Lewis & Clark College

Paul Danzer NWC Recap: https://www.lakeoswegoreview.com/sports/lewis-clark-baseball-revels-in-northwest-conference-title-ncaa-playoff-berth/article_e63b9eb9-9565-543c-bd45-5c0fc0e8547f.html

KPTV Interview: https://www.kptv.com/2023/06/16/lewis-clarks-jack-thomson-named-division-iii-player-year/

I-5 Corridor Interview: https://www.i-5corridor.com/p/the-barry-bonds-of-diii-goes-di?fbclid=IwAR0ypy1hsvKT_YvfHMviDMGhg-ofq6ATqpAbH97lMBO_tDqBf4BNNCYWN68

SM Daily Journal Interview: https://www.smdailyjournal.com/sports/local/jack-thomson-lewis-clarks-new-home-run-king/article_e865227a-0674-11ee-9262-2752ebbab9c9.html?utm_campaign=blox&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&fbclid=IwAR26-zgAp2zjBFKizpGF3fhJidkasYLKhQGr6dutjqTB8TVKCBaBso6JnsQ

Portland Tribune/Paul Danzer Interview: https://www.portlandtribune.com/townnews/university/lewis-clarks-jack-thomson-is-d3-baseball-player-of-the-year/article_f7c4c880-0104-11ee-a1d9-b71e2bb460e0.html?fbclid=IwAR1DcQtc6eb-YV_hdqzN9nZFvfJBiUOATOlcyfoZqDFLqNsn7vCQYQy0qjw

2023 Awards

D3baseball.com Division III National Player of the Year
D3baseball.com First Team All-American
American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA)/Rawlings First Team All-American
D3baseball.com Region 10 Player of the Year
D3baseball.com Region 10 First Team All-Region
ABCA Region 10 Region 10 Player of the Year
ABCA Region 10 First Team All-Region
Northwest Conference Player of the Year
Northwest Conference All-Conference: First Team
2022-23 Northwest Conference Scholar-Athlete
2023 Joe Huston Athlete of the Year (Best overall athletic performance by an L&C student-athlete competing on a men's team during the current season) – 2023 ELCYS
 
2023 Stats (Season Highs in Parentheses)

Games Played / Games Started: 45 / 45
Average / On-base-percentage / Slugging percentage: .382 / .576 / .934
Hits: 58 (3 six times)
Runs: 71 (5 at Pacific Lutheran GM1 February 19)
Runs Batted In: 55 (4 two times)
Stolen Bases: 10-13 (1 ten times)
Total Bases: 142 (10 at Pacific Lutheran GM2 February 18)

NOTABLES

• Earned the program's first National Player of the Year honor when he was named the Division III National POTY by D3baseball.com.
• Became the second player in program history to be named a First Team All-American and the first since joining the NCAA.
• Repeated as the D3baseball.com Region 10 Player of the Year, ABCA Region 10 Player of the Year, Northwest Conference Player of the Year and 2023 Joe Huston Athlete of the Year.
• Earned D3baseball.com Region 10 First Team All-Region, ABCA Region 10 First Team All-Region and Northwest Conference All-Conference: First Team for the second consecutive year.
• Named a Northwest Conference Scholar-Athlete for the third consecutive year.
• D3baseball.com Pre-season All-American Second Team
• Set nine program records, including most home runs (23), runs scored (71) and walks (50) in a season while setting the program records for games played (166), doubles (52), home runs (49), walks (144), runs (193) and hit by pitch (63) in a career.
• Added program top-10 finishes with 55 RBI (3^rd), 15 doubles (t-4^th) and 58 hits (t-7^th) in a season.
• Finished in the Lewis & Clark top-15 with 196 hits (t-2^nd), 146 RBI (t-3^rd), 561 at-bats (5^th), a .349 batting average (9^th) and 22 stolen bases (t-12^th) in his career.
• Ended his senior season nationally ranked among Division III in home runs per game (1^st – 0.51 HR/game), slugging percentage (2^nd), home runs (3^rd), on-base percentage (4^th), runs (4^th), walks (4^th), walks per game (5^th – 1.11 walks/game), runs per game (6^th – 1.58 runs/game), total bases (7^th), hi.47 t by pitch (14^th) and HBP per game (23^rd – 0.47 HBP/game).
• Was named the NWC Position Player of the Week and earned a spot on the D3baseball.com Team of the Week the third week of February after going 8-for-12 with four home runs, two doubles, nine runs scored, six RBI, eight walks, three intentional walks, two hit by pitch and a stolen bases in four games at Pacific Lutheran on February 18 & 19.
• Received the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Division III Hitter of the Month Honorable Mention in February.  
• Twelve of his 23 homers were solo shots.
• Finished with 23 multiple-run, 16 multiple-hit, 15 multiple-RBI games.
• Safely reached base in all but one game and finished with 20 intentional walks.
• He stole 10 of his career 22 bases this season.
• In game one at Pacific Lutheran on February 19, he set career-highs for walks (5), intentional walks (3) and runs scored (5).
• Went 2-for-2 with two home runs, four RBI, three walks, an intentional walk, and a stolen base on April 7 at Willamette.
• One of two players who had a 16-game hitting streak. Between March 19 and April 21, he went 21 for 60 with 18 runs scored, 22 RBI, eight home runs, 13 walks, eight doubles and five stolen bases.
• Hit two runs in three games, including in game one of the NCAA Tournament against Birmingham Southern on May 19.
• Was hit by a career-high three pitches in his final game as a Pioneer on May 20 against Birmingham Southern.

