Big weekend lands Thomas C-USA Player of the Week honors

After delivering three home runs in Western Kentucky’s three-game softball series win over North Texas, Jordan Thomas was named Monday as Conference USA’s Player of the Week.

The leadoff batter Thomas opened both of Saturday’s games with a homer before adding her third of the weekend in her second trip to the plate Sunday.

Thomas only delivered extra-base hits across the weekend series, putting up a 1.556 slugging percentage while hitting .444. In WKU’s 3-1 game two win, Thomas scored all three of the team’s runs after going 2-for-3 at the plate along with a walk and stolen base.

The Lebanon native finished the weekend 4-for-9 at the plate with five runs scored, three runs batted in, three home runs and a double. She also posted a perfect fielding rate at second base.

Thomas is the second Hilltopper to earn C-USA Player of the Week recognition this season after Jordan Vorbrink collected co-honors April 1.

Thomas and Vorbrink are the first two WKU players to earn C-USA Player of the Week recognition. The award is the first of Thomas’ career.

With the big weekend from Thomas, WKU took down fellow first-place team North Texas in a crucial series. The Hilltoppers are now 29-9 on the season and 12-3 in Conference USA play.