Stevens Institute of Technology Athletics

Coach Aldins says: "Tom did not disappoint in the opportunities he got in 2019. He proved himself to be an intelligent hitter who can drive the ball to all fields. We fully expect Tom to be a major threat in the middle of the lineup for us this spring."

2022:

2021: Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Division III Player to Watch ... Did not participate.

2020: MAC Freedom Player of the Week (2/24-3/1) ... Appeared and started in 12 games, posting a .340 batting average … Led team in appearances, games started, batting average, hits (16), doubles (5), and RBI (14) … Second in at bats (47), total bases (21) and on base percentage (.392) … third in OPS (.839) and slugging percentage (.447) … Combined to go 3 for 6 (3 R, 2B, 3 RBI, BB) in a doubleheader vs. Rutgers-Newark (2/16) … Had the game-winning hit, a two out RBI single vs. NJCU (2/21) … Went 2 for 3 with a walk vs. No. 24/35 Rowan (2/23) … 2 for 5 (3 RBI, SB) vs. No. 14/22 UMass-Boston (2/29) … Went 2 for 5 (3B, 4 RBI) vs. Endicott (3/1) … 2 for 4 (R, 2 RBI, BB) vs. Stockton (3/4).

2019: Appeared in 20 games, starting six and posted a .357 batting average … Led team in OPS (1.030) and slugging percentage (.571) in limited at-bats … Second in batting average and on-base percentage (.459) … Third in sacrifice flies (2) … Collected his first collegiate hit and went 1 for 1 with two walks vs. Old Westbury (2/18) … Had a sacrifice fly in his only at bat vs. William Paterson (2/23) … 1 for 2 (2B, 2 RBI, BB) vs. Middlebury (3/10) … Recorded a walk in his only at-bat, a pinch hit appearance, vs. RV/No. 5 Misericordia (3/13) … Went 2 for 4 with an RBI vs. Apprentice (3/17) … Contributed to a comeback game-winning rally with a double in his only plate appearance in the first  game of a conference doubleheader vs. Elmira (3/23) … Combined to go 1 for 1 (R, HR, RBI, BB) in a conference doubleheader vs. NR/RV Ithaca (3/27) … Entered as a pinch hitter and walked in his only plate appearance in the second game of a conference doubleheader vs. RV/RV St. John Fisher (3/31) … Came in as a pinch hitter and recorded a double in his only at bat in the second game of a conference doubleheader vs. Utica (4/7) … 1 for 3 (R, RBI, SF) in the second game of a conference doubleheader vs. Canton (4/13).
 
High School: IB Graduate, Valedictorian Circle, Scholar Athlete … Played for coach Joe Riley at Murrieta Valley High School … Helped lead his team to Round 2 of the CIF Southern Section Tournament … Batted .320 his senior year … Played summer baseball for Kurt Mueller of the West Coast Clippers … Attended Headfirst Honor Roll Camp and Arizona Fall Classic.
 
Personal: Son of Shannon and Joe James … Has two siblings, Sam and Emily … Father played collegiate baseball at UCLA … Majoring in Finance … Picked Stevens because of its academic prestige, its location right next to NYC, and the great people he met on his visit … Top MLB team and player are the Boston Red sox and David Ortiz … Top movie and book are Saving Private Ryan and The Picture of Dorian Gray … Enjoys weight training, fishing, hiking, and reading in his free time.

Summer Collegiate Baseball: Competed for the Geneva Red Wings of the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League (PGCBL) in summer 2021 ... Was going to compete for the Red Wings in the summer 2020 season before COVID-19 canceled plans ... Played his summer collegiate baseball in 2019 for the West Coast Clippers in the Western Baseball Association.
 

HITTING
Year	GP-GS	AVG	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SB
2019	20-6	.357	28	4	10	3	1	7	7	0
2020	12-12	.340	47	4	16	5	0	14	4	1
2021	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2022
Totals	32-18	.347	75	8	26	8	1	21	11	1