University of California, Santa Barbara

UC Santa Barbara

2017: Redshirted.

High School (2012-16): Played two varsity seasons at Placer High School under head coach Tony Madrigal... As a senior, was 3-1 with a 1.38 ERA ... In his junior year, was 6-1 with a 1.82 ERA and 73 strikeouts in 57.2 innings ... Earned All-League honors ... Played in the Area Code Games ... Named a Perfect Game All-America Honorable Mention ... Holds the school record for strikeouts in a game (16) ... In that same game, threw a no-hitter which would have been a perfect game if not for a fielding error ... Reached the section title game in his junior season ... Graduated with a 3.8 GPA ... Received a 5 (out of 5) score on his AP calculus test. 

Personal: Radd Joseph Thomas was born on Feb. 20, 1998 to parents Alice and Mark in San Jose, Calif. ... Has three siblings: Auna, Ella, and Rene ... Plans on majoring in economics ... Aspires to play in the big leagues ... Roots for the Oakland A's and the San Jose Sharks ... Lists throwing his first no-hitter as his most memorable pre-UCSB sporting moment ... Lists Blazing Saddles and Land of the Lost as his favorite flicks ... Call of the Wild is his favorite book ... Favorite writer is Jack London ... Listens to Van Halen, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and CCR ... Likes to go camping and hunting in his free time ... Mets flame-throwers Jacob deGrom and Noah Syndergaard are his favorite athletes ... Likes to watch The Ranch and Bob's Burgers ... He is named after his grandfather ... He was the school mascot in high school.