Sam Thombs

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Sam Thombs
  • Height:
    6-3
  • Weight:
    185
  • Hometown:
    Commerce Township, Mich.
  • Position:
    P
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Bats/Throws:
    R/R
  • High School:
    Lutheran
  • Major:
    Sport Management
  • Letters:
    *
  • app
    12
  • gs
    7
  • w
    2
  • l
    2
  • sv
    1
  • ip
    51.1
  • era
    4.91
  • whip
    1.25
  • k
    48
Bio

Overview: Sam is in his second season at Ohio Northern after transferring from Defiance after the 2022 season ... Is 3-3 with a save and 32 strikeouts in 26.0 innings with a 5.54 ERA at ONU ... In his 3-year career, he is 7-17 with 2 saves, 142 strikeouts and a 5.67 ERA in 144.1 innings of work.

Junior Season (2024): Went 3-3 with one save and a 5.54 ERA in 11 appearances for ONU ... Had 32 strikeouts and only 3 walks in 26.0 innings on the mound ... Had a career-high 7 strikeouts in 3.0 innings of relief against Trine on 3/25/24.

Sophomore Season (2023): Had a team-high 13 appearances with 12 starts at Defiance ... Led the program with 63 strikeouts in 62.1 innings ... His 63 punchouts rank as the 10th-most single-season total in program history and tied for fourth in the HCAC at the close of the regular season ... Was 1-9 with a 6.50 ERA.

Freshman Season (2022): Pitched in 14 games with 9 starts at Defiance ... Was 3-5 with 1 save and a 4.82 ERA in 56.0 innings of work ... Had 47 strikeouts.

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Appearances 12 4
Games started 7 1
Wins 2 0
Losses 2 0
Saves 1 0
Complete Games 1 -
Shutouts - -
Innings Pitched 51.1 11.0
Hits 46 13
Runs 35 9
Earned Runs 28 8
Walks 18 7
Strikeouts 48 12
Strikeouts per Game 8.42 9.82
Doubles Allowed 7 -
Triples Allowed - -
WHIP 1.25 1.82
Home Runs Allows - -
At Bats Against 191 42
Batting Average Against .241 .310
Earned Run Average 4.91 6.55
Wild pitches 5 2
Hit Batters 17 4
Balks - -
Sacrifice Flies Allowed 3 1
Sacrifice Hits Allowed 5 2
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
May 8 vs. Baldwin Wallace L, 7-3
May 9 at Mount Union W, 8-6
May 9 vs. John Carroll W, 3-2
May 10 vs. Baldwin Wallace L, 9-6
May 16 vs. Washington (Mo.) L, 10-9
May 17 vs. Adrian (Mich.) L, 13-9
Date Opponent Score gp ab h rbi bb 2b 3b hr xbh k avg obp slg hbp sf sh hdp go fo go/fo pa
Mar 1 vs. Millikin (Ill.) W, 22-17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 2 vs. #14 Case Western Reserve W, 10-6 1 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Mar 2 at Spalding (Ky.) L, 12-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 8 vs. Mass.-Dartmouth W, 4-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 8 vs. Mass.-Dartmouth W, 14-5 1 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Mar 9 vs. Saint Joseph (Conn.) W, 9-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 9 vs. Saint Joseph (Conn.) L, 6-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 10 vs. Beloit (Wis.) L, 9-8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 11 vs. Calvin (Mich.) W, 10-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 12 vs. Suffolk (Mass.) W, 5-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 12 vs. Suffolk (Mass.) W, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 14 vs. Loras (Iowa) L, 8-5 1 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Mar 14 vs. Loras (Iowa) W, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 15 vs. Immaculata (Pa.) L, 4-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 16 vs. Bethel (Minn.) W, 5-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 19 Asbury (Ky.) W, 12-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 22 at Baldwin Wallace W, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 22 at Baldwin Wallace W, 6-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 25 at Trine (Ind.) W, 10-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 26 Albion (Mich.) L, 11-4 1 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Mar 29 Marietta - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 Marietta - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 1 at Otterbein W, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 1 at Otterbein W, 6-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 at Muskingum W, 16-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 at Muskingum W, 7-5 1 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Apr 7 vs. Asbury (Ky.) