Matthew Thomas Award Field Player of the Week Week Of 3/2/2026 Sport Baseball School CSUN Year Junior Position Outfielder Hometown Garden Grove, CA High School Cypress HS CSUN outfielder Matthew Thomas slashed .538/.648/1.615 with seven hits, four home runs, five RBI and nine runs scored in four games to win The Big West Baseball Field Player of the Week award. It is the first career weekly honor from the conference for Thomas. The junior had a two-homer performance with three runs scored in a 7-5 mid-week road victory at California Baptist, Tuesday night. Thomas hit 2-for-3 with a home run, two RBI and three runs scored in an 11-4 home win over Western Michigan on Saturday. The Garden Grove, Calif. picked up two home hits and another home run in Sunday's series finale against Western Michigan. CSUN has a 6-5 overall record so far this season. Thomas is currently hitting .359 with six home runs, 11 RBI and 16 runs scored.