University of Minnesota Athletics
2013 Baseball Roster
Lance Thonvold
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Position:
- RHP
- Hometown:
- Eden Prairie, Minn.
- High School:
- Eden Prairie
2015 · REDSHIRT JUNIOR SEASON:
Appeared 17 times out of the bullpen · had a 7.71 ERA, 1-2 record and one save in 16.1 innings pitched · tallied 13 strikeouts and 10 walks while limiting opponents to a .222 average · Academic All-Big Ten. Game Highlights: Pitched the ninth inning of the Gophers' combined no-hitter at Creighton (3/8) · struck out two batters in each of two games against Northwestern (3/27 and 3/29), including a scoreless 0.2 innings in the first game · registered two shutout appearances at Rugers (4/4 and 4/5), with two strikeouts in 1.2 innings in the first one · pitched 2.0 innings of scoreless relief vs. Penn State and had a season-high three strikeouts (4/19) · four of his last five appearances were scoreless · pitched 1.0 inning each against UC Irvine (5/3) and at Iowa (5/9), striking out one Anteater · earned a save against Michigan State in 0.2 innings (5/16).
2014 · REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE SEASON:
Made 13 appearances out of the bullpen · struck out 10 batters in 17.2 total innings · had a 7.64 overall ERA and a 3.60 ERA in Big Ten play · held Big Ten hitters to a .211 batting average · picked up a save in 2.0 scoreless innings, allowing only two hits to Louisiana Tech (3/2) · came in relief of a 12-1 win over Saint Mary's College (3/19), not allowing a run over 2.0 innings · struck out three Nittany Lions in 2.0 innings as part of a combined shutout vs. Penn State (4/26) · struck out one in 1.1 innings of scoreless ball against Concordia-Moorhead (5/7) · tossed a scoreless inning at Indiana (5/16) · named the Gophers' Teammate of the Year · Academic All-Big Ten.
2013 · REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON:
Academic All-Big Ten · pitched 31.2 innings with a 3.13 ERA and a 29:11 K:BB ratio · held opponents to a .183 batting average, good for second on the team · did not allow a home run during the season · second on the team in games finished (7) · pitched 15 games in relief (fourth on team) · in Big Ten play, pitched 7.0 innings, striking out eight and holding hitters to a .167 batting average · struck out four in 3.2 innings of scoreless relief in a 2-0 loss to Western Michigan (2/23) · pitched 3.0 innings in the Northern Illinois game (3/3) allowing only one earned run · picked up his first colligate win over Western Illinois (3/10) by striking out a career high six in 3.2 scoreless innings · had three straight scoreless appearances (3/23-4/13) · pitched a career high 4.0 innings without allowing a run while striking out four in a 6-3 win at Northwestern (4/13) · pitched two scoreless innings of relief in a win over Penn St. (5/3) · made a scoreless relief appearance of 2.1 innings, while striking out three, in a 3-1 win over Illinois in the Big Ten Tournament.
2012 · FRESHMAN SEASON:
Saw action in four games before suffering a season-ending injury · allowed two hits in 4.2 innings of work and struck out six · made his collegiate appearance at South Florida (2/19) · pitched 1.2 innings against Milwaukee (2/25) and had two strikeouts and two walks · pitched an inning against West Virginia (3/3) and 1.2 innings against Hamline (3/7)· sidelined for the remainder of the season due to an injury.
SUMMER BASEBALL:
In summer 2014, played for Hyannis Harbor Hawks of Cape Cod Baseball League · summer 2013, played for Eau Claire Express of the Northwoods League
HIGH SCHOOL:
Graduated and played for Eden Prairie High School · played for coaches Mike Halloran, Scott Hackett and Tony Ruemmele · team captain of the Eagles his senior year and helped the team to a 20-7 record in 2011 · member of the Eagles club that won the state championship and went 27-1 as a junior · named a Lake Conference All-Conference selection his senior year · major contributor to the Eden Prairie Legion baseball team that won the World Series in 2011 · was the winning pitcher in Eden Prairie's championship game when he faced 22 batters · at the plate, had three home runs in the world series.
PERSONAL:
Sports Management major · originally from Scotsdale, Ariz. · born July 8, 1993 · son of Lindy and Dennis Thonvold · has an older brother, Jack · lists winning the American Legion World Series his most memorable sports thrill.
CAREER STATISTICS
| Year | W-L | ERA | App | GS | CG | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO |
| 2012 | 0-0 | 0.00 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2013 | 1-2 | 3.13 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 31.2 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 29 |
| 2014 | 0-1 | 7.64 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17.2 | 26 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 10 |
| 2015 | 1-2 | 7.71 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16.1 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 13 |
| Total | 2-5 | 5.12 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 70.1 | 62 | 44 | 40 | 2 | 34 | 58 |
BIG TEN STATISTICS
| Year | W-L | ERA | App | GS | CG | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO |
| 2012 | 0-0 | 0.00 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2013 | 0-0 | 5.14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 2014 | 0-0 | 3.60 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2015 | 1-0 | 6.55 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11.0 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| Total | 1-0 | 4.61 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27.2 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 11 | 27 |
