Ian Tomkins

Position:
Catcher
Ht./Wt.:
6-3 / 205
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Wilmette, Ill.

Junior: Tomkins replaced all-LSC catcher Jordan Schmitt as he hit .308 in his first season as the Wildcats catcher … he hit four homeruns with 30 RBIs in 133 at bats for the Wildcats … the catcher made 38 starts hitting 11 doubles and slugging .481 … had a season high 6 RBIs going 2 for 5 in a win at Texas A&M-Kingsville … had one 4 hit game vs. Eastern New Mexico and recorded 11 games with two or more hits including a 7 game hit streak to start the season

Sophomore (Wake Forest): Hit .333 in 24 games primarily as backup catcher … earned nine starts with 7 RBI’s in 42 at bats … had three extra base hits including 2 of which were home runs … made only one error behind the plate recording a .989 fielding percentage … went 3-3 against Davidson 4/28/09 with an RBI … made clutch pinch hit against Miami (4/16/09) in only at bat … was 2-4 with 2 RBI’s against Coastal Carolina (4/29/09)

Freshmen (Wake Forest): Led the team with a .355 batting average and also added a home run and four RBIs in 13 games, including 10 starts ... Made first start of the season against Pepperdine (2/23) highlighting it with a home run going 3-for-4 with two runs scored and an RBI ... Had two hits and drove in two runs against UNC Greensboro (3/5).

High School: Earned two letters in baseball at Loyola Academy ... Lettered as a sophomore at Mountain Brook HS in Birmingham, Ala. ... Ranked as the No. 1 catcher and the No. 11 overall prospect in Illinois by Prep Baseball Report ... Named All-Catholic League and to the Rawlings All-Midwest Region Team in 2007 ... Participated in the 2006 Perfect Game National Showcase ... Selected for the Silver and Black games operated by the Chicago White Sox organization ... Selected to play in the high school all-star game at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago ... Named to the Dean's List his junior and senior years ... Graduated magna cum laude ... also was a guard on basketball team

Personal: Born February 27, 1989 in Hoffman Estates, Illinois ... son of Mark and Victoria Tomkins