Grace Thompson

Photo by: Drew Barton - North Alabama Athletics

Class:
Junior
Position:
INF
Bats/Throws:
L/R
Height:
5-8
Experience:
2L
Hometown:
Beaumont, Texas
High School:
West Brook
Major:
Sport and Recreation Admin

2026 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR): Appeared in a career-high 37 games, making 29 starts … Hit .222 with two home runs, 12 RBI and four doubles, while drawing 11 walks and stealing one base …. Recorded a .989 fielding percentage at third base … Opened the season on a six-game hitting streak … Drove in runs in back-to-back wins over Cal State Fullerton (2/5) and CSUN (2/6) … Tallied a career-high two hits in another win over CSUN (2/7) … Launched her first collegiate home run to drive in a career-high two runs against McNeese (2/12) … Followed it up in game two by matching a career-high with two hits, with one being a double and stealing on base in a win over McNeese (2/12) … Notched an RBI double and a walk against Louisiana (2/14) … Drove in the game-tying run in an eventual win over Miami (2/16) … Tallied an RBI single in a win over Jacksonville State (2/27) … Hit .317 in the month of February … Tallied two walks and a run in a win over ULM (3/1) … Blasted a solo home run in a win over UT Martin (3/3) … Delivered a sac fly RBI to tie the game against No. 4 Alabama (3/6) … Came off the bench for a key, bases loaded walk in the eighth inning to beat Auburn (4/24) … Earned the start in the SEC Tournament opening win over No. 23 South Carolina (5/5).

2025 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE): Played in 14 games, making one start and hitting .294 with 1 RBI … Registered her first collegiate hit at FAU (2/6) … Made her first start as a Rebel, going 1-for-3 in a win over Kansas (2/8) … Opened the season with a three-game hit streak against FAU, Missouri State and Kansas … Added a hit in a win over Central Arkansas (2/15) … Nearly launched her first home run, but settled for her first RBI on a ringing double in a win over Nicholls (3/1) … NFCA Scholar Athlete … SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll.

2024 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Appeared in 12 games for the Rebels, primarily as a pinch runner … Made her collegiate debut against Hawaii (2/10) playing second base … Scored a pair of runs at Kennesaw State (2/17) and against Southeast Louisiana (3/1) … Recorded her first putout at Nicholls State (3/13).

2023 (FRESHMAN): Did not appear in any games due to injury and was redshirted.

HIGH SCHOOL: Ranked 28^th overall and 19^th among middle infielders by Extra Inning Softball … A A three-time letterwinner at West Brook High School in Beaumont, Texas … A three-time all-district selection and the 2018 Newcomer of the Year … Batted .627 as a freshman with 37 RBIs and 10 home runs as a freshman … Posted a .551 average with 34 runs driven in and six homers as a sophomore … Batted .576 with 39 RBIs and 10 home runs as a junior … Also competed in volleyball … Received academic honors 2019-21.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Matt and Sandy Thompson … Born August 2, 2003 … Has one sister, Ally.