BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – West Alabama senior catcher Ashley Edgar has been selected as the Gulf South Conference East Division Player of the Week, announced by the conference office on Tuesday.  Edgar becomes the initial GSC East Player of the Week for the 2009 season.

Edgar, who helped guide the Tigers to 3-0 start last weekend, hit for a .625 clip on the weekend and had an on base percentage of .700.  She opened the season 2-for-3 in the opening game against Spring Hill. The Roseville, Calif.-native scored three runs and was on base three times in the 6-5 win.  Defensively, Edgar stifled two SHC opportunities with a pair of pick offs in the contest.  She drove in a pair of runs against Judson College.  For the weekend, Edgar finished the weekend 5-for-8 and was credited with a hit in all three games during the UWA Invitational.

Edgar becomes the fourth current UWA player to earn conference accolades in the past two seasons.  Last season, Valisha Fincher earned GSC weekly honors along with pitchers Emily White and Brittany McGee.