in 39-1/3 innings
  • Tossed a seven-inning shutout with six strikeouts at Blackburn
  • Allowed only one run in a seven-inning victory at Aurora
  • UAA Athlete of the Week (3/23)

2014:

  • As a pitcher, started eight games and posted a 1-4 record with a 4.63 ERA in 44-2/3 innings
  • Earned his first career victory in five innings versus Monmouth
  • Allowed one run in six innings versus Carthage
  • As a hitter, started in 22 of 24 games, compiling a .271 batting average, 10 RBI and two doubles
  • Hit 3-for-5 with two RBI versus Hope
  • Collected three hits and three RBI in a doubleheader at Washington-St. Louis

Personal:

  • Major: Economics
  • UChicago activities: UChicago Sports Business Team, Law and Economics Society, Psi Upsilon, Order of the "C"
  • Played four years of baseball and football in high school
  • Honor Roll, Spanish Honors Society
  • Wind Ensemble, Jazz Band, Marching Band, Percussion Ensemble, Sinfonietta Orchestra, Symphonic Band
  • LTHS Scholarship, Runner-up for Student Leadership Award

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 12

    2014Freshman

    P
    6'1" 190 lbs
    12
  • 12

    2015Sophomore

    P/1B
    6'1" 195 lbs
    12
  • 12

    2016Junior

    P/1B
    6'1" 196 lbs
    12
  • 12

    2017Senior

    LHP/1B
    6'1" 205 lbs
    12