2004 SEASON: Will vie for the Comets' No. 3 starter role and also will bid for a closer's role.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played for coach Rich Emard at Temecula Valley High School. ... Southwest League Player of the Year, Valley Player of the Year and All-Riverside County as a senior in 2003. ... Also All-CIF Southern Section first team. ... Helped lead the Golden Bears to the Southwest League championship, going 9-2 as a pitcher and batting .400. ... Also named to the Desert All-Star team. ... Transfered to Temecula Valley as a junior after spending two years at Elsinore High School.

PERSONAL: Born Oct. 2, 1985, in Hawthorne. ... Son of Daniel and Teresa Thompson. ... Has one sister, Melissa, 21.

(Note: Updated on Feb. 3. Player biographies are updated weekly during the season.)