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2025 Baseball Roster

Tom Morris

2 Thaxton Berch

  • Position Infielder
  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 175
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Jackson, Miss.
  • High School Jackson Preparatory School
  • Twitter BerchThaxton
  • Instagram thaxton_berch

Biography

CAREER HONORS & AWARDS
CUSA Commissioner's Honor Roll (2023, 2024, 2025)

2025:
Made 31 appearances with nine starts ... batted .283 through 46 at-bats with 15 runs, three doubles, two homers and nine RBI ... hit his first career homer in the series finale at Sam Houston (3/23) before hitting his second the next game at home vs. Grambling (3/25) ... drove in three RBI in the win over the Tigers ... went 1-3 with an RBI on Senior Day vs. New Mexico State (5/17).

2024:
Appeared in 13 games, making three starts ... Scored four runs and one hit with one RBI ... Lone hit was an RBI single against Northern Colorado (2/17).

2023:
Appeared in 14 games for the Bulldogs, including two starts in center field ... Slashed .235/.235/.235 (BA/SLG/OBP) with four singles in 17 at-bats ... Registered a hit and a run scored in 13-inning game at Northwestern State (4/4) ... Posted a season-high three hits in six at-bats in starting role at Middle Tennessee (4/28), collected lone RBI of the year.

2022:
Played in 22 games and made nine starts (six at second base, two in left field and one at DH)... Slashed .270/.351/.333 (BA/SLG/OBP) in 37 at-bats with an RBI, a triple, a double and nine runs scored... Made his first collegiate start against Middle Tennessee (4/23) going 2-for-3 with a triple in a 4-2 win... Recorded a season and career high three-hit game at Old Dominion (4/30)... Collected a pinch-hit bunt single at Marshall (4/16) in a six-run ninth inning to secure an 11-5 victory...  

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduate of Jackson Preparatory School in Jackson, Mississippi ... Named the most valuable newcomer for his baseball team in 2019 at Jackson Preparatory School ... Helped his high school win the 6A MAIS State Baseball Championship in 2019 and the 6A MAIS State Football Championship in 2018 ... Earned an 8.5 rating on Perfect Game Baseball's player rating system, which states players with this rating are "a potential draft pick and/or excellent college prospect" ... Earned 6A MAIS All-District honors at defensive back ... Named his high school football team's most valuable wide receiver in 2019 ... Lettered three times in baseball, three time in football and two times in track and field.

PERSONAL: Son of Barry and Karen Berch ... Born on Aug. 23, 2002, in Nashville, Tennessee ... Has two siblings: Hannah Grace and Eli.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2

    2022Freshman

    Infielder
    5'10" 170 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2023Sophomore

    Infielder
    5'10" 170 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2024Junior

    Infielder
    5'10" 175 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2025Senior

    Infielder
    5'10" 175 lbs
    2