As a Sophomore in 2003: Saw action in 43 games while receiving the starting nod in 41... closed out the season with a .335 batting average... recorded 56 hits in 167 at-bats, including 15 doubles, two triples and 11 homeruns... drove in 31 runs... blasted two homeruns against San Jose State on March 8 and Saint Mary's on March 14... went 4-for-4 against UC Santa Barbara on February 22 and 7-for-9 overall in the three game series... also went 4-for-4 against Stanford on April 8... was named WCC Player of the Week on May 19.
At Arizona in 2001: Started 19 of the 32 games in which he appeared for the Wildcats in 2001... posted a .237 average with three doubles, one triple and nine RBI... committed only two errors on the season and posted a .990 fielding percentage.
High School Information: A 2001 graduate of Sacred Heart High School in Montana... since Montana does not sponsor high school baseball, played American Legion instead... played for coach Brent Hathaway... holds every offensive record in the program's history... also ran cross country and played basketball for coach Matt Morris at Loyola Sacred Heart... Lettered twice in both sports... the cross country team won the Montana State Championship in 1999 and 2000... member of the National Honor Society and had a perfect 4.0 grade point average in high school... was drafted in the 42nd Round of the 2001 Major League Baseball Amateur Draft by the Philadelphia Phillies.
Personal Data: Full Name is Will B.C. Thompson... born November 29, 1982 in Missoula, Mont. ... son of Carl and Alice Thompson... major is undeclared... Father, Carl, competed in track and field at the University of Montana ... his uncle played baseball for the University of Montana and in the Phillies organization as a catcher... hobbies include golf and skiing... was a very successful youth ski racer.
Thompson's Career Batting Statistics
YearG-GSAvg.ABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO SB-A200343-41.335167335615211311738 1-1