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 9 Wilmington W, 13-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 9 Wilmington W, 11-5 1 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Apr 12 John Carroll W, 11-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 12 John Carroll L, 10-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 at Capital L, 11-10 1 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Apr 18 at Capital W, 13-8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 21 Bluffton W, 13-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 23 at #5 Denison L, 3-2 1 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Apr 26 #25 Mount Union W, 1-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 26 #25 Mount Union L, 6-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 27 at Wittenberg W, 11-4 1 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
May 3 at Heidelberg W, 8-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 3 at Heidelberg W, 12-9 1 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
May 4 Ohio Wesleyan - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 8 vs. Baldwin Wallace L, 7-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 9 at Mount Union W, 8-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 9 vs. John Carroll W, 3-2 1 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
May 10 vs. Baldwin Wallace L, 9-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 16 vs. Washington (Mo.) L, 10-9 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 17 vs. Adrian (Mich.) L, 13-9 1 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score gp r tb sb cs
Mar 1 vs. Millikin (Ill.) W, 22-17 - - - - -
Mar 2 vs. #14 Case Western Reserve W, 10-6 1 0 0 - -
Mar 2 at Spalding (Ky.) L, 12-5 - - - - -
Mar 8 vs. Mass.-Dartmouth W, 4-1 - - - - -
Mar 8 vs. Mass.-Dartmouth W, 14-5 1 0 0 - -
Mar 9 vs. Saint Joseph (Conn.) W, 9-4 - - - - -
Mar 9 vs. Saint Joseph (Conn.) L, 6-5 - - - - -
Mar 10 vs. Beloit (Wis.) L, 9-8 - - - - -
Mar 11 vs. Calvin (Mich.) W, 10-6 - - - - -
Mar 12 vs. Suffolk (Mass.) W, 5-1 - - - - -
Mar 12 vs. Suffolk (Mass.) W, 5-4 - - - - -
Mar 14 vs. Loras (Iowa) L, 8-5 1 0 0 - -
Mar 14 vs. Loras (Iowa) W, 2-1 - - - - -
Mar 15 vs. Immaculata (Pa.) L, 4-0 - - - - -
Mar 16 vs. Bethel (Minn.) W, 5-3 - - - - -
Mar 19 Asbury (Ky.) W, 12-0 - - - - -
Mar 22 at Baldwin Wallace W, 3-0 - - - - -
Mar 22 at Baldwin Wallace W, 6-3 - - - - -
Mar 25 at Trine (Ind.) W, 10-1 - - - - -
Mar 26 Albion (Mich.) L, 11-4 1 0 0 - -
Mar 29 Marietta - - - - -
Mar 29 Marietta - - - - -
Apr 1 at Otterbein W, 3-1 - - - - -
Apr 1 at Otterbein W, 6-5 - - - - -
Apr 4 at Muskingum W, 16-3 - - - - -
Apr 4 at Muskingum W, 7-5 1 0 0 - -
Apr 7 vs. Asbury (Ky.) - - - - -
Apr 9 Wilmington W, 13-0 - - - - -
Apr 9 Wilmington W, 11-5 1 0 0 - -
Apr 12 John Carroll W, 11-6 - - - - -
Apr 12 John Carroll L, 10-5 - - - - -
Apr 18 at Capital L, 11-10 1 0 0 - -
Apr 18 at Capital W, 13-8 - - - - -
Apr 21 Bluffton W, 13-3 - - - - -
Apr 23 at #5 Denison L, 3-2 1 0 0 - -
Apr 26 #25 Mount Union W, 1-0 - - - - -
Apr 26 #25 Mount Union L, 6-2 - - - - -
Apr 27 at Wittenberg W, 11-4 1 0 0 - -
May 3 at Heidelberg W, 8-4 - - - - -
May 3 at Heidelberg W, 12-9 1 0 0 - -
May 4 Ohio Wesleyan - - - - -
May 8 vs. Baldwin Wallace L, 7-3 - - - - -
May 9 at Mount Union W, 8-6 - - - - -
May 9 vs. John Carroll W, 3-2 1 0 0 - -
May 10 vs. Baldwin Wallace L, 9-6 - - - - -
May 16 vs. Washington (Mo.) L, 10-9 - - - - -
May 17 vs. Adrian (Mich.) L, 13-9 1 0 0 - -
Date Opponent Score w l ip h r er era k k/9 hr whip
Mar 1 vs. Millikin (Ill.) W, 22-17 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 2 vs. #14 Case Western Reserve W, 10-6 0 0 3.1 2 - - 0.00 3 8.10 - .60
Mar 2 at Spalding (Ky.) L, 12-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 8 vs. Mass.-Dartmouth W, 4-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 8 vs. Mass.-Dartmouth W, 14-5 1 0 5.0 3 5 5 9.00 11 19.80 - 1.20
Mar 9 vs. Saint Joseph (Conn.) W, 9-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 9 vs. Saint Joseph (Conn.) L, 6-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 10 vs. Beloit (Wis.) L, 9-8 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 11 vs. Calvin (Mich.) W, 10-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 12 vs. Suffolk (Mass.) W, 5-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 12 vs. Suffolk (Mass.) W, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 14 vs. Loras (Iowa) L, 8-5 0 1 5.1 5 8 5 8.44 9 15.19 - 1.31
