University of Connecticut Athletics
2019 Baseball Roster
Thad Phillips
- Position:
- Catcher/Infielder
- Height:
- 5-8
- Weight:
- 188
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- San Jose, Calif.
- Prev School:
- Ohlone College
- High School:
- Oak Grover
2019Â Season:Â Played in 41 games, making 28 starts at third base, designated hitter and catcher. Hit .262 with three doubles, two triples and three home runs. Drove in 17 RBIs while scoring 27 runs, slugging .411 and .355 on-base percentage. Hit two-run homer at Coastal Carolina (3/2). Homered and drove in a pair at Texas State (3/8). Recorded a multi-hit game with a home run and three RBIs at UCF (3/31). Registered three-hit game against Wichita State (5/4) with a pair of doubles. Collected three hits and was a home run shy of the cycle vs. Harvard (6/1) in the NCAA Oklahoma City Regional.
2018 Summer: Played in 25 games with the Bourne Braves in the Cape Cod Baseball League… Notched 10 hits, seven runs, one double, one home run, seven RBIs and seven walks… Delivered a multi-hit effort with a pair of hits vs. Hyannis (July 15)… Hit home run at Brewster (June 26).
2018 Season: Saw action in 33 games and made 29 starts before a wrist injury cost him a chunk of season…Hit .257 with eight doubles, two home runs, 20 RBIs and scored 17 runs…Ripped a two-run single in first career start at Georgia State (Feb. 17)…First multi-hit performance (2-4) at UNF (March 3)…Went 3-5 with a double and an RBI…Delivered a two-run double at No. 30 Coastal Carolina (March 13)…Hit a three-run home run in the 10th inning at CCSU (March 20)…Notched back-to-back multi-hit efforts at USF (March 23-24)…Went 3-5 with a double and RBI vs. No. 22 UCF…Hit second home run of the season in 2-5 performance at No. 20 Wichita State (April 13)…1-4 with a pair of RBIs at UMass Lowell (April 18).
Prior to UConn: Played two seasons at Ohlone College in Fremont, Calif. in the Coast Pacific Conference, part of the California Community College Baseball Coaches Association (CCCBCA)…Excelled in his sophomore season by leading the conference in home runs (15), RBI’s (61) and hit by pitches (15)…Finished the year with a .345 average, 60 hits, 14 doubles,.643 slugging percentage, .454 on-base percentage and 53 runs scored…2017 Academic All-State.
High School: Lettered four years at Oak Grove high school for head coach Ken Lane…Three-time captain…League MVP his senior season with a .538 batting average…Second Team All-League his junior year…Named Freshman of the Year...Magna Cum Laude.
Personal: Thaddeus Lawerance Phillips II…Son of Thaddeus Phillips Sr. and Rosa Phillips…Has one brother, Daevonn Fore…Individualized major: information systems and technology.
