CAREER: Played in 33 games with 15 starts in 2000...Injury forced him out of opening day starting lineup in 2000

HIGH SCHOOL: Hit .430 as a senior with eight home runs, 40 runs batted in and 42 runs scored for head coach Terry Terrill at Riverdale Baptist (Md.)...A three-time All-Cape selection and earned All-South New Jersey honors while playing for his father in New Jersey...Lettered in football and basketball.

PERSONAL: Born on March 29, 1981...Parents are Jerry and Debbie Thomas...Has two brothers, Erik , Dustin ...Father and uncle played in the minor leagues...National Honor Society member

Major: history

Favorite book: "Mickey Mantle".

YR     G  AB  R  H RBI  2B 3B HR TB  SB   BB  SO   BA
2000  33  63 21 14  10   3  0  0 17  3-3  25  21   .222