Mar 14 vs. Loras (Iowa) W, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 15 vs. Immaculata (Pa.) L, 4-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 16 vs. Bethel (Minn.) W, 5-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 19 Asbury (Ky.) W, 12-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 22 at Baldwin Wallace W, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 22 at Baldwin Wallace W, 6-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 25 at Trine (Ind.) W, 10-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 26 Albion (Mich.) L, 11-4 0 1 4.0 7 4 4 9.00 3 6.75 - 1.75
Mar 29 Marietta - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 Marietta - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 1 at Otterbein W, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 1 at Otterbein W, 6-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 at Muskingum W, 16-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 at Muskingum W, 7-5 0 0 5.2 6 2 1 1.59 4 6.35 - 1.59
Apr 7 vs. Asbury (Ky.) - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 9 Wilmington W, 13-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 9 Wilmington W, 11-5 0 0 3.2 2 1 1 2.45 6 14.73 - 1.09
Apr 12 John Carroll W, 11-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 12 John Carroll L, 10-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 at Capital L, 11-10 0 0 1.0 1 2 2 18.00 1 9.00 - 2.00
Apr 18 at Capital W, 13-8 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 21 Bluffton W, 13-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 23 at #5 Denison L, 3-2 0 0 7.0 6 2 2 2.57 6 7.71 - 1.14
Apr 26 #25 Mount Union W, 1-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 26 #25 Mount Union L, 6-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 27 at Wittenberg W, 11-4 0 0 0.1 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
May 3 at Heidelberg W, 8-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 3 at Heidelberg W, 12-9 0 0 0.2 4 4 4 54.00 1 13.50 - 7.50
May 4 Ohio Wesleyan - - - - - - - - - - -
May 8 vs. Baldwin Wallace L, 7-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 9 at Mount Union W, 8-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 9 vs. John Carroll W, 3-2 1 0 9.0 4 2 2 2.00 3 3.00 - .44
May 10 vs. Baldwin Wallace L, 9-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 16 vs. Washington (Mo.) L, 10-9 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 17 vs. Adrian (Mich.) L, 13-9 0 0 6.1 6 5 2 2.84 1 1.42 - 1.58
Date Opponent Score gp tc po a e pb f% dp sba rcs rcs% ci
Mar 1 vs. Millikin (Ill.) W, 22-17 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 2 vs. #14 Case Western Reserve W, 10-6 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Mar 2 at Spalding (Ky.) L, 12-5 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 8 vs. Mass.-Dartmouth W, 4-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 8 vs. Mass.-Dartmouth W, 14-5 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Mar 9 vs. Saint Joseph (Conn.) W, 9-4 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 9 vs. Saint Joseph (Conn.) L, 6-5 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 10 vs. Beloit (Wis.) L, 9-8 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 11 vs. Calvin (Mich.) W, 10-6 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 12 vs. Suffolk (Mass.) W, 5-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 12 vs. Suffolk (Mass.) W, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 14 vs. Loras (Iowa) L, 8-5 1 1 0 0 1 - .000 - - - - -
Mar 14 vs. Loras (Iowa) W, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 15 vs. Immaculata (Pa.) L, 4-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 16 vs. Bethel (Minn.) W, 5-3 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 19 Asbury (Ky.) W, 12-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 22 at Baldwin Wallace W, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 22 at Baldwin Wallace W, 6-3 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 25 at Trine (Ind.) W, 10-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 26 Albion (Mich.) L, 11-4 1 1 0 1 0 - 1.000 - 2 - - -
Mar 29 Marietta - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 Marietta - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 1 at Otterbein W, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 1 at Otterbein W, 6-5 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 at Muskingum W, 16-3 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 at Muskingum W, 7-5 1 1 0 1 0 - 1.000 - 2 - - -
