Get to Know Ty ...
At what age did you start playing baseball and how did you get into baseball?
- I started playing at the age of four. My dad introduced it to me.
Do you have any pregame superstitions or routines?
- Drinking a Blue Razz Reign energy drink and eating chicken alfredo the night before.
How would you describe your game to someone who has never seen you play?
- Fun. I try to make it enjoyable for everyone there.
What sport would you play if you did not play baseball and why?
- Basketball because its fast paced.
What is one thing that someone wouldn’t know about you?
Who is your biggest role model and why?
- My grandad. He is patient and wise.
NAME & HOMETOWN PRONUNCIATION
JUNIOR – 2026
- Committed in October 2024
DES MOINES AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE – 2025
- Spent one year at Des Moines Area Community College
- Two-time ICCAC Pitcher of the Week
- 3-3, 2.91 ERA, 43.1 IP, 20 BB, 77 SO, 2 CG, 1 SV in 11 appearances (seven starts)
- Posted 15.99 SO/9 inn. and a 0.97 WHIP in 2025
IOWA LAKES COMMUNITY COLLEGE – 2024
- Spent one year at Iowa Lakes Community College in 2024
- ICCAC Division II All-Region Honorable Mention in 2024
- Went 3-6 with a 4.56 ERA in 47.1 innings pitched with 29 walks and 59 strikeouts in 11 appearances (10 starts) as a freshman in 2024
HIGH SCHOOL
- Played four years of baseball at Lewis Central High School in Council Bluffs, Iowa
- Three-time All-City Team
- Three-time All-Conference selection
- Conference Pitcher of the Year
- Posted a 2.06 ERA in 54.1 innings along with 25 walks, 97 strikeouts, 1.09 WHIP and held opponents to a .177 batting average as a senior
- Helped Lewis Central become District Champions
- Also did four years of cross country, two years of tennis and one year of track
PERSONAL
- Son of David and Carmen Thomson
- Has one younger sister, Ashten
- His cousin, Kelly Moeder (Thomson), played women's basketball at Kansas State
- Picked Kansas over South Carolina, Iowa, Nebraska and Oklahoma State
- Chose Kansas because, “It was the best fit for me and my family, and financially great."
- Majoring in liberal arts & sciences