2021 (REDSHIRT SENIOR)
Played in every game in his final season, all in centerfield … Finished his career ranked inside the top 10 at A-State in games played (4th-216), games started (4th-209), at bats (4th-771), runs scored (2nd-172), hits (9th-201), walks (5th-112) and hit-by-pitch (3rd-42) … Slammed a career-high nine homers on the year, scoring a team-high 50 runs … Tallied 13 multi-hit contests, including a tremendous 4-for-5 performance versus Little Rock (April 1), in which he scored four runs … Finished his career with multiple hits in five of his last six games … Swiped three bases at Oklahoma (March 14) … Scored the go-ahead run three times – at Illinois State (March 28), at Louisiana (April 11) and versus Georgia Southern (May 8).
2020
Started all 15 of his games played in the shortened season … Registered a .220 average, slugging at a .380 mark with a .355 on base percentage … Tallied 11 hits with a homer and a double … Scored nine runs while driving in seven … Drew seven walks and was hit by pitch four times … Stole a team-high seven stolen bases … Recorded two hits, three RBI, a homer and a walk in the Red Wolves’ 11-7 win at nationally-ranked Dallas Baptist (Feb. 29)
2019 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR)
A-State’s every day center fielder, starting all 55 games ... Hit .276 with 60 hits, including nine doubles, two triples and a home run ... Drove in 30 runs with 76 total bases ... Registered a .419 on base percentage, .350 slugging percentage and a .992 fielding percentage, only allowing one error ... Scored a team-high 47 runs with 37 walks ... Swiped a career-high 27 bases on 28 attempts ... Drove in a season-high five run against Appalachian State (May 4), also scoring three times.
2018 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE)
Played in 46 games with 44 starts, all in centerfield ... Hit .265 on the year with 44 hits, 15 doubles and a home run ... Second on the team with eight stolen bases in nine attempts ... Hit two doubles in two different contests (versus Troy April 21 and at Little Rock May 19) ... Scored a career-high three runs against UCA (April 25) ... Slapped a walk-off single against Southern Illinois (March 13) ... Had a season-high three hits in three different contests (at Missouri State [March 10], versus Southern Illinois [March 13], and at UT Arlington [April 15]) ... Posted 10 multiple-hit games ... Hit safely in 16 straight games during the season.
2017 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN)
Played in 51 games with 46 starts (all but one in left field) ... Hit .261 with seven doubles, one triple, and four homers ... Drove in 21 runs and posted an on-base percentage of .368 and slugging percentage of .399 ... Walked 16 times and plunked 11 times ... Scored 34 runs and was 7-for-8 in stolen bases ... Posted eight multi-hit games and four multi-RBI games with a season-high 5 RBI versus Georgia State in the opening round of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament (May 25), when he hit the team's only grand slam of the season ... Recorded season-high three hits three times (April 1 at Texas State, May 5 vs. UTA, and May 19 versus Little Rock) ... Stole two bases at Northwestern State (Feb. 24) ... Ended season on a seven-game hit streak.
2016 (FRESHMAN)
Redshirted during true freshman season.
HIGH SCHOOL
Prepped at Bryant High School in Bryant, Ark. and was a member of the Hornets’ 2012 and 2014 7A state championship teams ... 2015 First-Team Louisville Slugger All-American and 2014 Second-Team Louisville Slugger All-American ... All-Conference as a junior and senior ... Selected to play in the 2015 Arkansas Activities Association All-Star game ... Participated in the Xtra Innings Classic ... Hit .384 as a junior with 26 RBIs and 16 steals to go along with 30 runs scored ... Also played football at BHS ... Member of National Honor Society.
PERSONAL
Son of Chris and Heather Tipton and Paula and Cris Thompson ... Born February 11, 1997 ... Enjoys playing video games in his spare time.
