Matthew Thomas Award Field Player of the Week Week Of 4/6/2026 Sport Baseball School CSUN Year Junior Position Outfielder Hometown Garden Grove, CA High School Cypress HS CSUN outfielder Matthew Thomas slashed .579/.600/.737 with 11 hits, six RBI and five runs scored in four games to win The Big West Baseball Field Player of the Week award. It is the second career weekly honor from the conference for Thomas, having won it once earlier this season. The junior started the week going 3-for-5 with an RBI and a run scored at Pepperdine, Tuesday night. Thomas picked up three more hits with one RBI and one run scored in Thursday's 7-2 series-opening win against Long Beach State. The outfielder from Garden Grove, Calif. concluded the week by driving in four runs in a 4-for-5 day at the plate, including a home run, to lead CSUN to an 18-4 rubber game victory against LBSU on Saturday. CSUN has a 17-13 overall record and an 8-7 league mark. Thomas is currently hitting .360 with 28 RBI and leading the conference in runs scored (33) and OPS (1.211).