BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The University of West Alabama’s Jody Morgan was named Gulf South Conference East Division Player of the Week for efforts in the Baseball Tigers’ five-game series at the University of Arkansas at Monticello. The honor is the first of his career at UWA.

The Hernando, Miss.-native went six-for-12 with nine RBI, three doubles, a triple and a homerun. The junior battery mate also plated three runs and walked twice, recording a 1.167 slugging percentage. Morgan is currently batting .286 on the season while ranking second on the team in slugging percentage with a .667.

Morgan becomes the first Tigers this season to garner a Player of the Week award. Last season, UWA had eight Player or Pitcher of Week selections.

West Alabama returns to action on Wednesday, March 11, as UWA travels to Hattiesburg, Miss. to face William Carey. First pitch is scheduled for 4:00 p.m. The game will be broadcasted on WZNJ 106.5-FM.