2018 Softball Roster

25 Kirstyn Thomas

  • Position Infield
  • Height 5-11
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Houston, Texas

Biography

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  CAREER SUMMARY

2018 (Senior)

  • NFCA All-Region Second Team
  • All-Pac-12 Third Team
  • Pac-12 All-Academic Second Team
  • ESPNW Player of the Week (Feb. 14)
  • Pac-12 Player of the Week (Feb. 14, Feb. 27)
Drove in a career-high six runs during her first multi-homer game, going 3-for-4 with a double and two homers against Bradley (Feb. 9)... tied the Husky record with five home runs in her first five games of the season... reached base in six consecutive plate appearances over two games, going 5-for-5 with two doubles and two home runs (Feb. 9-10)... hit two more home runs against Northern Colorado for her fifth consecutive game with multiple runs and multiple RBI (Feb. 16)... scored two more runs against Seton Hall, recording a single and a double (Feb. 17)... had a double and a home run against Lamar for her fifth game with multiple extra-base hits (Feb. 19)... had her first career triple, against Texas (Feb. 21)... hit her ninth home run against Nebraska (Feb. 24)... tied the Husky record for fewest games to reach ten home runs with a blast against Long Beach State, tying Kristen Rivera in 2002 (Feb. 25)... drove in three runs in back-to-back games to start the Rebel Classic (March 9)... stole second against NMSU, setting a new career high with four steals (March 9)... drove in three runs with her 10th double of the year against Arizona State (March 18)... had back-to-back three-hit games at Stanford (March 30-31)... homered to dead center at Oregon State (May 5)... drove in two runs with singles to help Washington advance to the WCWS vs. Alabama (May 26).

2017 (Junior)
  • Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention

Appeared in 63 of 64 games this season, starting 57... played at first in 51 games... had a .285 batting average... had a .987 fielding percentage for the Huskies with only four errors on 302 chances... nine multi-hit and ten multi-RBI games... six-game hit streak (March 11-22) and eight-game on-base streak (March 10-22).

2016 (Sophomore)
Made 17 appearances, primarily as a pinch hitter, while making one start as the designated player... registered four hits, a home run and two RBI... recorded first career home run with two RBI and two runs scored against UNLV (Feb. 15).

2015 (Freshman)
Concluded freshman season with a 3-2 record... made 17 appearances, starting six in the circle... earned first win vs. Miami (March 7), throwing 4.0 innings while allowing two hits and one run and striking out two... earned second career win vs. Texas Tech (March 19), throwing 5.2 innings, allowing six hits, three runs and striking out three... earned the win vs. Utah (May 8), throwing five scoreless frames while allowing four hits... at the plate, recorded first career hit (a double) and RBI vs. Grand Canyon (Feb. 16)... came in to pinch hit vs. No. 2 Oregon (March 29) and smacked her second double of the season while recording an RBI.
 
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  HIGH SCHOOL & CLUB

Attended George Bush High School in Richmond, Texas... earned First Team All-District honors (2012, 2013, 2014)... earned All-District MVP in 2013... led George Bush High School to its first playoff appearance in 11 years... posted a 1.66 ERA while striking out 171 batters in 16 wins and batting .600 her junior year... voted Most Valuable Player of Fort Bend in junior year... played for Maleeya Coleman on the Impact Gold club team as well. 
 
15535
  PERSONAL

Daughter of Darrell and Karen Thomas... has one older brother, Dillon, who was drafted by the Colorado Rockies... majoring in communications and sociology.
 
15535
  GET TO KNOW KIRSTYN

Pre-game routine/superstitions: listen to music and pray
If I wasn’t playing softball, I’d be: playing volleyball
Name your three favorite songs on your iPod: Black Widow by Iggy Azalea, Shower by Becky G, Don't Tell 'Em by Jeremih
Describe coach Tarr in five words or less: inspirational, motivating, kind-hearted
What’s the best part about playing softball at UW: being a part of the Husky fever and being able to compete for a National Championship
Favorite food: mexican food
Favorite movie: The Notebook
Favorite TV show: Prison Break
Favorite thing to do other than play softball: spend time with friends and family

Thomas on why she chose Washington: “Coach Tarr is really here for your best interest. She’s going to do it the right way. I like the campus. It’s really family-oriented. Even though it’s a big school, it still feels small. It has a homey feel to it.”

Statistics

Season:
2018

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 25

    2015Freshman

    Pitcher
    5'11"
    25
  • 25

    2016Sophomore

    Pitcher
    5'11"
    25
  • 25

    2017Junior

    Utility
    5'11"
    25
  • 25

    2018Senior

    Infield
    5'11"
    25