GSC Announces Baseball Weekly Award Winners
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
West Florida catcher/designated hitter Billy O’Connor (JR, 6-1, 210, West Palm Beach, FL) is the Gulf South Conference Baseball Player of the Week for the week ending April 22.
O’Connor is the first UWF player to post honors this season after leading the Argonauts to a 3-0 week. The junior went 5-for-7 at the plate, along with six runs scored, four RBI and one double. O’Connor also forced five walks and recorded a .846 on-base percentage. The West Palm Beach, FL native went 4-for-5 in two wins over West Georgia, scoring five runs, collecting four RBI and lacing one double.
PITCHER OF THE WEEK
West Alabama starting pitcher Barry Meeks (SR, 5-10, 185, Sweet Water, AL) is the Gulf South Conference Baseball Pitcher of the Week for the week ending April 22.
Meeks records his second award of the season after ruling the mound in UWA’s 13-3, opening-series win over Valdosta State. The senior tossed a complete-game, going seven innings and scattering seven hits with two earned runs. The Sweet Water, AL native struck out five batters en route to his team-high sixth win of the season.