BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – University of West Alabama outfielder Tres Avans was named Gulf South Conference East Division Player of the Week for his efforts this past week, as announced by the conference office on Tuesday afternoon.

Avans collects his second career award leading No. 10 West Alabama to four wins last week. The senior from Trenton, Ga. hit .727 including a perfect average in three of the four contests. In Saturday’s opener against GSC West foe Arkansas Tech, Avans was four-for-four with four RBI, a triple, a home run and two runs scored. The outfielder also walked and stole a base. In the series’ finale, Avans was two-for-two with three RBI, a double and a run scored.

Avans becomes the third Tiger this season to be honored by the conference, as Mike Schmitt and Brandon Dill claimed GSC East Division Pitcher of the Week laurels this season. Avans was the last Player of the Week for UWA, as he claimed the accolade on May 1^st last season.

The 10^th-ranked University of West Alabama baseball team returns to action on Wednesday, February 27, as the Tigers host Stillman College in a nine inning contest with first pitch scheduled for 4 p.m. The game time has been moved from its originally scheduled time of 2 p.m. The game can be followed via live stats at athletics.uwa.edu.