Thomas Powers
38  Thomas Powers
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Somers, Conn.

High School:
Somers

Height / Weight:
5-11 / 155

Position:
INF

Experience:
3L

B/T:
R/R

Sophomore (2010)...
Played in 10 games for the `Canes, seeing time as a pinch hitter and shortstop... Registered a hit, scored a run and drove in another on the year in seven at-bats... Had one putout and five assists for a perfect fielding percentage on the campaign... Went 1-for-2 at the plate with a run scored and a RBI versus Manhattan (Feb. 27)... Recorded a putout and an assist from the shortstop position against Wake Forest (Apr. 4)... Drew a walk in a plate appearance versus Florida Atlantic (Apr. 7)...

Freshman (2009)...
Recorded his first career hit in his first career at bat in a March 18 victory vs. UMBC... Made four starts at shortstop (at Clemson - April 12; vs. Virginia Tech - April 25 & 26; vs. North Florida - April 28)... Scored a career-high two runs at Wake Forest on May 16... Went 2-for-5 over his last five plate appearances of the season...

High School/Prep...
Played for Eric Sharon at Somers... Played shortstop and pitcher throughout his prep career... Hit .455 and collected 26 steals in addition to going 4-2 with a 2.62 ERA and 34 strikeouts on the mound as a senior... Led his team in hits, average, stolen bases, runs, wins, ERA and strikeouts in both his junior and senior seasons... Named First Team All-NCCC, First Team All-State and was named his team's MVP and captain as a senior... Hit .410 as a junior and .390 as a sophomore...

Personal...
Son of Peter Powers and Letitia Hayes... Has a younger sister, Kate... Majoring in International Finance and Marketing...

POWERS' INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS
AB: 4 vs. Virginia Tech (4/26/2009); 4 at Clemson (4/12/2009)
Runs: 2 at Wake Forest (5/16/2009)
Hits: 2, four times
RBI: 1 vs. Manhattan (2/27/2010)
2B: 1 at Wake Forest (5/16/2010)

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