SAN ANTONIO -- After sporting a .421 average during the summer, UTSA junior catcher Nick Thornquist has been tabbed as the second-best prospect in the Hamptons Collegiate League, it was announced by Baseball America.
A native of Flower Mound, Texas, Thornquist will join the UTSA roster for the 2019 season after a strong two seasons at McLennan Community College. Over the summer, he starred for the Sag Harbor Whalers, hitting .421 (53-for-126) with nine doubles, four homers and 29 RBI, owning a 21-19 walk-strikeout ratio and stealing seven bases. In the Hamptons League playoffs, Thornquist went 6-for-18 with a homer and two RBI over four games.
As a sophomore at McLennan, Thornquist hit .291 (30-for-103) with seven doubles, two triples, one homer and 20 RBI, owning a .405 on-base percentage and a .427 slugging mark. As a freshman, hit .367 (22-for-60) with 17 runs in 30 games, with six doubles, one triple, four homers and 16 RBI.
UTSA baseball, in its seventh season under the direction of Coach Jason Marshall returns a bevy of talent for 2019, including leading hitter Bryan Arias, who was named the top hitter in the California Collegiate League by the circuit coaches. Arias hit .335 (74-for-221) with 16 doubles, three triples, eight homers and 35 RBI, stealing 12 bases, as a junior in 2018 for UTSA. The Roadrunners also return Joshua Lamb, who hit .389/.366/.388 in 46 starts, Dylan Rock – who slugged six homers and hit .287 as a freshman – and outfielder Ryan Stacy, who batted .274 with 15 doubles, six homers and 32 RBI in 2018. On the mound, Karan Patel made 11 starts in 16 appearances, with 56 strikeouts in 63.2 innings, sporting a 3-3 record and a 3.96 ERA. In relief, Bradley Griggs (0-1, 2.81 ERA), Palmer Wenzel (6-3, 3.27 ERA) and Kyrell Miller (4-1, 4.94 ERA) each appeared in at least 19 games.
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