Career Honors
- OSU Scholar-Athlete (2017)
2019 (Fifth-Year Senior Season)
- 1-0 in 18 relief appearances with one start and one save in 22.0 innings of work
- Fanned 15 and walked nine with a 4.09 ERA
- Claimed first save of year with 0.2 innings of scoreless relief work vs. Seton Hall (2/17)
- Tossed 1.1 scoreless innings of relief with one strikeout and one walk vs. Hawai’i (3/23)
- Claimed his first career win in first collegiate start vs. his former team, throwing a career-high four innings with no runs on one hit with strikeouts and no walks vs. Xavier (4/16)
- Pitched two scoreless innings of relief with two strikeouts vs. Wright State (5/8)
- Tossed one scoreless inning of relief at Purdue (5/17)
- Made one appearance in B1G Tournament (5/25)
- Threw one scoreless inning of relief at Nashville Regional vs. Indiana State (6/2)
2018 (Redshirt Junior Season)
- 0-0 with a 9.37 ERA in 18 appearances out of the bullpen
- Pitched a bagel in one of inning of work vs. Wisconsin Milwaukee (2/18)
- Tossed a scoreless inning vs. Utah (2/22)
- Fanned two hitters vs. Utah (2/24)
- Had a scoreless inning of relief with a strikeout at UNCW (3/14)
- Struck out two in one scoreless inning vs. Toledo (3/28)
- Threw 2.1 scoreless innings of relief with two strikeouts and one walk vs. Ohio (4/10)
- Recorded two outs on three pitches in 0.2 innings of relief in series opener at Penn State (4/22)
2017 (Redshirt Sophomore Season)
- 0-0 with a 2.25 ERA with 11 strikeouts in 12 innings pitched and one save
- Made his Buckeye debut in the series opener at Penn State, tossing a scoreless inning of relief (4/8)
- Fanned one in a scoreless inning of relief work vs. Cincinnati (4/11)
- Struck out a pair in 0.2 innings at MSU (4/15)
- Fanned two hitters in a scoreless inning of relief work vs. Northern Kentucky (4/19)
- Worked two scoreless innings of relief with two strikeouts vs. Bowing Green (5/9)
- Tossed 1.2 scoreless innings with one strikeout to claim first save vs. Toledo (5/16)
- Pitched 0.2 scoreless innings vs. Indiana (5/20)
2016 (Redshirt Freshman Season – Lincoln Trail)
- 1-2 with a 3.25 ERA and three saves with 25 strikeouts in 27.2 innings in 21 appearances
2015 (Freshman Season – Xavier)
- Redshirted for the Musketeers
Glen Lake H.S.
- Lettered in football, skiing and baseball
- Started varsity baseball all four years
- As a senior, owned a 0.66 ERA with a 12-2 record and struck out 176 batters
- Set Glen Lake records for wins (35) and strikeouts (401)
- Threw four no-hitters and had four 18-strikeout games as a senior
- Put together a high school record of 35-13-1 on the mound
- Named First team All-State in 2014
- Team MVP and “Cy Young” award-winner from 2012-2014
- Helped team to overall records of 26-12 in 2012, 28-8 in 2013 and 32-3-1 in 2014
- Led high school to back-to-back Division 4 state semifinal appearances
- Played club baseball for Grand Rapids Elite A’s, which had eight players recruited to play Division I baseball
- Started two years of varsity football
- Varsity skier for three years, helping team to a conference, regional and state championship
- Won state in downhill skiing as a sophomore
Personal
- Thomas is the son of Dawn and Mike Waning
- Mother and father both ran track at Ferris State
- Grandfather played basketball at Marion University
- Cousin plays basketball at the University of Indianapolis
- Was a part of high school’s robotics team
- Earned Army National Scholar-Athlete Award
- Welch & John Schlosher Scholarship recipient
- Enjoys fishing, hunting and hiking
- Pursuing a career in purchasing or supply chain management within the automotive industry
- Graduated in spring of 2019 with a degree in operations management
