Honors
· 2016 Conference USA Academic Medal
· 2016 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
Sophomore (2016)
Saw action in 44 contests with 37 starts, including 31 at third base, five at shortstop and one as the designated player … hit .217 with five doubles, three homers and 13 RBIs … her 74 assists ranked second on the team to go along with 40 putouts … had six multi-hit and two multi-RBI games … hit .241 with four doubles, a homer and five RBIs during Conference USA action … went 2-for-4 with a homer and season-high three RBIs in a win over North Dakota (Feb. 19) … collected a season-high four hits in as many at-bats and drove in a run to aid a run-rule victory at Charlotte (March 20) … also was awarded the C-USA Academic Medal and was named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
Prior to UTSA
Appeared in 49 games with 38 starts at third base as a freshman at Missouri State for head coach Holly Hesse … hit .248 with three doubles, nine homers and 23 RBIs to help the Bears to a 30-25 record and second-place finish in the Missouri Valley Conference … twice was named MVC Newcomer of the Week … four-year starter and letterwinner at McKinney High School under head coaches Jeremy Greenway and Alicia Crawford … hold MHS career records for walks (67) and RBIs (125) and she tied a single-season record with 11 homers as a senior … four-time all-district selection … was the District 10-5A Utility Player of the Year as a senior, first-team All-District 10-5A as a junior, District 10-4A Pitcher of the Year as a sophomore and District 10-4A Newcomer of the Year as a freshman … was a two-time Dallas Morning News Player of the Week selection.
Personal
Full name is Chelsea Joleen Thomas … born on June 24, 1996, in Pekin, Ill. … daughter of Mike Thomas and Brandon and Jody Verwolf … has three sisters, Ashley and Taylor Thomas and Sydney Verwolf … Ashley was the 2013 ACC Player of the Year at Georgia Tech and now plays for the Akron Racers of National Pro Fastpitch … lists “Criminal Minds” as her favorite TV show … interdisciplinary studies major.