Turner Thompson

Position:
RHP
Height:
6-1
Weight:
212
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Tampa, Fla.
High School:
Tampa Jesuit HS

Prior to Tulane: Thompson joins the Green Wave roster from Tampa, Florida, where he spent four years on Tampa Jesuit High School’s baseball team…As a pitcher, Thompson was named to the Tampa Bay All-District Team as a junior, totaling 35 strikeouts in 20 innings…Also named the 813Preps Specialist Pitcher of the Year…As a sophomore, logged 32 strikeouts in 19 innings…Allowed zero extra base hits in his entire career…Helped his team to a state championship title in 2019, closing both the semifinal and state championship games…Competed on the the No. 1-ranked high school team in the nation in 2020 (9-0)…Intends to major in business at Tulane…Father, Mark Thompson, played baseball at Nicholls State and in the independent baseball league and his mother, Mandy Thompson, ran cross country at Southern Miss.

TURNER'S NOLA STORY
How do you define what it means to be NOLA Built?
Being relentless and able to overcome any and all adversity

Favorite memory living in New Orleans?
Butler dorm life and being able to spend time with all my friends everyday

Favorite spot to hang out in New Orleans?
At GFATS everyday with my friends and teammates