Stevens Institute of Technology Athletics

Coach Taps says: "Back for one last dance, Thomas heads into the season as one of the top players in the country and most influential leaders on our team both on and off the field. His production from the middle of the lineup was a big reason for our success in 2021. Thomas' game is far from one-dimensional as he is an excellent defender as well. "

2022: Third Team ABCA All-Region … 2^nd Team All-MAC Freedom … Appeared and started in 42 games, posting a team best .430 batting average … Also led team in OPS (1.079), hits (64), total bases (89) … 2^nd in runs scored (35), home runs (5), and RBI (33), slugging percentage (.597), on base percentage (.482) … 3^rd in at bats (149) and stolen bases (10) … Tied for 3^rd in doubles (8) and triples (1) … Combined to go 3 for 8 (R, 2 RBI) in a doubleheader vs. Mount Saint Vincent (2/12) … Went 1 for 2 vs. William Paterson (2/19) … 2 for 3 (3 R, 2B, 2 RBI, BB, HBP) vs. Drew (2/26) … Combined to go 3 for 8 (2B, RBI, HBP, SB) in a doubleheader vs. Swarthmore (2/27) … Combined to go 5 for 6 (7 R, 2B, HR, RBI, 2 BB, SB) in a doubleheader vs. Old Westbury (3/11) … Combined to go 3 for 7 (2 R, 2B, BB, RBI, SB) in a doubleheader vs. Our Lady of the Lake (3/15) … Went 3 for 4 with a stolen base vs. Rutgers-Newark (3/23) … Combined to go 5 for 7 (3 R, HR, 2 RBI) in a doubleheader vs. Delaware Valley (3/27) … 5 for 5 (R, RBI) vs. Rutgers-Newark (3/30) … Combined to go 3 for 7 (2 R, 2B, 3 RBI) in a doubleheader vs. King’s (4/2) … Went 1 for 3 (R, HR, RBI, BB) vs. No. 17/5 Arcadia (4/8) … Combined to go 4 for 7 (2 R, BB) in a doubleheader vs. No. 17/5 Arcadia (4/10) … Combined to go 5 for 7 (3 R, 2 HR, 5 RBI, SB) in a doubleheader vs. Wilkes (4/16) … 2 for 4 (R, 2B, 2 RBI, SB) vs. CCNY (4/19) … Went 3 for 5 (2 R, 2B, 2 RBI) vs. Misericordia (4/22) … 1 for 3 in the 2^nd game of a doubleheader vs. Misericordia (4/23) … went 2 for 4 with a run vs. FDU-Florham (4/29) … Combined to go 4 for 6 (3 R, 3B, RBI, BB) in a doubleheader vs. FDU-Florham (4/30) … 1 for 3 (R, RBI) in the 2^nd game of a MAC Freedom semifinal doubleheader vs. Misericordia (5/8).

2021: Second Team All-MAC Freedom ... Stevens Baseball's Most Valuable Player Award winner ... Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Division III Player to Watch ... Appeared and started in 36 games, posting a .305 batting average ... Led team in games, games started, at bats (131), and sacrifice flies (4) ... Tied for first in triples (1) ... second in hits (40) and doubles (7) ... Third in total bases (58) ... Tied for third in RBI (27) and stolen bases (3) ... Combined to go 6 for 8 (3 R, 4 RBI, 2 BB, SB) in a MAC Freedom doubleheader sweep vs. Delaware Valley (3/13) … Combined to go 3 for 5 (3 R, 2B, HR, 4 RBI, BB, SF) in a MAC Freedom doubleheader sweep vs. Delaware Valley (3/14) … Went 1 for 3 in the first game of a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. Arcadia (3/21) … 4 for 5 (4 R, HR, RBI) in the first game of a MAC Freedom doubleheader sweep vs. Wilkes (3/27) … Went 1 for 3 in the first game of a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. Wilkes (3/29) … Combined to go 3 for 6 (R, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 2 BB, SB) in a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. Misericordia (4/10) … Combined to go 4 for 8 (2 R, 2B, 2 RBI, BB, SF) in a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. NR/RV DeSales (4/24) … 1 for 3 (R, 3B, 2 RBI) in the first game of a MAC Freedom doubleheader sweep vs. NR/RV DeSales (4/24) .. Combined to go 3 for 9 (R, 2 2B, RBI) in a MAC Freedom Quarterfinal doubleheader sweep vs. FDU-Florham (5/1) … Went 3 for 4 (R, 4 RBI, 2 SF) in the first game of a MAC Freedom Championship Final doubleheader vs. Misericordia (5/16) … 2 for 5 (R, HR, 3 RBI, BB) in the third game of the MAC Freedom Championship Final vs. Misericordia (5/16).

