LIVINGSTON, Ala. – The University of West Alabama baseball team made upward strides this week in the national polls, climbing to 11^th in the Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Poll and ninth in the Ping! Baseball Poll.

UWA (23-8) completed a series sweep of Valdosta State this weekend to improve to 8-0 in the Gulf South Conference. The trio of wins was the third conference sweep of the year for the Tigers and extended the win streak to 12 games.

Discrepancies appear in the No.1 spot in both polls. The PING! Baseball Poll lists Southern Arkansas as the top team while the CBN Poll places Florida Southern as the national leader. Grand Valley State and Emporia State are second and third in each poll. Barry is fourth in the PING! with Mesa State in fifth. MSU is fourth in the CBN with SAU in fifth.

Delta State is listed 15^th in the PING! and 24^th in the CBN and is the only other GSC constant in both polls. Ouachita Baptist and Henderson State are ranked 16th and 27th, respectively in the PING! Poll.

West Alabama returns to action on Wednesday, Apr. 1, as UWA travels to Auburn Montgomery for a mid-week outing. First pitch is scheduled for 5:00 p.m.