BAY CITY, Mich. - Junior baseball player Charlie Thomas (Northville, Mich.) has been awarded the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletics Conference Commissioner’s Award for academic and athletic achievements on the baseball field and in the classroom.

Thomas, a junior, led the Saginaw Valley State University baseball team in slugging percentage (.522), hits (57), RBI (38) and total bases (83). He was also tied for the lead in homeruns (5). Thomas was second on the team in batting average (.358) and on base percentage (.434). He was named a Second Team All-GLIAC selection in 2009 and holds a 3.90 grade point average while majoring in management. He has been named to SVSU’s President’s List twice and the Dean’s List three times.

Thomas was the third athlete in the 2008-09 year to recieve the Commissioners Award. He joins women’s soccer player Kim Oberski and men’s track and field runner Steve Genther.