Tigers softball drop pair

LIVINGSTON, AL— The West Alabama softball team dropped a pair of games Tuesday, losing to William Carey 5-4 and 13-2 at the UWA Softball Complex on Senior Day.

Debbie Shisler started on the mound in the opener and the freshman pitched seven innings, giving up five runs on 11 hits in taking the loss.

West Alabama trailed 2-1 going into the bottom of the sixth, but rally for three runs. Shisler led off the inning with a double and scored on a bunt by Sydney Sneed. Heather Shugart drilled a 1-2 pitch off Lady Crusaders starter Devin King to give the Tigers a 4-2 lead, with both runs coming with two outs.

Shisler paced the Tigers offense by going 3-for-4 at the plate. Sneed, Shannon Goggins, Shugart and Rochelle Thomas each had hits.

But in the top of the seventh, Jill Wedgeworth and Shelly Berry led off the inning with hits and Megan Dawson hit a three-run homer to left to give William Carey a 5-4 lead. 

King pitched seven innings, giving up four runs on seven hits. Offensively, Dawson finished by going 3-for-4 with five RBIs. Meghan James had three hits, while Berry and Wedgeworth each had two.

In the second game, William Carey (21-19) took a 4-1 lead into the top of the seventh and scored nine runs. Wedgeworth led the Lady Crusaders at the plate with three hits and four RBIs, including a grand slam homer. Brittany Ladner had a home run, plating two.

Ladner picked up the win, despite pitching 4.1 innings. She gave up a run on five hits, while Brittany Fuller worked 2.2 innings, giving up a run on two hits.

Aubree Hudson started for the Tigers (14-35), working four innings, giving up four runs on five hits. Brittany McGee and Shisler pitched in relief. Offensively, West Alabama had seven hits, with Laura Bagwell, Corey Curlee, Shannon Goggins, Shugart, Joanna Hynde, Alisa Berry and Shelia Jordan each having one.

West Alabama travels Friday, April 29 to Lincoln Memorial for a doubleheader beginning at 3:00 p.m. The Tigers conclude the season the following day, April 30, with two games at Lincoln Memorial.