Senior pitcher and left-fielder Katelyn Thomason (Spring, Texas) started the 2012 softball season on a tear, going 11-18 (.616 average) with seven runs, one triple, 11 RBI and 13 total bases helping the No. 2 Patriots to a 6-0 start.
Thomason also excelled on the mound, going 2-0 with a 0.79 ERA, 16 strikeouts in 11.1 innings of work and holding opponents to a .190 batting average.