Biography
2018 (Redshirt): Sat out the season as a medical redshirt.
2017 (Junior): Appeared in 39 games with 25 starts ... Batted .327 with six doubles, four home runs, 18 RBIs, 30 runs scored, .505 slugging percentage, .444 on-base percentage and five stolen bases ... Hit .333 with three doubles, three home runs, 11 RBIs, 17 runs scored, .583 slugging percentage, .450 OBP and one stolen base in 20 Sun Belt Conference contests ... Recorded 10 multiple-hit games and five multi-RBI contests ... Hit safely in 21 of 39 games ... Opened the season by hitting safely in his first four contests ... Went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and a career-high three RBI in his Jaguar debut against Eastern Illinois (Feb. 18) ... Followed that performance with a pair of hits and one RBI against Alabama A&M (Feb. 22) ... Hit his first career home run and tied a career high with three hits in the series opener at Arkansas State (April 22) ... Recorded a career-high three hits, including two doubles, along with two RBIs and one run scored in the series opener against Texas State (April 28) ... Tied his career high in hits (3), including a home run, in the regular-season finale with Troy (May 20) ... Homered and drove in two runs against Southern Miss (June 4) in the NCAA Hattiesburg (Miss.) Regional.
Junior College: Helped DSJC capture the 2016 Georgia Collegiate Athletic Assocation (GCAA) championship as well as the East Central District championship to earn a berth in the JUCO World Series in Grand Junction, Colo. … Ranked second in the GCAA with 28 stolen bases … Hit .307 with eight doubles, four triples, two home runs, 44 RBIs, 60 runs scored and 28 stolen bases in 62 games, while also posting a .413 on-base percentage … Batted .377 with 12 doubles, eight triples, 58 RBIs, 47 runs scored and 27 stolen bases in 59 games as a freshman … Posted a .441 on-base percentage and .502 slugging percentage … Helped DSJC capture the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association Region 17 Tournament championship … First-team all-GCAA selection … Also named to the GCAA Gold Glove team … Led the GCAA in hits, triples and runs scored, ranked second in batting average, third in stolen bases and slugging percentage, tied for eighth in doubles and ninth in OBP.
High School: Named first-team all-state by the Alabama Sports Writers Association and Class 5A-6A Montgomery Advertiser All-Metro as a senior after hitting .439 with 27 RBIs, 50 runs scored and 25 stolen bases at Marbury HS … Lettered four years in baseball and three years in football at MHS … Helped the Bulldogs capture three consecutive region championships en route to three straight quarterfinal appearances in the 5A state playoffs.
Personal: Full name is Colton Russell Thomas ... Born Oct. 15, 1995, in Montgomery, Ala. ... The second of two children to Darren Thomas and Dundee Sopp ... Lists fishing and playing guitar among his hobbies ... Favorite movie is “Remember the Titans” ... Lists the Atlanta Braves and Tennessee Titans as his favorite pro sports teams ... Favorite athlete is Mike Trout ... Favorite musical artist is Drake ... Majoring in chemical engineering.
