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2026 Baseball Roster
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Kyeler Thompson
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 193
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Santa Fe, Texas
- High School:
- Santa Fe HS
2026 Season (Junior/2nd yr):
• Started all 51 games he saw action in
• Hit a career-best .358 with 76 hits and 15 doubles
• Homered three times and drove in 25
• Walked 25 times and was hit by 12 pitches, recording an on-base percentage of .454
• Stole 26 bases in 32 attempts bring his career total to 55 bases in two seasons, finishing one bag shy of cracking the top-10
• Scored 55 runs
• Had nine games with three-plus hits and 21 games with multiple hits
• Finished the 2026 season with multiple hits in his last four contests
• Opened the season with three hits in four trips to the plate and a triple in the season opener against Oklahoma (Feb. 13)
• Also went 3-for-4 with a run scored in the Red Raiders contest against Vanderbilt (Feb. 14)
• Scored two runs in three straight games (Feb. 17-21) against URGV and UAlbany and stole six bases
• Stole at least one base in four-straight games and six-of-seven from Feb. 17-Mar. 7
• Went 4-for-5 with three runs scored, two doubles and two RBIs in the Red Raiders Friday night win over Penn State (Mar. 6)
• Raised his average to .404 on the season, going 3-for-4 with a run scored and a walk in the Red Raiders Saturday walk-off win over Kansas (Mar. 14)
• Went 2-for-4 with a walk in the Red Raiders Saturday contest at Arizona (Mar. 21)
• Scored twice, doubled and had two hits in the Red Raider series-clinching win at Arizona (Mar. 22)
• Had three hits and three runs scored in five ABs in the midweek win over New Mexico (Mar. 24)
• Crossed the plate three times and had two hits and a walk in Game Two vs. Houston (Apr. 3)
• Walked three times in the series finale win against UH (Apr. 4)
• Doubled twice and drove in two runs in the win at New Mexico (Apr. 7)
• Drove in three and went 3-for-5 in the Wednesday night contest against UIW (Apr. 15)
• Stole two bags and went 4-for-5 with two runs scored in the win at ACU (Apr. 22)
• Launched his first home run of the season against Oklahoma State (Apr. 25)
• Homered and scored twice in the Red Raiders game two contest against Baylor (May 2)
• Started a streak of four-straight contests with multiple hits in the Red Raiders Game one contest against Cincinnati (May 14)
• Had three hits in five at-bats with two stolen bases in the regular season finale at Cincinnati (May 15)
• Scored twice and went 2-for-4 with a double in the Red Raiders Big 12 Tournament contest against BYU (May 19).
2025 Season (Sophomore/2nd yr, 1st at Tech):
• Saw action in 49 games and made 48 starts
• Hit .257 with seven doubles, two triples and two home runs
• Scored 37 runs and drove in 23 runs
• Was a perfect 29-for-29 on stolen base attempts, the most SBs by a Red Raider since Gabe Holt also stole 29 bases in 2018
• Also had two outfield assists
• Stole multiple bases in five games
• Stole a base and had his first multiple hit game (2-for-4) in the series finale at No. 6 North Carolina
• Launched his first career home run, drove in two and stole two bases in the home opener against UC Irvine (Feb. 21)
• Went 2-for-5 with two runs scored, a double and two stolen bases in the Saturday win against UC Irvine (Feb. 22)
• Had a career-high three hits in five at-bats and drove in two runs in the Friday win in Las Vegas over Illinois (Feb. 28)
• Scored twice and walked in the Saturday (Mar. 1) contest against No. 15 Texas
• Stole two bases, scored and drove in a run in the Sunday contest (Mar. 2) against Washington
• Hit his first-career triple, scored a run and drove in a run in the Tuesday contest against UC San Diego (Mar. 4)
• Drove in two runs and had two hits and a stolen base in the Friday night contest at GCU (Mar. 7)
• Came around to score three times, stole two bases and walked in the Big 12 opener victory at Houston (Mar. 14)
• Doubled, went 2-for-4 with a stolen base in the Friday opener against TCU (Mar. 21)
• Went 2-for-6 with an RBI and a run scored in the series finale vs. TCU (Mar. 23)
• Scored twice and had a career-high three hits with a double in the midweek win over Tarleton State (Mar. 25)
• Walked twice and scored twice in the midweek contest against Oklahoma (Apr. 1)
• Had two RBIs and walked twice on Friday afternoon vs. Cincinnati (Apr. 4)
• Went 2-for-4 with two walks and two runs scored in the final game of the weekend series against Arizona State (Apr. 19)
• Stole two bases, scored twice and drove in a run in the Monday win at ACU (Apr. 21)
• Went 2-for-4 with a stolen base in Game Two of the Saturday doubleheader against No. 16 Arizona (Apr. 26)
• Came off the bench as a late game replacement and hit a three-run home run against UTRGV (Apr. 30)
• Reached base three times (two hits and a walk) in the win over No. 16 West Virginia (May 3)
• Scored a run and went 2-for-5 with a stolen base in the Friday night (May 9) contest against UCF
• Stole his 29th and final base of the season and scored his 37th run of the season in the win over BYU (May 17).
PRIOR TO TEXAS TECH:
AT GALVESTON JC:
• Played in 58 total games
• Hit .292 with two home runs and 37 RBIs
• Scored 58 runs
• Stole 46 bases in 49 attempts, finishing top-10 in NJCAA in stolen bases
• Walked 45 times to finish 36th in NJCAA
• Finished with an on-base percentage of .443
• Helped lead Galveston to 34-25 record
• Homered and doubled in his Galveston debut at Angelina (Jan. 28)
• Drove in four and scored twice in 2-for-4 performance in an 11-1 win at Grayson College (Feb. 11)
• Scored twice, doubled and stole a base in a 2-for-4 performance in a 9-2 victory over Odessa (Feb. 12)
• Doubled and drove in a run in a 2-for-5 day against Monroe College (Feb. 17)
• Scored twice in the doubleheader opener against Dallas College - Eastfield (Feb. 23)
• Finished a home run shy of the cycle, and went 3-for-5 with three runs scored and three RBIs in a 14-2 win at Alvin (Feb. 29)
• Drove in two and scored twice in a 2-for-4 day against Alvin (Mar. 2)
• Turned in a career-best 5-for-5 day with three runs scored, three stolen bases and a double at Blinn (Mar. 13)
• Closed a streak of eight-straight games with at least run scored by scoring twice in a 6-4 win over Alvin (Apr. 4)
• Had three hits in four at-bats in another game at Alvin (Apr. 6)
• Scored three times and went 2-for-2 with three walks in a 9-6 road win at Blinn (Apr. 19)
• Had a pair of hits, two stolen bases and a run scored in a win over Blinn in Game One of the Region XIV South Regional Tournament Championship Game (May 11).
High School:
Attended Santa Fe High School and was coached by Taylor and Ronnie Wulf…participated in summer ball with American Legion…also played for The Baseball Club… Named First and Second Team All-State
Personal:
Raised in Santa Fe, Texas…son of Greg and Heather Thompson…brother to Chase, Landon, and Laila Thompson…has two dogs named Rookie and Dinger…majoring in University Studies
