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Jersey Number 15
Thaniel Trumper
- Position:
- RHP
- B/T:
- R/R
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 205
- Hometown:
- Fort Collins, Colo.
- High School:
- Fossil Ridge
- Prev School:
- Doane University
Get to Know Thaniel ...
At what age did you start playing baseball and how did you get into baseball?
- Before I can even remember my dad introduced me to baseball.
- Crafty righty, which is as weird as it sounds.
- Golf. I play all the time, and it is relatively calm in the grand scheme compared to baseball.
- My dad.
NAME & HOMETOWN PRONUNCIATION
SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS
- Innings pitched: 4.2, Creighton, Mar 29, 2023
- Walks allowed: 4, Oklahoma State, Apr 21, 2023
- Strikeouts: 6, at West Virginia, Apr 07, 2023 ; Kansas State, Apr 14, 2023 ; Oakland, Feb 24, 2023
- Batters faced: 18, Oklahoma State, Apr 21, 2023
- Field chances: 2, UCF, Mar 23, 2024
- Putouts: 1, 4 times
- Assists: 2, UCF, Mar 23, 2024
- Runners CS: 2, at Nebraska, Apr 22, 2025 ; Creighton, Mar 29, 2023
REDSHIRT SENIOR – 2025
- Appeared in 22 games (one start)
- 4-1, 5.65 ERA, 28.2 IP, 15 BB, 17 SO
- Made his first career start at Nebraska 4/22/25 (W, 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 SO)
- W, 3.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 SO vs. St. Thomas 3/25/25
- Nine appearances of more than 1.0 inning
- His first two appearances of the season were scoreless
SENIOR – 2024
- Appeared in three games out of the bullpen
- 0-0, 20.25 ERA, 2.2 IP, 1 BB, 2 SO, .500 BAA
- Received a medical redshirt
JUNIOR – 2023
- Appeared in 30 games out of the bullpen
- 4-5, 4.47 ERA, 58.1 IP, 28 BB, 54 SO, .211 BAA
- His 55.0 relief innings in the regular season were the seventh most in Division I
- Opponents hit only .205 against him in the regular season; second lowest in the Big 12
- Most appearances on the team (30); second most in the Big 12 in the regular season
- His 1.22 WHIP was the sixth best in the Big 12 in the regular season
- Second on the team in ERA (4.47) and third in innings pitched (58.1)
- 20 relief appearances of more than 1.0 inning
- W, 3.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 SO at Texas Tech 5/18/23
- W, 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 0 SO at Wichita State 4/26/23
- W, 3.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 6 SO in relief at West Virginia 4/7/23
- W, 4.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 SO in relief vs. Creighton 3/29/23; first career win and the 4.2 IP were a career high
- Tossed three scoreless and hitless innings against #15 Missouri 3/22/23
- Earned his first career save vs. Oakland 2/24/23 (4.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 6 SO)
- Transferred to Kansas with two years of eligibility remaining
- Committed in July 2022
DOANE UNIVERSITY – 2021-22
- Spent two years in the Doane program
- Named an NAIA All-American Honorable Mention in 2022
- Named the GPAC Pitcher of the Year in 2022
- GPAC All-Conference First Team selection in 2022
- Helped Doane become regular season champions in 2021 and 2022
- Career: 12-2, 3.21 ERA, 81.1 IP, 28 BB, 103 SO, 11 SV in 41 appearances (one start)
- 2022: 9-0, 1.15 ERA, 39.0 IP, 16 BB, 49 SO, 4 SV in 19 appearances
- One of 11 pitchers in the NAIA to go undefeated with at least nine decisions in 2022
- Opponents hit only .157 in 2022
- 2021: 3-2, 5.10 ERA, 42.1 IP, 12 BB, 54 SO, 7 SV in 22 appearances (one start)
- Posted 11.48 strikeouts per nine innings pitched in 2021
HIGH SCHOOL
- Played four years of baseball at Fossil Ridge High School in Fort Collins, Colorado
- Selected to the all-conference first team as a utility player his junior year in 2019
- Went 7-0 on the mound and hit .330
- Ranked the No. 34 right-handed pitcher and No. 89 overall prospect in the state of Colorado by Perfect Game in 2020
- Also played one year of basketball
- Played club ball for Slammers Colorado
PERSONAL
- Son of Regan and Jennifer Trumper
- Has one younger sister, Emerson
- His uncle, Rodney Trumper, played football at Colorado State for four years
- His cousin, Pierce Trumper, played baseball at Arkansas for one year
- Picked Kansas over Kent State, Pepperdine and Western Kentucky
- Chose Kansas because, “The coaching staff being as interested as they were was a very big part of it. I liked their energy and felt like it matched with mine. I also think that pitching in the Big 12 is a great opportunity.”
- Graduated with a bachelor’s degree in liberal arts & sciences in December 2024 from KU
Baseball Highlights vs. Cincinnati
Sunday, March 29
Baseball Highlights vs. Sacramento State
Tuesday, March 24
Baseball Highlights vs. Houston
Sunday, March 22
Baseball Highlights vs. Missouri
Wednesday, March 18
