Game 1 Box/Game 2 Box

MARION, Ala. – The University of West Alabama softball team forced a split with Judson College, as the Tigers (20-17) took the second game of the doubleheader 11-6 on Thursday afternoon.

Five UWA players recorded multiple hits in the second game, including a two-run homerun by Emily White in the third inning. White finished the game going 2-for-4 at the plate with 2 runs scored and 3 RBI.

Alisha Berry and Krista Merrifield led the Tigers, each going 3-for-4 on the night. Merrifield recorded 5 RBI and 2 runs scored as Berry scored 3 runs.

Heather Shugart and Jennifer Lillard both went 2-for-3 as Lillard recorded 2 RBI and Shugart had a scored run. Laura Bagwell also posted a hit in the contest.

Aubree Hudson (8-7) took the victory in the circle with three innings of action, allowing one run on two hits with a walk and a strikeout.

Tiger starter Amanda Bintz pitched three innings, allowing five runs on six hits with a walk and four strikeouts as Brittany McGee finished the contest with an inning in the circle for UWA.

Despite a career-high 10 strikeout effort by Emily White (8-7), UWA fell in game one, 3-1, as the Tigers amassed just five hits, all singles, in the contest. White pitched six innings, allowing three runs on seven hits and one walk.

The lone Tiger run came in the third inning as Shugart singled up the middle to score Sheila Jordan and give UWA a 1-0 advantage. UWA held the single run lead until Judson got on the scoreboard with three runs in the fifth inning to earn the victory in the first game of the doubleheader.

West Alabama returns to action on Saturday, March 24, as the Tigers host West Florida in a Gulf South Conference doubleheader. First pitch is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. at UWA Softball Complex.