Career Accolades:
- Gulf South Conference Honor Roll (2024 & 2025)
- University of West Alabama President’s List
- University of West Alabama Dean’s List
- 2022-23 (Spring)
- 2023-24 (Fall & Spring)
Career Numbers:
- Games Played – 34
- Games Started – 20
- Runs Scored – 19
- Hits – 19
- Doubles – 3
- Home Runs – 1
- Runs Batted In – 11
- Walks – 17
- Hit By Pitches – 4
- Stolen Bases – 2
- Assists – 1
- Putouts – 52
Game Career Highs:
- Hits – 2 at Montevallo (4/16/24)
- Doubles – 1 at Montevallo (4/16/24)
- Home Runs – 1 at Montevallo (4/16/24)
- Runs Scored – 2 vs. Valdosta State (3/9/24)
- Runs Batted In – 3 at Shorter (4/27/24)
- Stolen Bases – 1 vs. Valdosta State (3/9/24)
- Assists – 1 at Auburn Montgomery (3/2/24)
- Putouts – 7 at Montevallo (4/16/24)
2025: Played in 44 games, making 23 starts … Hit .280 on the season with a .427 on-base percentage … Stole nine bases on 15 attempts … Hit .333 in postseason play, helping UWA capture the Gulf South Conference Championship … Named to the GSC Honor Roll.
2024: Earned GSC Honor Roll recognition … Named to the UWA Dean’s List for both the Fall and Spring semesters … Played in 34 games with 20 starts … Collected 19 hits in 59 at-bats for a .322 batting average … Recorded three doubles and one home run … Scored 19 runs and drove in 11 RBIs … Drew 17 walks and was hit by pitch four times … Posted a .500 on-base percentage … Recorded three sacrifice bunts … Tallied 25 total bases for a .424 slugging percentage … Went 2-for-5 in stolen base attempts … Registered 52 putouts and one assist defensively … Finished with a .981 fielding percentage.
2023: Named to the UWA President’s List during the Fall semester … Earned UWA Dean’s List honors in the Spring … Did not compete as a member of the varsity team after redshirting.
Prep: Played baseball at Southeast Lauderdale High School under head coach Shay Cooper … Member of two district championship teams (2019, 2022) … Two-time All-Division and All-State selection (2021, 2022) … Hit .504 with 58 base hits and 44 stolen bases during the 2021 season … Followed with a .486 average, 54 hits, and 50 stolen bases in 2022 … Also earned two varsity letters in soccer, earning All-Division and All-State honors twice … Scored 30 goals during his senior soccer season.
Personal: Son of Marcus Wood and Penny Saxton … Has two brothers, Marcus and Parker … Father Marcus serves as the head football coach at Holmes Community College (Miss.) … Majoring in Physical Education.
