UNLV REBELS

Ryan Thornton

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Class: Senior Hometown: Vallejo, CA High School: Capital Christian HS

Last College: American River CC Height / Weight: 6-1 / 200 Position: OF Birthdate: 02/12/1987 Experience: 1L

UNLV: Enters his second season with the program ... Will be in the mix to start in left field as well as at DH ... Has shown some pop in his bat and is a solid hitter overall at the plate ... A very good base stealer.

2008: Made 22 starts and played in 41 games ... Led the Rebels with 10 steals in 11 attempts ... Hit .284 (29-102) with one home run and 11 RBI ... Scored 14 runs, drew five walks and had seven extra-base hits ... Had six multi-hit games ... Laced a pair of doubles and went 2-for-4 against Nevada, Reno on March 25 ... Stole three bases against Stephen F. Austin on April 8 ... The next day he drove in a season-high three runs, going 3-for-5 at the plate ... Only home run of the year was a solo shot against Cal Poly on May 2 ... Named to the Academic All-MWC team.

AMERICAN RIVER: Played for two seasons at American River Community College, which is located in Sacramento, Calif. ... Was coached by Doug Jumelet ... It is the same school that current Rebel head coach Buddy Gouldsmith played at from 1987-89.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2005 Graduate of Capital Christian HS in Sacramento, Calif. ... Lettered three years in baseball for the Cougars ... Played in the Optimist baseball all-star game as a senior in 2005 ... Also lettered in basketball and football.

PERSONAL: Ryan Lee Thornton was born on Feb. 12, 1987, in Vallejo, Calif. ... The son of Frank and Charlotte Thornton ... Has an older brother, Chris ... Brother played basketball at the University of Arkansas-Little Rock from 2005-06 ... Drafted by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 17th round of the 2006 MLB Draft ... Majoring in university studies.

Thornton's Career Statistics
Year	AVG	GP-GS	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	TB	BB	SO
2008	.284	41-22	102	14	29	5	1	1	11	39	5	25
Total	.284	41-22	102	14	29	5	1	1	11	39	5	25