Draft Day ? Following the season, was selected in the 44th round of the Major League Baseball Draft by the St. Louis Cardinals.
2007 ? Recorded a 1.27 ERA in five starts before suffering a season-ending injury ... In his five appearances, he posted a 2-1 record, allowing 24 hits and just four earned runs in 28 and one-third inning ... Struck out 25 batters while walking 11 ... Longest outing was his last start, an eight-inning game against Pittsburgh ... Final appearance was March 17 against Pittsburgh ... Allowed just one earned run and struck out three batter in eight innings on the mound ... The outing was his fifth start of the year ... Struck out five and walked two while allowing just one earned run in 4.1 innings against Central Michigan (3/3) ... Earned second win of the season with eight-strikeout performance in 7.0 innings against Manhattan (2/24) ... Allowed one hit and no runs while walking just one ... First win of the season was a five-inning outing against Jacksonville (2/18), when he threw four Ks ... First appearance was his start against High Point (2/10), throwing five strikeouts and walking one.
2006, Summer ? Started three games for the Keene Swamp Bats of the New England Collegiate Baseball League ... Finished with a 1-1 record and a 1.00 ERA to help the Swamp Bats (22-20) earn a berth in the NECBL playoffs ... Struck out nine batters in 18 innings of action, holding opposing hitters to a 1.83 batting average.
2006 ? Listed as the No. 8 prospect in the 2006-07 Drafts out of the BIG EAST by Baseball America ... Appeared and started in 15 games for USF ... Posted a 4.76 ERA with a 3-6 record ... Struck out 73 batters in 81 and one-third innings of action ... His 73 strikeouts ranked second on the team ... Left-handed opponents hit .316 (42-of-133) versus the right-handed pitcher while right-handers hit .314 (60-of-191) ... Averaged 8.08 strikeouts per nine innings ... Registered a strikeout-to-walk ratio of nearly 2-to-1 ... Made nine starts in BIG EAST action with a 2-3 record and a 5.62 ERA ... Struck out 45 conference foes in 49 and two-thirds innings ... Picked up third win of the season, allowing three runs (two earned) while striking out six in six innings of action at West Virginia (5/20) ... Registered six strikeouts in four innings of action at No. 16 Georgia Tech (5/6) ... Struck out seven Hoya batters in six innings, scattering eight hits to earn a no decision vs. Georgetown (4/29) ... Pitched a strong six and two-thirds innings in his 11th start of the season, striking out nine batters while allowing just two runs at Pittsburgh (4/22) ... Picked up second win of the season, striking out four batters in six innings of action vs. Louisville (4/14) ... Suffered fourth loss of the season, allowing nine runs on 12 hits in four and two-thirds innings vs. Notre Dame (4/8) ... Registered five strikeouts in third loss of the season, allowing seven runs on 11 hits in five and two-thirds innings of action at Cincinnati (4/1) ... Struck out a career-high nine batters in seven innings of action vs. Seton Hall (3/25), allowing no runs on six hits to earn a no decision ... Gave up five runs on nine hits in five innings of action vs. UConn (3/18) ... Allowed just one run on five hits while striking out three in five innings of action to earn a no decision vs. UMass (3/11) ... Credited with his second loss of the season, allowing seven runs on nine hits, in four and two-thirds innings vs. Illinois (3/4) ... Named to the BIG EAST Honor Roll for his performance vs. Illinois ... Earned first win of the season, allowing one run (unearned) on five hits while striking out a career-high seven batters in seven innings vs. Illinois (2/25) ... Suffered first loss of the season, allowing seven runs (two earned) and striking out five batters in five innings at Jacksonville (2/19) ... Recorded five strikeouts in six innings of action, allowing no runs on three hits vs. Northwestern (2/11) to earn a no-decision.
2005 ? Earned Conference USA All-Freshman honors ... Registered a 9-4 record with a 3.84 ERA ... Struck out 51 batters in 84 and one-third innings ... Held opposing hitters to a .260 batting average ... Appeared in 18 games (starting in 13) ... His 3.84 ERA ranked ninth in C-USA ... Registered the fifth-most wins in the conference ... Left-handed opponents hit .283 (26-of-92) versus the right-handed pitcher while right-handers hit .250 (53-of-212) ... Average more than five strikeouts per nine innings pitched ... Made eight starts in C-USA action, tallying a 3-2 record and a 5.20 ERA ... Registered 20 strikeouts in 45 innings of C-USA action ... Earned ninth win of the season in lone C-USA Tournament appearance, allowing one run on four hits while striking out two in five and one-third innings of action versus Louisville (5/26) ... Notched a career-high six strikeouts in his eighth win of the season, giving up just two runs on six hits in seven innings versus Cincinnati (5/20) ... Pitched five no-hit innings versus East Carolina (5/8) to earn seventh win of the season ... Struck out three batters in four and one-third innings versus Louisville to record sixth win of the season ... Allowed just two runs on eight hits in seven innings versus Quinnipiac (3/12), striking out five to earn fifth win of 2005 ... Came in relief, pitching one and one-third innings versus Cal Davis (3/1) to win fourth games as a Bull ... Pitch six innings of one-hit baseball, striking out Jacksonville batter to earn third win (2/23) ... Came out of the bullpen, allowing no runs on two hits while striking out four in three innings of action versus Eastern Michigan (2/20) to pick up second win of the season ... Won first-career outing, allowing one run on three hits while striking out four in five innings at Bethune-Cookman (2/15) ... Made first-career appearance, striking out five Wildcat hitters in two and two-thirds innings of action at Bethune-Cookman (2/4).
High School ? Missed entire senior season due to Tommy John surgery ... Lettered as a sophomore and junior ... Posted a 6-3 record with a 2.30 ERA as a junior ... Coached by Frank Permuy, who he credits as a "great" coach.
Personal ? Full name is Daniel Kyle Thomas ... Born Feb. 10, 1986 in Pensacola, Fla. ... Son of Keith Thomas and Constance Thomas ... Has one brother, Michael (23) ... Is majoring in criminology ... Enjoys fishing, building and drawing.
