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Justin Thomas' hot hitting earns him final baseball Razorbacker of the Week

Arkansas Razorback center fielder Justin Thomas Jr hot streak at College World Series earns final Razorbacker of the Week not for Arkansas' 2025 baseball season
ByPatrick Geans|
Jun 18, 2025; Omaha, Neb, USA; Arkansas Razorbacks center fielder Justin Thomas Jr. (4) hits a single against the LSU Tigers during the eighth inning at Charles Schwab Field. Mandatory Credit: Dylan Widger-Imagn Images
Jun 18, 2025; Omaha, Neb, USA; Arkansas Razorbacks center fielder Justin Thomas Jr. (4) hits a single against the LSU Tigers during the eighth inning at Charles Schwab Field. Mandatory Credit: Dylan Widger-Imagn Images | Dylan Widger-Imagn Images

The Arkansas Razorbacks 2025 baseball season didn't quite deliver the happy ending most fans wanted but one player who saved his best for last was junior centerfielder Justin Thomas Jr. The Savannah, Ga., native finished the season by going eight for 10 at the plate last week over three games in the College World Series against Murray State, UCLA and LSU to earn the final Razorbacker of the Week Award for the Diamond Hogs.

Justin Thomas CWS performance earns him final baseball ROW

"After (the Murray State) game I just wanted to come in with that same approach," Thomas said last week. "I feel like I did that. Batting practice was really good for me. It gave me a little bit more confidence going into (Tuesday). Hopefully I can just keep it going."

That he did.

Thomas, who was eight for 14 overall at the CWS played at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Nebraska, also joined junior pitcher Gage Wood — who pitched a complete game shutout against Murray State June 16 — as Arkansas' two representatives named to the CWS' All-Tournament team.

While Wood was capturing national headlines by throwing a near perfect game against the Racers, Thomas was a perfect 4-for-4 in Arkansas' 3-0 win last Monday. Thomas followed that up by going 2-for-3 with an RBI in each of Arkansas' next two games — a 7-3 victory on June 17 against UCLA and Thursday's heartbreaking 6-5 loss to the eventual national champion LSU Tigers.

Thomas said he was inspired by Wood's historic performance on the mound and that energy carried through the rest of the week.

"I feed off of it like really good because I like when I see a pitcher getting energized like that, " Thomas said. "I feel like the rest of our hitters feed off of it too."

Thomas had an RBI double against the Bruins and delivered a clutch two-RBI single in the top of the ninth inning to give Arkansas a two-run lead going into the final stanza against LSU. On the season Thomas finished with a .303 batting average with nine home runs, 38 RBIs and six doubles.

Thomas added that his team embraced the challenge of playing on college baseball's biggest stage.

"It’s a bit challenge to get into with a bigger outfield and a bigger gap, but it’s nothing our outfielders can’t handle," Thomas said of playing at Charles Schwab Field.

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