Prairie View A&M: A two-year letterwinner at Prairie View A&M ... Hit .351 with nine home runs and 52 RBIs as a freshman ... Also recorded 13 doubles and six stolen bases during his rookie season, garnering All-SWAC honors and freshman All-American honors ... Was a preseason all-conference selection as a sophomore ... Also nominated for the Brooks Wallace College Player of the Year award ... Recorded a .385 batting average with three home runs and 45 RBI in only 37 games as a sophomore ... Recorded 12 doubles and 10 stolen bases that season.

High School: A four-year letterwinner in high school ... Was a four-time all-district selection ... Guided Oak Ridge to the district championship as a senior.

Personal: Son of Ricky, Sr., and Mary Thomas ... Born May 15, 1985, in Houston, Texas ... Is an accounting major.