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24 Deion Thompson

  • Position Utility
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 190
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Bloomington, Ill.

Biography

JUNIOR (2018): Summit League Academic Honor Roll ... Summit League All-Tournament Team ... appeared in all 48 games this season with 47 starts ... one of two Leathernecks to play in every game … led the team in several categories including hits (48), doubles (9), home runs (6), RBIs (30), total bases (75), and stolen bases (17) ... finished the season with a career-high .271 batting average ... ranked eighth in the league in home runs and third in stolen bases ... split season between third base and right field … batted .389 (7-of-18) with two home runs and seven RBI at Omaha to secure his first career Summit League Player of the Week award ... recorded his first career grand slam vs. Fort Wayne (May 5); finished the game with a season-high five RBI … went 3-for-5 at Omaha (May 18); hit tally marked a season high … crowned the season on a six-game hitting streak  

SOPHOMORE (2017): Summit League Academic Honor Roll... One of two players to start in all 50 games... batted .209 with six doubles, two triples and two home runs... scored 28 runs (third on the team) and drove in 18... drew 19 walks... team-leading 10-13 in stolen bases... .921 fielding percentage at shortstop... batting average jumped to .226 in Summit League play... career-high two hits and two stolen bases in the Southeast Missouri series... two hits, scored a run and walked once at Dayton... set a career-high with two home runs in the North Dakota State opener and set a new high with three RBI... career-high three hits at Iowa, including his second career triple (in as many games), and scored a run... went 5-for-12 against South Dakota State with four runs scored and two RBI... matched career-high of three hits in game two and delivered a career-high two doubles in the victory... finished 2-for-5 with two runs scored and a stolen base against SIUE... finished the Fort Wayne series 5-for-13 with a run scored and five RBI, including a career-high four driven in during the finale.

FRESHMAN (2016): Team-leading five home runs in just 25 games played... three doubles, 15 runs scored and 10 RBI... started 23-of-25 times, missed half the season with an injury... started in all three games at Tennessee Tech, twice in left field and once at third base... all three of his hits went for extra bases, including two home runs... returned to the line-up in the Fort Wayne series after missing 25 starts... batted 2-for-7 with a solo home run against the Mastodons... started all three games at NDSU, two hits and two runs scored in the series... scored three runs and walked twice at South Dakota State... hit his team-leading fifth home run in the Omaha series... two hits in the Fort Wayne series.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played for coach Steve Clapp.

PERSONAL: Born June 17, 1996... son of Kenny and Christi Thompson.

MAJOR: Law Enforcement and Justice Administration

Statistics

Season:
2019

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 33

    2016Freshman

    Infield
    6'2" 190 lbs
    33
  • 33

    2017Sophomore

    Infield
    6'1" 190 lbs
    33
  • 24

    2018Junior

    Infield
    6'1" 190 lbs
    24
  • 24

    2019Senior

    Utility
    6'1" 190 lbs
    24