OMAHA, Neb. – The University of West Alabama baseball team dropped five spots in the latest PING! Baseball Top 30 rankings, falling to 10^th after a 1-3 record this past weekend. The Tigers split the weekend with top-ranked Tampa and were swept by then ranked #10 Southern Arkansas.

SAU took over the top spot, replacing the Spartans, who tumbled to No. 5 in this week’s poll. Gulf South Conference West Division member Ouachita Baptist, a UWA opponent this weekend, is currently second. Central Missouri is third with Sonoma State in fourth.

Delta State and West Florida wrap up the GSC members in the poll. The Statesmen are 18^th with UWF in 27^th. NCAA South Region member Lynn is ranked sixth in the poll. Saint Joseph’s (Ind.) College, who will join OBU this weekend at Tartt Field, is ranked 25^th.

West Alabama returns to action on Wednesday, Feb. 18, as UWA hosts Stillman College. First pitch is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Live stats will be available at athletics.uwa.edu.