Chelsea Thomas

Chelsea Rae Thomas (born January 26, 1990)[1][2] is an American former collegiate softball pitcher, originally from Pleasantville, Iowa.[3][4][5] Thomas pitched for the Missouri Tigers in the Big 12 Conference and Southeastern Conference; Thomas is the career leader in wins and strikeouts for the school.[6] She ranks top-10 for no hitters (11) and perfect games (3) in the NCAA Division I.[7] Thomas and was drafted #20 in the National Pro Fastpitch and won a title in 2014.

Chelsea Thomas
Born: (1990-01-26) January 26, 1990
Des Moines, Iowa
Teams
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Women's softball
Representing  United States
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2011 Guadalajara Team

Early life and education

Born in Des Moines, Iowa, Thomas attended Pleasantville High School.[1] She completed her Bachelor of Science degree in biology in fall 2012[8] and a Master of Education in counseling in fall 2013.[2]

Career

Thomas debuted on February 14, defeating the Virginia Tech Hokies in a shutout, allowing a hit and fanning three batters.[9] She would no hit the Southeast Missouri Redhawks on March 7.[10] During her sophomore year, Thomas set a career best with 14 strikeouts in regulation, winning against the Illinois State Redbirds on March 14 before having to redshirt the year because of injury.[11]

In 2011, Thomas was named Big-12 Pitcher of The Year and led the Nation in ERA. On March 2, she pitched a perfect game against the Drake Bulldogs with 11 strikeouts.[12] Thomas would go on to defeat the Oklahoma Sooners on April 16 and totaled 17 strikeouts and combined with Keilani Ricketts for 33 total for a top NCAA single game record.[13] She led the Tigers into the 2011 Women's College World Series and help set the combined strikeout record (30) at the World Series by throwing a career best 19 strikeouts in a 13-inning loss to the Baylor Bears on June 4.[14] Thomas earned a second Pitcher of The Year citation and tossed 46.0 consecutive scoreless innings for a career highlight in 2012.

In her final year, Thomas crossed 1,000 strikeouts for her career vs. the Mississippi Rebels on March 15 with four in two innings.[15] She claimed her 100th career victory run-rule defeating the Missouri State Bears on April 3. Thomas made her final appearance losing to the Washington Huskies on May 24, fanning four in a 1–0 two-hitter.[16] Thomas was named 2013 SEC Pitcher of the Year.[17]

As a member of the United States women's national softball team she won 2011 World Cup of Softball.[18] In 2013, she played professional softball for the USSSA Pride in the National Pro Fastpitch league. She is currently an assistant coach of the McKendree University softball team.[19]

Statistics

Missouri Tigers
YEAR W L GP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA WHIP
2009 16 7 27 24 16 10 0 148.2 100 47 35 46 116 1.65 0.98
2010 12 1 14 12 8 3 0 77.1 42 21 19 24 123 1.72 0.85
2011 32 8 44 40 31 13 3 271.1 146 45 37 53 397 0.95 0.73
2012 27 9 39 35 23 12 3 229.1 128 46 38 80 306 1.16 0.91
2013 24 6 35 35 19 8 0 198.1 110 45 33 55 232 1.16 0.83
TOTALS 111 31 159 146 97 46 6 925.0 526 204 162 258 1174 1.22 0.84

References
  1. "Player Bio: Chelsea Thomas". mutigers.com. Archived from the original on July 4, 2013. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
  2. "Iowa | MU News Bureau". Archived from the original on June 28, 2018. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
  3. "2011 Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  4. "2012 Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  5. "2013 Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  6. "2020 Mizzou Softball Media Guide" (PDF). Mutigers.com. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
  7. "Division I Softball Records" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  8. "Boone | MU News Bureau". munews.missouri.edu. Archived from the original on March 8, 2013.
  9. "Virginia Tech vs Missouri (Feb 14, 2009)". Mutigers.com. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
  10. "Redhawks Conclude Tourney With Split". Gosoutheast.com. March 7, 2009. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
  11. "Illinois State vs Missouri (Mar 14, 2010)". Mutigers.com. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
  12. "BULLDOGS DROP DOUBLEHEADER AT NO. 17 MISSOURI". Godrakebulldogs.com. March 2, 2011. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
  13. "#15 Oklahoma at #14 Missouri". Soonersports.com. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
  14. "Deja Boom: Holl's Blast Gives Softball 1-0 Win". Baylorbears.com. June 4, 2011. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
  15. "MISSOURI vs Ole Miss (Mar 15, 2013)". Mutigers.com. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
  16. "MISSOURI vs Washington (May 24, 2013)". Mutigers.com. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
  17. "Missouri's Chelsea Thomas wins SEC softball pitcher of the year honor". May 7, 2013.
  18. "U.S. wins World Cup of Softball". ESPN. July 26, 2011. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
  19. "Chelsea Thomas - 2021 Softball Coaching Staff - McKendree University". Mckbearcats.com. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
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