2020: Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Player to Watch ... Appeared and started in 12 games, posting a .313 batting average … Led team in appearances, games started, at bats (48), home runs (2), total bases (22), and stolen bases (4) … Second in batting average, OPS (.847), runs (10), hits (15), RBI (9) and slugging percentage (.458) … Third in walks (6) … Went 2 for 5 (R, 2B, RBI, SB) in the 2nd game of a doubleheader vs. Rutgers-Newark (2/16) … 3 for 4 with an RBI vs. Drew (2/19) … Went 2 for 4 vs. No. 24/35 Rowan (2/23) … 2 for 4 (2 R, RBI, BB, SB) vs. No. 14/22 UMass-Boston (2/29) … Went 1 for 3 (2 R, 2 BB) vs. Stockton (3/4) … 2 for 5 (2 R, HR, 4 RBI) vs. New Paltz (3/8).

2019: Appeared and started in 26 games, posting a .275 batting average … Second on the team in RBI (24) and sacrifice flies (3) … Went 1 for 3 (2B, RBI) vs. No. 22/24 Salisbury (2/17) … 3 for 4 (4 R, RBI, BB) vs. RV/RV St. John Fisher (3/30) … Combined to go 4-for-7 (2 R, 2 2B, 5 RBI, BB, SB) in a conference doubleheader vs. RV/RV St. John Fisher (3/31) … Went 1-for-3 (3 RBI, BB, SF) in a conference game vs. Utica (4/6) … 1 for 3 (R, BB) in the first game of a conference doubleheader vs. Utica (4/7) … Combined to go 3-for-8 (4 R, 2B, HR, 4 RBI, 3 BB) in a conference doubleheader vs. Canton (4/13) … Went 1 for 3 (2 R, 2 BB) vs. Keystone (4/17) … Combined to go 3 for 7 (3 R, RBI, BB, SB, SF) in a conference doubleheader vs. Houghton (4/27) … 2 for 4 (R, HR, 3 RBI) vs. NYU (5/2) … Went 2 for 5 in a conference game vs. Houghton (5/6).

2018: Voted Empire 8's Rookie of the Year ... Appeared in 39 games and started 38, while posting a .257 batting average ... Possessed a stellar .980 fielding percentage and only committed two errors from his third base position ... Collected his first collegiate hit, an RBI double, vs. No. 36 Rowan (2/28) … Went 3-for-4 (2 R, 2B, RBI, HBP) vs. Middlebury (3/10) … 1 for 3 with a walk vs. Piedmont (3/13) … Went 1 for 1 vs. Birmingham-Southern (3/15) … 2 for 4 (R, SB) vs. Middlebury (3/17) … Went 2 for 4 (2 2B, 2 RBI) in a conference game vs. Elmira (3/28) … Finished 1 for 3 in a conference game vs. Canton (3/30) … Combined to go 3 for 8 with four RBI in a conference doubleheader vs. Canton (3/31) … Combined to go 2 for 4 (3 R, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 2 HBP, SH) in a conference doubleheader vs. Elmira (4/5) … Went 2 for 4 (R, 2B, RBI) in a conference game vs. Houghton (4/6) … 1 for 3 with a two-out RBI game-winning hit vs. Misericordia (4/18) … Combined to go 4 for 7 (2 R, 2 2B, 4 RBI, 2 BB) in a conference doubleheader vs. Utica (4/28) … Went 2 for 4 (R, 2B, 4 RBI, BB, HBP, SB) vs. Scranton (5/1) … 1 for 3 vs. NYU (5/7) … Went 1-for-3 with a hit by pitch vs. Houghton in the opening game of the Empire 8 Tournament (5/10).

High School: National Honor Society … Four years on at the Honor Roll … Played for Coach Christopher Alfalla at Kellenberg Memorial High School … Captain his senior year … Helped team to two CHSAA League Championships … Was named CHSAA All-league … Played summer ball for Coaches Jimmy Goelz and Matt Marsh of Motus Academy … Attended the Headfirst Honor Roll Showcase camp.

Personal: Son of Anthony and Gunilla Paulich … Has a brother Mathew and a sister Sophia … Majoring Systems Engineering with a minor in Economics … Picked Stevens due to the excellent academics and location … Favorite MLB team and player are the New York Yankees and Corey Seager … Favorite book and movie are Hatchet and Interstellar … Hobbies include hanging out with friends, golfing, and snowmobiling.

Summer Collegiate Baseball: Will be competing for Team Sweden in various international competitions in summer and fall 2021 ... Competed for Fond du Lac Spiders of the Northwoods League on a temporary contract in summer 2019 ... Played his summer ball in 2018 for the Long Island Nor'Easters of the Long Island Collegiate Baseball League (LICBL).