Thomas Howard Season 2026

BEFORE PURDUE
• Great Rivers Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Year during his lone season at John A. Logan College; redshirted in 2024 at Louisville
• Registered a 2.69 ERA, 1.14 WHIP and 73 strikeouts while posting an 8-2 record in 2025, helping his team post a 49-10 record
• All-state in baseball and football at Frederick Douglass HS, recording 66 strikeouts in 51 innings as a senior and a 1.48 ERA as a junior
• Ranked as Kentucky’s No. 3 player and No. 1 righthanded pitcher in his graduating class by Perfect Game

PERSONAL
• Major: American Studies
• Full name is Thomas Christian Howard
• Born in Ashland, Kentucky
• Parents are Tucker and Crystal Howard
• Family also includes younger sister Ollie Rose
• Dad played baseball at the University of Louisville