The Frontier League has named Evansville Otters shortstop Toby Thomas the Player of the Week.

Pointstreak, the official statistical provider of the Frontier League and the Independent Professional Baseball Federation, chooses the weekly award.

In earning the award, Thomas went 12 for 24 with a .500 batting average as the Otters went 4-2 against the Joliet Slammers and Normal Cornbelters last week.

He also finished with three doubles, two home runs and six RBIs over the six-game span.

Thomas earned the first league honor for Evansville this season after four players received league honors in 2017.

A Mobile, Ala. native, Thomas played in the Chicago White Sox organization from 2013-17 after being drafted in the 21st round out of Pensacola Junior College.

He saw time in Bristol, Kannapolis, Great Falls, Winston-Salem and Birmingham during his five seasons. In his affiliated professional career, Thomas has appeared in 413 games and he batted .263 with 21 home runs and 165 RBIs.

In nine games with Evansville this season, Thomas leads the team with a .436 batting average and he is second in RBIs with eight. He also leads the Otters in hits with 17—including five doubles and three home runs.

Following a day off Monday, Evansville begins a six-game road trip Tuesday at 7:05 p.m. as the Otters will play the Windy City Thunderbolts in a three-game series May 22-24 before traveling to Traverse City this weekend for another three-game series.

The Otters will return home for a three-game series May 30-31 against the Florence Freedom.

Fans can also follow Otters social media on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for game updates throughout the road trip.

The Evansville Otters are the 2006 and 2016 Frontier League champions. Season tickets, group outing packages, and single game tickets are on sale now for the 2018 season.

The Evansville Otters won the rubber game of a three-game series against the Normal Cornbelters 5-4 in front of 1,162 fans at Bosse Field on Sunday afternoon. 

Evansville scored the first run of the game in the bottom of the first inning when Jeff Gardner singled through the right side to score Ryan Long.

The Otters added a second run in the third when Brandon Dulin singled to left, but Toby Thomas was gunned down at the plate trying to score from first to end the inning.

Normal took the lead in the fourth when Chris Iriart hit a three-run homer to left, his second of the season. The Cornbelters scored their fourth run of the inning when Tanner Lubach singled home Andrew Godbold.

Evansville trimmed the deficit to one in the bottom of the frame when Thomas homered to left, his second of the year.

The Otters tied the game in the seventh when Thomas scored from third on a fielder’s choice off the bat of Brandon Dulin. A Caleb Eldridge single then scored Travis Harrison to give the Otters a 5-4 advantage.

Mitchell Aker came on in the ninth to shut the door and record his fourth save of the season.

Randy Wynne records the win, his first of the season, after coming on in relief and throwing three scoreless innings while striking out five.

Jonathan De Marte is dealt his first loss as it was his inherited runners who scored the winning run for the Otters.

Otters starter Austin Nicely received a no-decision after allowing four runs, all unearned, in five innings on eight hits while striking out two.

For Normal, starter Kevin Matthews tossed five innings, giving up three runs and striking out five in the no-decision.

Following a day off Monday, Evansville begins a six-game road trip on Tuesday at 7:05 p.m. The Otters will play the Windy City Thunderbolts in a three-game series May 22-24 before traveling to play in a three-game set against the Traverse City Beach Bums on May 25-27.

The Otters will return home for a three-game series May 30-31 against the Florence Freedom. Wednesday, May 30 will be a doubleheader, starting at 5:05 p.m. and is Deaconess Hospital Skilled Nursing Facility Night. The series finale on May 31 starts at 6:35 p.m. and will be the first Thirsty Thursday of the season with special price drafts.