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2026 Baseball Roster

Ashley Blanchard, WMU Photographer
Ashley Blanchard, WMU Photographer
Ashley Blanchard, WMU Photographer
Ashley Blanchard, WMU Photographer
Ashley Blanchard, WMU Photographer
Ashley Blanchard, WMU Photographer
Ashley Blanchard, WMU Photographer
Ashley Blanchard, WMU Photographer
Ashley Blanchard, WMU Photographer
Ashley Blanchard, WMU Photographer

31 Avery Thielman

31 Avery Thielman

  • Position:
    Corner Infielder
  • Height:
    6-5
  • Weight:
    225
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Kalamazoo, Mich.
  • High School:
    Kalamazoo Central

Summary

Biography

2025: Academic All-MAC … Started all 47 games he played in at first base … Batted .280 for the season with a .405 on-base percentage and .393 slugging percentage … Hit .289 and slugged .412 in conference play … Drew 29 walks, second-most on the team … Tied for third on the team with 29 RBIs … Totaled 26 runs scored, eight doubles, one triple and three home runs … Tallied multiple hits 13 times … Registered a 12-game hitting streak, tied for WMU’s second-longest of the season … Notched a career-high three hits in wins over Eastern Michigan and Central Michigan … Blasted first two homers of collegiate career in back-to-back games at Toledo and NIU … The home run against the Huskies, a two-run shot, put the Broncos in front after trailing 9-1 earlier in the contest … Drove in a career-high three runs in the series-opening win against Akron … Also had three RBIs in the series finale at Toledo and in the Senior Day victory over Ohio … Recorded a .985 fielding percentage in 388 chances, the fifth-most chances in the league … Ranked fourth in the MAC in putouts with 365 and in double plays turned with 32.

2024: Pitched in three games in relief … Totaled 2.2 innings … Recorded a pair of strikeouts … Picked up his first collegiate strikeout during a scoreless inning of work at Notre Dame … Worked a scoreless frame and picked up another strikeout at Michigan … Also came on in relief against Michigan State on April 17 … Made one appearance in the field … Recorded a putout at first base against Western Carolina.

2023: In first collegiate at-bat on May 6 at #23 Kent State, drilled a pinch-hit RBI double … Later in the inning, came around to score his first collegiate run … Also made a pair of appearances on the mound ... Came on in relief at Michigan and on April 11 against Eastern Michigan.

High School: Four-year starter for head coach and WMU alum Scott Spada at Kalamazoo Central High School ... As a junior, paced the Giants' offense, hitting over .425 with 16 doubles and four triples ... During the summer of 2020, earned a spot on the Perfect Game Coastal Series All-Tournament Team ... Batted .493 as a sophomore ... Also a three-year letterwinner and key contributor for the Kalamazoo Central hockey program ... Earned high honors academically and was a member of the National Honor Society ... Played summer ball for coaches Mike Hinga and Don Ampersee with the Kalamazoo Maroons.

Personal: Parents are Jeffrey and Gena ... Majoring in Supply Chain Management.
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Historical Player Information

  • 31

    2023Freshman

    Corner Infielder
    6'5" 215 lbs
    31
  • 31

    2024Sophomore

    Corner Infielder
    6'5" 215 lbs
    31
  • 31

    2025Junior

    Corner Infielder
    6'5" 215 lbs
    31
  • 31

    2026Senior

    Corner Infielder
    6'5" 225 lbs
    31