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Ole Miss Baseball vs Tulane on February 25th, 2018 in Oxford, MS.Thomas Dillard, C/OF, Oxford, Miss.Photo by Joshua McCoy/Ole Miss AthleticsInstagram and Twitter: @OleMissPixBuy Photos at RebelWallArt.com
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Ole Miss Baseball vs Arkansas Pine-Bluff in Oxford-University Stadium in Oxford, MS on May 2nd, 2018.Thomas Dillard, 6, Oxford, Miss.Photo by Petre Thomas/Ole Miss Athletics Instagram and Twitter: @OleMissPix Buy Photos at RebelWallArt.com
Ole Miss Baseball defeats Georgia in game two of series at Oxford-University Stadium Swayze Field in Oxford, MS on April 21st, 2018.Thomas Dillard, 6, Oxford, Miss.Photo by Petre Thomas/Ole Miss Athletics Instagram and Twitter: @OleMissPix Buy Photos at RebelWallArt.com
Ole Miss Baseball vs Memphis on April 4th, 2018 at AutoZone Park in Memphis, TN.Thomas DillardPhoto by Cameron Brooks/Ole Miss AthleticsInstagram and Twitter: @OleMissPix
Ole Miss Baseball vs Tulane on February 25th, 2018 in Oxford, MS.Thomas Dillard, C/OF, Oxford, Miss.Photo by Joshua McCoy/Ole Miss AthleticsInstagram and Twitter: @OleMissPixBuy Photos at RebelWallArt.com
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Thomas Dillard

  • Class:
    Junior
  • Position:
    C/OF
  • Ht./Wt.:
    6-0 / 230
  • Experience:
    2L
  • Hometown:
    Oxford, Miss.
  • High School:
    Oxford
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
 • Broke program record with 61 walks drawn in 2019
 • Tied program record with 135 career walks drawn
 • 2019 MLB Draft Pick (Round 5 - Milwaukee Brewers)
 • 2018, 2019 SEC All-Tournament Team
 • 2019 Week 2 Golden Spikes Award Performance of the Week
 • 2019 Week 2 National Hitter of the Week (NCBWA)
 • 2019 Week 2 National Player of the Week (Collegiate Baseball)
 • 2019 Week 2 SEC Player of the Week
 • 2019 Preseason All-American Second Team (D1Baseball)
 • 2018 College Home Run Derby Participant (3rd Place)

 • 2017, 2018, 2019 SEC Community Service Team
 • 2017, 2018, 2019 SEC Academic Honor Roll

2019 (Junior): Started all 68 games (62 in left field, six at catcher) ... Hit .310 with 61 runs scored, 61 RBI, 10 doubles, team-high two triples and 14 home runs ... Posted team-best .541 slugging percentage and .450 on-base percentage ... Set single-season record with 61 walks drawn ... Tied program record with 135 career walks drawn ... Chosen in 5th Round of MLB Draft by Milwaukee Brewers ... Opened season on 15-game hitting streak ... Went 3-for-3 with a run scored, an RBI, a double and two walks in 2019 season opener against Wright State (2/15) ... Went 2-for-3 with a home run and two runs scored in second game against Wright State (2/16) ... Went 2-for-4 with two runs scored, three RBI, a triple and a home run against Arkansas State (2/20) ... Had hits in all three games of Tulane series, including 3-for-5 day with career-high eight RBI, one double and two home runs in Game 2 (2/23) ... Performances against Arkansas State and Tulane earned Dillard four Week 2 honors: Golden Spikes Award Performance of the Week, SEC Player of the Week, Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week and NCBWA National Hitter of the Week ... Hit walk-off home run in Game 2 of Long Beach State series (3/2) ... Broke up no-hitter with two outs in the ninth inning against ECU (3/6) ... Went 4-for-8 with six runs scored, six walks drawn in UAB series (3/8-10) ... Went 2-for-2 with a home run and two RBI against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (3/20) ... Doubled as part of 3-for-5 day with two runs scored, two RBI in series finale at Arkansas (3/31) ... Went 6-for-10 with seven runs scored, six walks drawn in Florida series (4/5-6) ... Had hits in all three games of Texas A&M series, including walk-off RBI base hit in Game 1 and game-winning walk-off run scored on a wild pitch in Game 3 (4/25-27) ... Homered in Game 2 of LSU series (5/4) ... Had hits in all three games of Mississippi State series (5/10-12) ... Went 4-for-5 with a double and two runs scored in Game 2 at Tennessee (5/17) ... Had hits in every game of SEC Tournament to earn All-Tournament honors for second straight season ... Went 5-for-11 with six runs scored, nine RBI in NCAA Oxford Regional ... Scored three runs with a hit and two walks in Game 2 win of Fayetteville Super Regional (6/9). 

