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2020: Appeared in eight games and made three starts, all at first base before the season was cut short due to COVID-19 … Had 14 at-bat appearances … Scored against Augustana (March 11) … Recorded two hits at Auburn (Feb. 15).

2019: Did not appear in a game and will receive a medical redshirt.

2018: Appeared in 16 games and made three starts ... Had three hits on the season, all of which went for extra bases ... Tallied a double, triple and home run ... Had seven RBI and nine total bases ... Hit a sacrifice fly in Horizon League Championship game against Wright State (May 25) ... Started at third base and went 2-for-4 with a double, triple and three RBI at Wright State (May 6) ... Hit a three-run home run for first collegiate hit against Viterbo (April 17) ... Made UIC debut as a pinch hitter vs. Prairie View A&M (Feb. 18).

PREP AND PERSONAL: Three-sport standout at Central Catholic H.S. in Lafayette, Ind. ... Helped Knights win three Hoosier Conference championships on the diamond and runner-up finishes in the state tournament in 2015 and 2016 ... Three-time All-Hoosier Conference honoree ... Earned All-State honorable mention in 2017 ... Named 2017 Journal and Courier Small School Player of the Year ...  Batted .442 and got on base at a clip of .533 as a senior while driving in 45 runs for the Knights ... Also starred in football and basketball ... Served as team captain and was named MVP in all three sports as a senior ... Helped football team win four conference championships and an Indiana State championship in 2015 ... Accumulated over 1,000 yards as a wide receiver and earned Associated Press All-State recognition in 2016 ... Member of basketball team that finished as state runners-up in 2017 ... Born Sept. 16, 1998 ... Son of Vicki and Robert Tharp ... Has three siblings - Joe, Emily and Allison ... Brother, Joe, was a collegiate golfer at Bellarmine ... Writes left-handed, but bats and throws right-handed ... Majoring in marketing at UIC.