Tony Thomas Class: Freshman Hometown: Valrico, FL High School: Bloomingdale HS Height / Weight: 5-9 / 165 Position: INF B/T: R-R

HIGH SCHOOL: Selected 1 st Team All State (6A), 1 st Team All Conference - National Division and 1 st Team All County in 2004...Outstand-ing Offensive Award 2004 after batting .411 with 20 RBIs, 11 doubles, two home runs, 43 runs scored, 11-12 SB and 39 total hits...posted a .982 fielding percentage, turned 11 double plays, had 45 put outs, 67 assists and only two errors...2004 Saladino All-Tournament Team...in 2003 he hit .415 with 17 RBIs, nine doubles, four home runs, 35 runs scored, 11-11 in steals and 39 total hits...had a .988 fielding percentage, turned 15 double plays, had 44 assists and one error...named 3 rd Team All State (6A), 1 st Team All County, 1 st Team All Western Conference and Beef O'Brady Player of the Month that season...ended his junior year rated #21 at the Perfect Game World Underclassmen...Team One National Finalists from South Showcase...rated #195 in the country by Team One Baseball... ranked #22 in the country for middle infielders by Team One Baseball 2003...two-time Bloomingdale Male Athlete of the Year...member of the 2002 USA Youth National Olympic Team.

FOOTBALL: Played football as a sophomore and junior...two-time All-Western Conference and All-Hillsborough County first team quarterback... two-time captain and MVP...two-time winner of the Golden Stampede Award...rushed for 972 yards in 8 games in 2003 averaging 9.8 yards per carry...2 nd Team All-Western Conference running back in 2002 - 2003.

ACADEMICS: National Honor Society...Bloomingdale All-Aca-demic Team...3.95 GPA in high school.

PERSONAL: Son of Anthony and Celeste...born July 10, 1986... hobbies include traveling, playing video games, fishing and any type of water sports especially wakeboarding...father played college base-ball at Southern University and uncle Maurice Hurts played for the New England Patriots...major is athletic training/sports medicine.