2018 (Sophomore): Hit .310 and led Ole Miss with 13 home runs, 59 RBI and 67 runs scored ... Tallied 15 doubles and two triples ... Led the Rebels with a .563 slugging percentage and .439 on-base percentage for OPS of 1.002 ... Led Ole Miss with 17 stolen bases in 20 attempts ... Did not make an error all season, starting all 65 games in left field ... Went 3-for-4 with three runs scored in season-opener against Winthrop (2/16) ... First home run of the season came in Game 3 against Tulane as part of 2-for-3 day (2/25) ... Scored game-winning walk-off run on a wild pitch, went 3-for-4 with three RBI and three runs scored against Murray State ... Blasted two home runs, drove in four runs against Austin Peay (3/6) ... Homered in series-clinching Game 3 against Tennessee (3/18) ... Went 2-for-4 with a home run, four RBI and three runs scored against New Orleans (3/20) ... Crushed a home run and scored twice in series-deciding Game 3 win at Texas A&M (3/24) ... Drove in three runs in midweek win against Southern Miss (3/27) ... Went 2-for-2 with a triple, two walks, four RBI and three runs scored against Memphis (4/4) ... Had three straight multi-hit games, going a combined 8-for-16 against Mississippi State, Southern Miss and Vanderbilt ... Went yard and drove in three runs in win over Arkansas State (4/18) ... Crushed a series-deciding three-run home run in Game 3 against LSU (4/28) ... Hit a home run in a crucial Game 3 win at South Carolina ... Had two multi-RBI games and homered once to earn All-SEC Tournament honors during the Rebels' SEC Tournament Championship run ... Selected to the 2018 College Home Run Derby.

2017 (Freshman): Played in 48 games, making 45 starts (35 in left field, 10 at designated hitter) … Belted four home runs, two from each side of the plate … Hit .206 with 17 runs, eight doubles and 12 RBI … Ranked third on the team in walks (25) and recorded a pair of outfield assists … Named to the SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll … Hit his fourth homer of the year with a solo blast in the second at No. 10 Arkansas (4/28) ... Went 2-for-4 with two RBI and two runs in the win over No. 19 Kentucky (3/23) ... Homered from the left side of the dish versus No. 15 Vanderbilt (3/18) ... Belted his second homer of the season, his first from the right side of the plate, versus Nicholls (3/14) ... Hit the first home run of his career with a two-run blast against UNCW (2/24) ... Tallied three hits for a new career high in a victory over Arkansas State (2/21) ... Hit a team-best .500 in three starts vs. No. 6 East Carolina, helping the Rebels earn the series sweep (2/17-2/19).

HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Briarcrest Christian High School in Cordova, Tennessee, where he earned three letters before moving to Oxford, Mississippi to attend Oxford High School as a senior, earning another letter under head coach Chris Baughman … Named a top-500 prospect by Baseball America … Tabbed as the No. 77 player nationally as well as the No. 3 player in Mississippi, including the state’s top catcher, by Perfect Game … Posted a .388 batting average with 35 doubles, 17 triples and 33 home runs throughout his high school career … Earned 2016 Louisville Slugger first team All-America honors by Collegiate Baseball … Collected Rawlings-Perfect Game second team All-America and Southeast All-Region first team accolades … Named the 2016 Mississippi Player of the Year by Perfect Game … As a senior, hit .438 and led the nation with 16 home runs to help Oxford earn its second straight state championship … Named USA TODAY’s Mr. Baseball in the state of Mississippi, also earning first team All-USA honors … Selected to the Clarion-Ledger’s Dandy Dozen in 2016 … Played in the 2015 Under Armour All-America Game at Wrigley Field … Competed in the 2015 Area Code Games … Hit .406 with 12 doubles, seven triples and nine homers as a junior … Also lettered in football and bowling … Graduated with honors, landing on the honor roll and serving as a member of National Honor Society.

PERSONAL: Son of Tom and Kris Dillard … Born: Aug. 28, 1997 … Has two older sisters, Rachel and Katie … His grandfather, Wilson Dillard, played halfback on the Ole Miss football team from 1949-52 … Would like to become a sports agent following his playing career … Enrolled in the College of Liberal Arts.