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Thomas O'Malley

Number:2
Position:OF/RHP
Height:6'3"
Class Year:Sr.
Major:Finance
Bats:Right/
Throws:Right
Hometown:Oakland Calif.
Previous School:St. Ignatius High School
WHY LEHIGH: "Combination of academic and athletic excellence."
 
ON COACH LEARY: "Experienced."

2013 (SENIOR SEASON)
Made 13 relief appearances…struck out four batters in 2.2 innings of relief against Coppin State…Threw a season-high 4.2 innings against Army, striking out five and allowing just one hit before earning a save…earned his second save against Bucknell by retiring three of the four batters he faced…led Lehigh with a 2.36 ERA.
 
Made five starts in the field for Lehigh…went 1-for-3 with a run scored and a stolen base against Iona.
 
2012 (JUNIOR SEASON)
Appeared in 15 games, making one start on the hill for the Mountain Hawks…Recorded at least one strikeout in 14 of his 15 appearances…Threw a season-high 3.2 scoreless innings at Delaware State…Allowed one run on two hits over 3.0 innings in the second half of a doubleheader against Binghamton…Tossed 2.1 scoreless innings of relief at the University of Maryland-Eastern Shore.
 
Made eight starts in the field for Lehigh…Went 1-for-1 with a run scored at California…Went 1-for-3 with a run scored at Army…Stole a base at Santa Clara.
 
2011 (SOPHOMORE SEASON)
Made 17 relief appearances… Allowed two earned runs in his first eight appearances to start the season (13.2 innings)…Tossed a season-high 3.0 scoreless innings against Yale…Struck out three over 2.0 scoreless innings of relief against Iona…Struck out 11 batters over his final eight appearances of the season (8.2 innings).
 
Made two starts in the field for Lehigh.
 
2010 (FRESHMAN SEASON)
Appeared in two games on the mound for the Mountain Hawks.
 
Made 18 appearances, six starts in the outfield…Collected his first collegiate hit against Fairfield, going 1-for-3 with a run scored…Recorded a RBI against New Jersey Institute of Technology.
 
BEFORE LEHIGH:
Thomas O’Malley is a pitcher and outfielder from Oakland, California where he attended St. Ignatius High School. As a senior, O’Malley recorded a .323 batting average with an on-base average of .438, a slugging percentage of .477, 11 stolen bases and he knocked in 14 runs. O’Malley won the Fr. Harry Charlin, S.J. Award for excellence in athletics (baseball and soccer) and academic activities. He played for the summer program "Oakland Baseball Club’, and went 5-1 with a 3.01 ERA on the mound.

Career Statistics

Pitching
 
W-L
SV
ERA
APP
GS
CG
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
2010
2011
0-0
3-0
0
0
19.29
3.13
2
17
0
0
0
0
2.1
23.0
4
18
5
14
5
8
1
11
0
24
2012
2013
Totals
1-1
1-0
5-1
0
2
2
4.66
2.36
3.89
15
13
47
1
0
1
0
0
0
29.0
26.2
81.0
27
22
71
16
9
44
15
7
35
11
9
32
25
23
72

Batting
 
G-GS
AVG
AB
R
H
2B
3B
HR
RBI
BB
SLG%
OB%
SB
2010
2011
18-6
6-2
.083
.000
24
5
5
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
5
0
.083
.000
.241
.000
0
0
2012
2013
Totals
16-8
14-5
40-16
.154
.048
.092
26
21
76
2
3
10
4
1
7
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
3
1
2
8
.154
.143
.118
.185
.125
.176
1
1
2

GETTING TO KNOW THOMAS
Nickname: Tommy
Major & Why: Finance
Favorite Class at Lehigh: Derivatives    
Favorite Place on Campus: Dave’s Deli
Favorite Food: American
Favorite Color: Red
Walkup Song: Gimme Shelter
Favorite Movie: The Sandlot
Favorite TV Show: Californication
Favorite Pro Team: Oakland A’s
Favorite Athlete In Another Sport: Stephen Curry
Hobbies: Poetry
Magazine Cover I'd Like To Be On: Newsweek
Place I'd Like To Visit: Australia
Talent I’d Most Like To Have: Flying
Dream Job: NFL QB
If I Didn't Play Baseball, I Would Play: Soccer