2007
• Unanimous First-Team All-American
• One of three finalist for Roger Clemens Award, given to top pitcher in college baseball
• Semifinalist for Golden Spikes Award and Dick Howser Trophy and among final 30 on list for Wallace Award
• First-Team All-ACC and All-Region
• VaSID All-State Baseball First Team selection and Pitcher of the Year
• Named to U.S. National Team and pitched in Pan Am Games, winning a silver medal
• Went 1-2 with 1.27 ERA in five starts (21.1 IP, 13 H, 13K, .178 BAA) for Team USA
• Went 11-0 with 1.50 ERA in 114 innings; with more than 3-to-1 strikeout to walk ratio (101:32)
• Became first UVa pitcher to win 10 or more games in two seasons
• Batters hit just .198 against him, with righties hitting just .173; lefties were not much better (.230)
• Virginia won in 15 of his 16 starts, including nine of 10 in ACC play (lone loss came to Georgia Tech, 2-1 in 11 innings)
• In Georgia Tech game, surrendered just an unearned run in 7.2 innings
• Extremely durable and effective, going five or more innings in all of his starts and seven or more in 10
• From March 17- June 2, pitched no fewer than 6.1 innings in any of his starts while allowing no more than six hits
• First in ACC in ERA (1.50), innings pitched per game (7.11) and opponent batting average (.198), second in strikeouts (101) and third in innings pitched (114.0) and wins (11)
• Ranked fifth nationally in ERA and 16th in victories
• Season was one for the UVa record books, as it tied for tops in starts and second in wins and winning percentage, third in innings, sixth in ERA and seventh in strikeouts
• Posted two shutouts in ACC play – Duke (4/6) and Maryland (4/27)
• Named ACC Pitcher of the Week following both shutouts
• Struck out career-best 10 hitters in wins over Miami (3/23) and Duke
• Allowed just one unearned run, five hits and a walk in 6-1 ACC Tournament win over NC State (5/23)
• Surrendered just 13 extra-base hits in his 114 innings of work
• Made first relief outing of career with one inning against Oregon State in NCAA Tournament (6/5)

2006
• Second Team All-ACC selection
• Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American
• First Team Baseball America Freshman All-American
• VaSID All-State Baseball First Team selection and VaSID Baseball Rookie of the Year
• Ranked third in ACC in innings pitched per outing (6.27)
• 34th nationally in wins (10)
• Won 10 games in his freshman campaign, becoming one of only four Cavaliers all-time to win at least 10 games in a season
• Tossed first shutout of his career and matching career-high eight strikeouts in 6-0 win over Virginia Tech (5/19)
• Struck out eight batters in eight innings in win against Gardner-Webb (2/25)
• Had eight strikeouts in eight innings in win at Duke (4/8)
• Appeared in 16 games and lasted at least six innings or more 10 times
• Tossed seven strong innings with six strikeouts in 8-0 shutout at Maryland (4/29)
• First collegiate win came at Coastal Carolina (2/12), one-hitting the Chanticleers through five innings
• Threw 100.1 innings which ranks seventh all-time in a season
• Opponents hit .225 against him, while right-handed hitters hit just .181

PREP
• Three-year letterwinner at Tunstall High School for coach Barry Shelton
• Named First Team all-state as junior and senior
• Scholar Athlete as sophomore, junior and senior
• Team Most Valuable Player as junior and senior
• Rated as No. 225 prospect by Baseball America/Perfect Game and No. 16-ranked prospect in Virginia by Impact Baseball
• Helped Tunstall to state championship as junior and senior
• Three-time First Team All-Piedmont selection
• Compiled 25-3 record with 177 innings pitched, 278 strikeouts and 1.27 ERA in three seasons with Tunstall

PERSONAL
• Full name is Jacob Floyd Thompson
• Parents are Floyd and Karen Thompson
• Born Nov. 19, 1986
• Has a younger brother, Justin – a pitcher who has committed to play at UVa starting next season
• Majoring in sociology

CAREER STATISTICS