2022 Awards

All-American: American Baseball Coaches’ Association (ABCA) Second Team

All-American: D3baseball.com Third Team 

All-Region: ABCA Region 10 Position Player of the Year 

All-Region: D3baseball.com Region 10 Position Player of the Year

All-Region: ABCA Region 10 First Team 

All-Region: D3baseball.com First Team 

All Conference: NWC Player of the Year 

All Conference: NWC First Team 

Player of the Month: National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Division III Position Player of the Month for February 2022

2022 Joe Huston Athlete of the Year (Best overall athletic performance by an L&C student-athlete competing on a men's team during the current season) – 2022 ELCYS

SEASON HIGHS

Games Played/Games Started: 37/37
Average/On-base Percentage/Slugging Percentage: .450/.614/.946
Hits: 58 (5 vs. Caltech GM1 February 11) 
Runs: 56 (4 vs. Willamette GM2 March 13)   
Runs Batted In: 41 (4 vs. Caltech GM2 February 12)  
Stolen Bases 7 (2 two times)  
Total Bases: 122 (9 two times)   

NOTABLES

• Put together one of the best seasons in program history en-route to being named the first All-American for the program since 1992, the first Regional Player of the Year since 1987 and the first NWC Player of the Year since 1995
• Led the team in every major offensive category including batting average, on-base percentage, slugging percentage, hits, runs scored, RBI, steals, total bases, doubles (20), home runs (14), walks (40), hit by pitches (15) and tied for the team lead with one triple 
• Paced the NWC in all batting average, OBP, slugging, runs, doubles, homers and walks and finished second in hits, RBI and hit by pitches
• Ended the year leading all NCAA players (NCAA DI, DII and DIII) in on-base percentage at .614, which ranks sixth amongst Division III leaders since the stat was tracked by the NCAA in 2008
• Placed second in Division III in slugging percentage (.946), fifth in doubles per game (.54), sixth in walks per game (1.08), seventh in RBI per game (1.51), 14^th in home runs per game (.38) and total walks (40), 15^th in batting average (.450), 17^th in doubles (20), 19^th in home runs (14) and 40^th in total bases (122) 
• Set the single-season program records for batting average (.450) and doubles (20) and finished second in homers (14), tied for second in runs (56), third in walks (40) and tied for fifth in RBI (41) 
• Started and appeared in 37 of 38 games 
• Reached base in 36 of 37 games and hit safely 32 times with 18 multiple-hit games, 12 games with multiple walks and two games with multiple hit by pitches
• Went 5-6 with three runs, three RBI, two doubles and a triple against Caltech on February 11
• Finished 3-7 with three runs, three RBI and two homers in a win over Whitman on February 20
• Hit homers in five of six games and six total home runs from March 20-26 
• Blasted two home runs and went 2-3 with two runs and two RBI against Linfield on March 26
• Enters his fifth and final season with the Pioneers: first all-time in hit by pitches (42), tied for second in home runs (26), fourth in walks (91), tied for fifth in doubles (38), seventh in runs scored (119) and tied for ninth in RBI (90)
• Committed to play at Division I University of Portland as a graduate student for the 2024 season 

As a Junior (2020-21): Named to the All-Northwest Conference Honorable Mention Named to Northwest Conference Scholar-Athlete list … Played in all 32 games … Ended the season with a .366 batting average with six home runs, 18 RBIs, 37 hits and 30 runs in 101 at-bats … Recorded 26 putouts, 72 assists, and nine double plays … Had two putouts and five assists on Apr. 18 at the Pacific Lutheran double header.

As a Sophomore (2019-20): Played all 16 games … Ended the season with four home runs, 13 RBIs, 13 hits and 19 runs in 50 at-bats … Recorded 12 putouts and 43 assists … Had two home runs, five RBIs, two hits, and two runs on Mar. 7 at George Fox.

As a Freshman (2018-19): Played in 29 games ... Ranks second on the team in RBI (18) and home runs (2) … Fourth on the team in batting average (.255) … Ranks third on team in multi-hit games (8) and multi-RBI games (4) … Currently on a 14-game streak of reaching base, the second-longest on the team this season … Posted a team-best seven at-bats on Feb. 23 against Pacific … Tied for the team best four hits in one game on Mar. 23 against Puget Sound.

Prior to the Pios: Two-year Starter (Baseball, Football) ... Four-time Dean's Honor Roll ... WCAL Second Team (Football)

Why Lewis & Clark?: From the first moment I stepped on campus, I fell in love with the school. I loved the atmosphere on campus, as well as the freedom Lewis & Clark gives me to do what I want with my college experience. Plus, the opportunities I will have as a result of being so close to downtown Portland are incredible.