The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
John Paul Head Named to Baseball America’s Week 4 National Team of the Week
3/10/2026 10:24:00 AM | Baseball
BIRMINGHAM – UAB's John Paul Head was named to the National Team of the Week by Baseball America, the organization announced Tuesday. Head is one of 14 players in the country to be named to the team.
Head finished second only to Quinton Coats of Cincinnati with six home runs in Week 4, highlighting a 10-for-17 performance that also included three doubles, 10 RBIs and 10 runs scored. His home runs came in two bursts, as he hit three in Game 1 and three more in Game 3 against Middle Tennessee.
TEAM OF THE WEEK
C: Daniel Jackson, Georgia
1B: Quinton Coats, Cincinnati
2B: Lane Walton, Arkansas State
3B: Judd Utermark, Ole Miss
SS: Brendan Lawson, Florida
OF: Lorenzo Carrier, Pittsburgh
OF: John Paul Head, UAB
OF: Bryce McFeely, Cal Baptist
DH: Grayson Fitzwater, VMI
P: Eric Nachtsheim, McNeese
P: Dylan Vigue, Georgia
P: Grayden Harris, Southern Miss
P: Ruger Riojas, Texas
TWP: TP Wentworth, Oklahoma State
Baseball America this season is recognizing the top performances in the country each week with its National College Team of the Week.
The honor roll features players at every position, including the top-performing two-way player and four pitchers. It also includes a designated hitter spot, which serves as a wild card to recognize an elite performer at any position, regardless of whether he served as a DH that week.
While statistical output serves as the primary driver of selections, strength of competition and underlying data also factor into the process.
Head and the Blazers travel to Auburn tonight to take on the 6th ranked Tigers. First pitch from Plainsman Park is slated for 6 p.m. on SEC Network+.
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