Central Texas' support of Round Rock High School baseball player Thomas Soto helped him grow so much as an athlete that he earned an opportunity to play for the University of Dayton after his 2021 high school graduation. He jumped at the offer and ultimately committed on Wednesday August 5, 2020.

"Dayton was the right choice for myself in order to develop more as a skilled baseball player, a student and a man," said Soto. "And honestly, I just can't wait to get started there. I'm excited to meet new people and start this new chapter of my life as a Flyer and I'll do the best I can to help that team win. In terms of fitting in, nothing is given. I will need to continue to work to achieve the goals I have, [with] one of those goals being a starting spot."

Soto's future collegiate teammates and coaches think that he's only bringing strong baseball talent, but they'll be pleasantly surprised by another skill.