Campbell University

2015: Named Big South Pitcher of the Week on May 18, tossed five no hit innings with four punchouts and two walks in a win over No. 25 Coastal Carolina…Carried a team-best 2.58 ERA with, going 7-5 with two complete games, including a shutout…Logged 87 1/3 innings with 61 strikeouts…In Big South games, posted a 3-3 record with a 2.91 ERA over 43 1/3 frames, striking out 34…Tossed back to back complete games at Gardner-Webb and No. 23 California…Matched a season-high eight strikeouts three times on the year…Did not allow an earned run in five starts…Issued one or no walks 12 times over 15 starts…Made nine quality starts…Struck out eight with a walk and three hits in seven innings in a win over Maryland-Eastern Shore…Picked up a win over Charleston Southern in the Big South Tournament, pitching six innings with a run on six hits with a strikeout…

Iowa Western CC: Led Iowa Western to a NJCAA National Championship in 2014…Went 3-2 on the mound as a sophomore with a 2.48 ERA…Named First Team Academic All-Region twice…Posted a 3-0 record with a 1.95 ERA, 20 strikeouts and only 10 walks in 32 innings over 18 games as a freshman…Led the Reivers to a NJCAA Regional Championship in 2013…Coached by Marc Rardin…A Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society member… 

Prep: A two-time all-conference performer…First team all-state as a senior and National Honor Society member at Shawnee Mission West High School…Earned team MVP honors as a freshman…Also tabbed second team all-county as a junior in 2011…Coached by Todd Reed…Owned a career .440 batting average and a 2.00 ERA…A two-time honorable mention all-conference performer in basketball…

Personal: Son of John and Lisa Thayer…Has a brother, Tyler…Born May 24, 1994 in Lenexa, Kan. …Plans a sport management major at Campbell…