2004 SEASON: All-Pacific Coast Conference honorable mention. ... Owned earned run averages of 4.14 on the season and 3.74 in the Pacific Coast Conference as of May 3. ... Finished with a 3-3 win-loss record. ... Threw 4 innings of 2-hit, shutout ball in relief in a 19-2 win over College of the Siskiyous on Feb. 20. ... Pitched 2 2/3 innings of 1-hit, shoutout relief March 5 in 5-1 victory over Imperial Valley. Retired all 6 batters he faced pitching the seventh and eighth innings in a 10-1 victory over San Diego Mesa on March 9. ... Pitched an inning in relief March 11 in a 7-5 win over San Diego City College, giving up a single unearned run. ... Started and pitched 4 innings of shutout ball to begin the March 13 game vs. San Diego City College before he tired and the Knights knocked him out of the game in the top of the fifth. ... Struck out 3 and walked 0 in 2 innings of relief ball in the Comets' 6-4 victory over Imperial Valley on March 18. ... threw an inning of scoreless relief March 25 against Pacific Coast Conference leader Southwestern. ... Pitched 5 innings without giving up an earned run in a 10-9 win over Grossmont on March 30. ... In his best outing, threw 6 innings of 2-hit, shutout ball against Golden West, the No. 2-ranked team in Southern California, in a 6-4 loss on April 8. ... Pitched an inning of shutout relief against conference champion Southwestern on April 27. ... Started and surrendered 1 run in 6 1/3 innings to pick up the win May 1 in a 7-1 victory over Grossmont.

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 Thomson. ... Has one sister, Melissa, 21.

(Note: Updated on Aug. 14, 2004. Player biographies are updated weekly during the season.)