Thomas Johns

Height:
6-0
Weight:
260
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Clay, Ala.
High School:
Clay-Chalkville HS

REDSHIRT JUNIOR SEASON (2021)
- Appeared in 24 games, making 11 starts
- Batted .196 with nine hits, three runs, two doubles, two home runs and five RBIs
- Had a three-run pinch-hit home run at Marshall on May 14

REDSHIRT JUNIOR SEASON (2020)
- Season cut short due to COVID-19 pandemic
- Appeared in 14 games, making 11 starts
- Batted .325 with 13 hits, four doubles, one triple and a home run
- Had a .550 slugging percentage on the season
- Had four multi-hit games
- Recorded three RBIs at Alabama State on Feb. 26

JUNIOR SEASON (2019)
- Redshirt season
- Appeared in 18 games, starting in 14 of them
- Posted a .250 batting average with 12 hits, three doubles, two home runs, nine RBI and seven runs scored
- Finished with a .988 fielding percentage for the second consecutive year
- Tied career-high three hits in 3-for-4 effort with a double, a homerun and three RBI at Ole Miss (3/8)
- Named to the Conference USA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2018)
- Appeared in 49 games with 42 starts splitting time between first base and designated hitter
- Carried the third best batting average on the team with a .266 mark
- 17-of-41 hits were for extra bases as he recorded 14 doubles
- Hit three home runs on the season WKU (4/21), at Florida Atlantic (4/28) and at Jacksonville State (5/15)
- Home run against WKU was a pinch hit and was the second of a back-to-back shots from the Blazers
- Had a career-high three hits at Jacksonville State (5/15) in a game where he swiped his second career stolen base
- Recorded two games with two doubles: Iowa (3/3) and at Alabama (4/10)
- Carried a .988 fielding percentage
- Named to the Conference USA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll

FRESHMAN SEASON (2017)
- Played in 40 games with 33 starts, the latter the most among any UAB freshman
- Batted .241 with 15 runs, seven doubles, two home runs, eight RBI, 12 walks and one stolen base
- One of only two Blazer freshmen with multiple home runs
- Superb in limited opportunities in leadoff situations, batting 15-for-31 (.484)
- Started the first seven games of the year, all as the designated hitter
- Had a hit in each of his first four games
- Hit well at Louisiana Tech, going 6-for-9 at the plate with one run, one RBI, one walk and two doubles
- Belted his first home run versus Charlotte on April 28 and followed with another homer on May 2 at Samford
- Game against the Bulldogs was his best to date as he was 2-for-4 with three runs, one home run, one RBI and one walk while starting at first base
- Played for the Front Royal Cardinals in the Valley Baseball League with UAB teammate Ryan Ruggles
- Received the C-USA Commissioner’s Academic Medal
- Named to the Conference USA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll

HIGH SCHOOL
- Played at nearby Clay-Chalkville with UAB teammate Matthew Calvert under coach Bubba Roberts
- Started all four years while also playing for the East Cobb Astros and GCBD Elite under coach Travis Coleman
- Played at four positions (C, P, 1B, 3B)
- As a senior, batted .571 with eight home runs and 33 RBI in 38 games
- 2016 Birmingham/Central Alabama All-Region Honorable Mention
- Limited to nine games as a junior due to a broken hamate hook in his right hand
- Selected to play in the 2015 Alabama North-South All-Star Team
- 2015 Perfect Game Underclass Second Team All-American
- Earned 2014 CCHS Hitter of the Year after hitting .417 with three home runs and 29 RBI as a sophomore
- Top-ranked First Baseman prospect in the State of Alabama eighth-ranked prospect overall

PERSONAL
- Born Thomas Johns on November 2
- Son of Tracy and Tim Johns
- Has one sisters, Sam
- Majoring in kinesiology fitness leadership