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5 Sawyre Thornhill

  • Position Infielder
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 200
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Huntington, Texas
  • Highschool Huntington

Biography

2023 Senior
Played in 32 games, making 29 starts...missed a full month due to hand injury, but returned to lineup to help spark a second half surge, playing primarily in left field...hit .245 with eight doubles, four home runs and 14 RBI...homered in three consecutive games against Utah Tech, including both games of a doubleheader on February 24...also homered at Tulane on April 14...had a season-best four hits in a win over #7-ranked East Carolina on April 22, highlighted by an RBI double...delivered three hits, including a double and a stolen base, in a victory over Memphis on April 28...was successful in all three stolen bases attempts for the season...named to AD Honor Roll in Fall 2022...named to AAC All-Academic Team.

2022 Junior
Established himself as a consistent presence in the middle of the Wichita State order, starting 56 of WSU's 57 games...made 29 starts at third base, 14 in left field, nine at second base, two in right field and one at shortstop...hit .278 with a team-leading 15 doubles, two triples, eight home runs and 36 RBI...opened the season with a team-best 19-game hitting streak, part of a 37-game on-base streak...had 13 multi-hit games, highlighted by a five-hit outburst against Oklahoma on May 16...scored a season-high three runs and matched a season-high with four RBI against the Sooners...hit a go-ahead grand slam on March 1 at Oral Roberts...had another grand slam vs. New Mexico on March 20 overturned due to runners passing each other on the basepaths...tied a program record by drawing five walks vs. Cincinnati on April 15...named to the AD Honor Roll in Fall 2021.

At Northeast Texas Community College (2021)
Played in 43 games for the Eagles, slashing .375/.494/.647...led the team in batting average and slugging percentage...led the team with 12 doubles and tied for the team lead with two triples and seven home runs...stole 11 bases in 14 attempts...finished in the top 100 nationally drawing 33 walks while striking out just 21 times...had two four-hit games, including a 4-for-4 performance on February 6 against Arkansas Rich Mountain where he posted two doubles and a triple...performance earned NJCAA Player of the Week...named Second Team NJCAA Region 14 Eastern Conference at second base...named to Region 14 All-Academic Team.

At Angelina College (2019-20)
Played two seasons for the Roadrunners...hit .370 in 23 games as a true freshman in 2019 and .238 in 20 games the following season...named to the NJCAA JUCO All-Star team...capped off a 13-game hitting streak in 2019 with a 3-for-3 performance with a double and a home run against Paris on May 4...homered in back-to-back games March 7 and 9 before remainder of 2020 season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic...originally committed to South Carolina in October of 2019.

High School
Three-year letterwinner and three-year starter at Huntington High School in Huntington, Texas...Two-time First Team All-District selection (2017, 2018), Honorable Mention All-State in 2017...Also played basketball for all four years.

Personal
Son of JC and Stephanie Burnett...born March 27, 2000...Plans to major in business administration.

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Historical Player Information

  • 3

    2022Junior

    Infielder
    6'2" 200 lbs
    3
  • 5

    2023Senior

    Infielder
    6'2" 200 lbs
    5