North Alabama third baseman Andrew Almon (JR, 6-0, 195, Florence, AL) is the Gulf South Conference Baseball Player of the Week for the week ending February 19.
Almon earns his first-ever award after leading UNA’s offense in its 2-1 week by notching multiple hits in each contest. The junior went 6-for-9 at the plate, drove in two runs, scored three runs and drew two walks while recording a .667 slugging percentage. He started the week, going 2-for-2 with three runs scored in an 8-5 win over Montevallo. The Florence, AL native led the Lions in a two-game split versus Missouri Western, going 4-for-7 in two games with two RBI. Almon drove in the team’s lone run in a 4-1 loss in Game One.