2023 Baseball Roster
Roster
Bainton, Thomas

Jersey Number 18
Thomas Bainton
- Position:
- Right Handed Pitcher
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Torrance, CA
- High School:
- North Torrance HS
- B/T:
- R/R
Bio
CSUN - 2024 (Junior)
Bainton moved into the Friday starting role on the mound, posting a team-high 63 strikeouts and 74.2 innings pitched over 15 total starts ... registered a 3-2 record with a 4.94 ERA on the season ... picked up his first win of the season with five shutout innings while striking out six at Utah Tech (2/23/24) ... fanned five batters and allowed two runs over seven quality innings vs. Nevada (2/29/24) ... struck out six and gave up just one run over over five innings at No. 6 Oregon State (3/7/24) ... notched a win with one run allowed and seven strikeouts in six innings vs. UC Davis (3/28/24) ... secured a win with one run allowed in 6.1 innings vs. Cal State Bakersfield (4/26/24).
CSUN - 2023 (Sophomore)
Bainton served as the team's primary Saturday starter during the season ... finished with a 7-2 record, 4.18 ERA and 63 strikeouts in 84 innings ... team leader in wins and ranked second in The Big West in the category ... fifth in The Big West in innings pitched and tied for 15th in strikeouts ... appeared in 15 games on the mound and started 14 times while posting a pair of complete games ... registered five quality starts with four in league play ... posted a 3.79 ERA in seven road starts ... earned his first win in his first CSUN start, working seven innings and allowing four runs vs. Stony Brook (2/18/23) ... tossed five shutout innings with five strikeouts in relief vs. Pepperdine (2/26/23) ... hurled a five-inning complete game, allowing one run at Pacific (3/11/23) ... struck out a season-high eight vs. UC Riverside (4/1/23) ... tossed a seven-inning complete game and struck out eight again at Mercer (4/7/23) ... threw 6.2 shutout innings to pick up a win at Long Beach State (4/15/23) ... allowed one unearned run over 7.1 innings to beat UC San Diego (5/6/23).
El Camino College
Lettered two seasons at El Camino ... made 15 starts in 2022 where he posted a 9-3 record, 100 strikeouts and a 2.98 ERA in 102.2 innings ... also tossed two complete games in 2022 ... named to the All-SCC First Team in 2022 ... helped El Camino advance to the CCCAA Regional playoffs ... appeared in one game in 2020, tossing a shutout inning of relief in the COVID-shortened season.
North Torrance High School
Played four years for the Saxons in the Pioneer League ... named first-team all-league all four years of high school… earned team MVP… also played varsity basketball… graduated in 2019.
Personal
Parents are Terry and Barbara Bainton… has one sister, Ashley.
CSUN CAREER HIGHS
Bainton moved into the Friday starting role on the mound, posting a team-high 63 strikeouts and 74.2 innings pitched over 15 total starts ... registered a 3-2 record with a 4.94 ERA on the season ... picked up his first win of the season with five shutout innings while striking out six at Utah Tech (2/23/24) ... fanned five batters and allowed two runs over seven quality innings vs. Nevada (2/29/24) ... struck out six and gave up just one run over over five innings at No. 6 Oregon State (3/7/24) ... notched a win with one run allowed and seven strikeouts in six innings vs. UC Davis (3/28/24) ... secured a win with one run allowed in 6.1 innings vs. Cal State Bakersfield (4/26/24).
CSUN - 2023 (Sophomore)
Bainton served as the team's primary Saturday starter during the season ... finished with a 7-2 record, 4.18 ERA and 63 strikeouts in 84 innings ... team leader in wins and ranked second in The Big West in the category ... fifth in The Big West in innings pitched and tied for 15th in strikeouts ... appeared in 15 games on the mound and started 14 times while posting a pair of complete games ... registered five quality starts with four in league play ... posted a 3.79 ERA in seven road starts ... earned his first win in his first CSUN start, working seven innings and allowing four runs vs. Stony Brook (2/18/23) ... tossed five shutout innings with five strikeouts in relief vs. Pepperdine (2/26/23) ... hurled a five-inning complete game, allowing one run at Pacific (3/11/23) ... struck out a season-high eight vs. UC Riverside (4/1/23) ... tossed a seven-inning complete game and struck out eight again at Mercer (4/7/23) ... threw 6.2 shutout innings to pick up a win at Long Beach State (4/15/23) ... allowed one unearned run over 7.1 innings to beat UC San Diego (5/6/23).
El Camino College
Lettered two seasons at El Camino ... made 15 starts in 2022 where he posted a 9-3 record, 100 strikeouts and a 2.98 ERA in 102.2 innings ... also tossed two complete games in 2022 ... named to the All-SCC First Team in 2022 ... helped El Camino advance to the CCCAA Regional playoffs ... appeared in one game in 2020, tossing a shutout inning of relief in the COVID-shortened season.
North Torrance High School
Played four years for the Saxons in the Pioneer League ... named first-team all-league all four years of high school… earned team MVP… also played varsity basketball… graduated in 2019.
Personal
Parents are Terry and Barbara Bainton… has one sister, Ashley.
CSUN CAREER HIGHS
Innings Pitched | 7.1 at UC San Diego | 5/6/23 |
Strikeouts | 8 (2x) last at Mercer - Game 1 | 4/7/23 |
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