NATCHITOCHES – Thomas Marsala III's week began with a happy homecoming in his hometown of Monroe.
 
It ended with him being the Southland Conference Hitter of the Week as announced by the conference Monday afternoon. Marsala was awarded the honor based on votes by league sports information personnel.
 
A senior from Monroe, Marsala homered and drove in two runs in the Demons' 5-0 win at ULM on Tuesday. He followed that with another home run in a two-RBI performance in Friday's win at Nicholls.
 
Marsala, a 6-foot-3, 215-pound transfer from Western Kentucky, delivered a tie-breaking RBI single in the eighth inning at Nicholls on Saturday before finishing the weekend with a two-hit performance in Sunday's come-from-behind victory.
 
For the week, Marsala hit .444 with a double, two home runs and five RBIs. He posted an OPS of 1.333 during the week with an .833 slugging percentage.
 
Marsala is tied for second in the Southland in home runs (8) and is fourth in RBIs with 31. He leads Northwestern in those categories as well as slugging percentage (.579) and hits (39), both of which are also top-10 marks in the conference.

He follows Dylan Marionneaux, last week's Southland Conference Pitcher of the Week, as Northwestern honorees by the conference this season. He is the first Demon to earn Hitter of the Week acclaim since Balin Valentine on March 31, 2025.
 
Marsala and the Demons return to action Thursday when they face UTRGV in Edinburg, Texas. First pitch is set for 6:30 p.m.