University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2016 Baseball Roster
Thurman, Nick
Jersey Number 6
Nick Thurman
- Position:
- Catcher
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-2 / 210
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Belle Chasse, La.
- High School:
- Belle Chasse HS
Bio
2015 Season
Was a stalwart behind the plate seeing action in 63 games while starting in 57…Registered a .257 average (56-for-218) with 11 doubles, two triples and a home run…Had 56 hits in 218 at bats…Finished third on the team in RBI driving in 37 runs with a .339 slugging percentage and a .332 on base percentage…Scored 30 times and was tied for second on the team with 25 walks…Had 13 multi-hit games…Ranked second on the squad with 10 multi-RBI contests…Threw out 20 of 64 stolen base attempts…Posted a career-best four hits at Alabama (2/28) including two doubles…Drove in a season-high three runs versus Jackson State (4/11)…Hit his first career home run against Troy (3/6).
2014 Season
Made appearances in 32 games, making 13 starts as a backup catcher…Posted a .222 average with 12 hits in 54 at bats…Scored 10 times and drove in a career-best 13 runs…Tallied three doubles and a triple…Had a .364 on base percentage drawing five walks and was hit by a pitch seven times…Threw out two runners in 13 attempts…Notched one multi-hit game and three multi-RBI contests.
2013 Season
Saw action in 23 games making 10 starts behind the plate…Hit .275 with 14 hits including two doubles and a triple…Drove in 11 runs while scoring nine times…Threw out six runners on the base paths…Was 1-for-2 in stolen base attempts...Had a game-high two hits twice against Southern Miss (3/9,3/10)…Also drove in a career-best three runs against the Golden Eagles (3/9)…Recorded a three-game hit streak.
High School
Was a four-year letterwinner at Belle Chasse High…Threw out 73 percent of attempted base stealers as a junior…Led Belle Chasse to the State Championship game in 2010, and a 23-6 record to go along with a District Championship in 2011…Received the 2011 awards of First Team All-State, First Team All-Metro, First Team All-District, and Team Hustle Award Winner…Hit .476 with three homeruns, 38 RBI, and 16 stolen bases as a junior… Graduated with a 4.0 GPA and ranked ninth in Belle Chasse High’s 2012 graduating class.
Personal
Full name is Nickolas Lyn Thurman…Born on Sept. 9, 1993 in Springfield, Mo.…Son of Brenda Tompkins…Has one older brother, Connor Thurman…Majoring in management.
Was a stalwart behind the plate seeing action in 63 games while starting in 57…Registered a .257 average (56-for-218) with 11 doubles, two triples and a home run…Had 56 hits in 218 at bats…Finished third on the team in RBI driving in 37 runs with a .339 slugging percentage and a .332 on base percentage…Scored 30 times and was tied for second on the team with 25 walks…Had 13 multi-hit games…Ranked second on the squad with 10 multi-RBI contests…Threw out 20 of 64 stolen base attempts…Posted a career-best four hits at Alabama (2/28) including two doubles…Drove in a season-high three runs versus Jackson State (4/11)…Hit his first career home run against Troy (3/6).
2014 Season
Made appearances in 32 games, making 13 starts as a backup catcher…Posted a .222 average with 12 hits in 54 at bats…Scored 10 times and drove in a career-best 13 runs…Tallied three doubles and a triple…Had a .364 on base percentage drawing five walks and was hit by a pitch seven times…Threw out two runners in 13 attempts…Notched one multi-hit game and three multi-RBI contests.
2013 Season
Saw action in 23 games making 10 starts behind the plate…Hit .275 with 14 hits including two doubles and a triple…Drove in 11 runs while scoring nine times…Threw out six runners on the base paths…Was 1-for-2 in stolen base attempts...Had a game-high two hits twice against Southern Miss (3/9,3/10)…Also drove in a career-best three runs against the Golden Eagles (3/9)…Recorded a three-game hit streak.
High School
Was a four-year letterwinner at Belle Chasse High…Threw out 73 percent of attempted base stealers as a junior…Led Belle Chasse to the State Championship game in 2010, and a 23-6 record to go along with a District Championship in 2011…Received the 2011 awards of First Team All-State, First Team All-Metro, First Team All-District, and Team Hustle Award Winner…Hit .476 with three homeruns, 38 RBI, and 16 stolen bases as a junior… Graduated with a 4.0 GPA and ranked ninth in Belle Chasse High’s 2012 graduating class.
Personal
Full name is Nickolas Lyn Thurman…Born on Sept. 9, 1993 in Springfield, Mo.…Son of Brenda Tompkins…Has one older brother, Connor Thurman…Majoring in management.
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