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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
Dan Fitzgerald Preseason Press Conference
Thursday, February 05
Baseball 2026 Preseason Press Conference
Tuesday, February 03
Fitz Fridays: The 2026 Pitching Staff
Friday, January 30
Fitz Fridays: The 2026 Defense
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