Apr 7 vs. Asbury (Ky.) - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 9 Wilmington W, 13-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 9 Wilmington W, 11-5 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Apr 12 John Carroll W, 11-6 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 12 John Carroll L, 10-5 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 at Capital L, 11-10 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Apr 18 at Capital W, 13-8 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 21 Bluffton W, 13-3 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 23 at #5 Denison L, 3-2 1 0 0 0 0 - - - 2 - - -
Apr 26 #25 Mount Union W, 1-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 26 #25 Mount Union L, 6-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 27 at Wittenberg W, 11-4 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
May 3 at Heidelberg W, 8-4 - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 3 at Heidelberg W, 12-9 1 0 0 0 0 - - - 2 - - -
May 4 Ohio Wesleyan - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 8 vs. Baldwin Wallace L, 7-3 - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 9 at Mount Union W, 8-6 - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 9 vs. John Carroll W, 3-2 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
May 10 vs. Baldwin Wallace L, 9-6 - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 16 vs. Washington (Mo.) L, 10-9 - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 17 vs. Adrian (Mich.) L, 13-9 1 2 1 1 0 - 1.000 - 1 - - -
gp ab h rbi bb 2b 3b hr xbh k avg obp slg hbp sf sh hdp go fo go/fo pa
2023-24 11 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
2024-25 12 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Total 23 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
gp r tb sb cs
2023-24 11 0 0 - -
2024-25 12 0 0 - -
Total 23 0 0 - -
era w l app gs sv ip h r er bb k k/9 hr whip bf wp hbp
2023-24 5.54 3 3 11 2 1 26.0 28 16 16 3 32 11.08 2 1.19 116 2 8
2024-25 4.91 2 2 12 7 1 51.1 46 35 28 18 48 8.42 - 1.25 234 5 17
Total 5.12 5 5 23 9 2 77.1 74 51 44 21 80 9.31 2 1.23 350 7 25
gp tc po a e pb f% dp sba rcs rcs% ci
2023-24 11 7 2 5 0 - 1.000 - 3 1 .250 -
2024-25 12 5 1 3 1 - .800 - 9 - - -
Total 23 12 3 8 1 - .917 - 12 1 .077 -
gp ab h rbi bb 2b 3b hr xbh k avg obp slg hbp sf sh hdp go fo go/fo pa
Event
Total 12 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Conference 4 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 2 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Away 5 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 5 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 7 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 5 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Month
March 4 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
April 5 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
May 3 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
gp r tb sb cs
Event
Total 12 0 0 - -
Conference 4 0 0 - -
Exhibition - - 0 - -
Location
Home 2 0 0 - -
Away 5 0 0 - -
Neutral 5 0 0 - -
Result
Wins 7 0 0 - -
Losses 5 0 0 - -
Month
March 4 0 0 - -
April 5 0 0 - -
May 3 0 0 - -
era w l app gs sv ip h r er bb k k/9 hr whip bf wp hbp
Event
Total 4.91 2 2 12 7 1 51.1 46 35 28 18 48 8.42 - 1.25 234 5 17
Conference 6.55 0 0 4 1 0 11.0 13 9 8 7 12 9.82 - 1.82 56 2 4
Exhibition 0.00 - - - - - 0.0 - - - - 0 .00 - - - - -
Location
Home 5.87 0 1 2 1 0 7.2 9 5 5 2 9 10.57 - 1.43 40 1 6
Away 5.52 0 0 5 2 0 14.2 17 10 9 7 12 7.36 - 1.64 69 2 3
Neutral 4.34 2 1 5 4 1 29.0 20 20 14 9 27 8.38 - 1.00 125 2 8
Result
Wins 4.23 2 0 7 3 1 27.2 21 14 13 9 28 9.11 - 1.08 119 2 8
Losses 5.70 0 2 5 4 0 23.2 25 21 15 9 20 7.61 - 1.44 115 3 9
Month
March 7.13 1 2 4 3 1 17.2 17 17 14 5 26 13.25 - 1.25 86 2 9
April 3.06 0 0 5 2 0 17.2 15 7 6 8 17 8.66 - 1.30 80 2 6
May 4.50 1 0 3 2 0 16.0 14 11 8 5 5 2.81 - 1.19 68 1 2
gp tc po a e pb f% dp sba rcs rcs% ci
Event
Total 12 5 1 3 1 - .800 - 9 - - -
Conference 4 1 0 1 0 - 1.000 - 4 - - -
Exhibition - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 2 1 0 1 0 - 1.000 - 2 - - -
Away 5 1 0 1 0 - 1.000 - 6 - - -
Neutral 5 3 1 1 1 - .667 - 1 - - -
Result
Wins 7 1 0 1 0 - 1.000 - 4 - - -
Losses 5 4 1 2 1 - .750 - 5 - - -
Month
March 4 2 0 1 1 - .500 - 2 - - -
April 5 1 0 1 0 - 1.000 - 4 - - -
May 3 2 1 1 0 - 1.000 - 3 - - -