In both games, the
Tigers played catch up with the Eagles. LU
jumped out to a 4-0 lead over UWA after two
innings before the Tiger bats strung
together seven runs in the top half of the
fourth. The Red and White batted around in
the inning. Sophomore Valisha Fincher
posted two of her three hits in the frame.
She led the ballclub at the dish with her
three hits. Laura Bagwell and Jessica
Powell each recorded multi-hits in the
five-run win. Junior Lauren Mills connected
on her fourth home run of the season in the
contest. It was the third-straight game for
the Saskatoon, Saskatchewan-native with a
round tripper. UWA added a pair of
insurance runs in the fifth to extend the
lead to 9-4.
Senior Brittany McGee
picked up her ninth win of the season after
coming in relief of UWA starter, Aubree
Hudson. The Demopolis, Ala-product tossed
four scoreless innings and posted a
strikeout. Hudson registered five punch
outs in her outing.
After scratching the
scoreboard with a run in its first at bat in
the second contest, UWA found itself
trailing 2-1 after the first inning with a
two-run bottom half by LU. The Tigers bats
exploded in the third and fourth innings
with back-to-back six spots en route to the
run-rule win in the night cap. Senior
catcher Ashley Edgar reached base all four
trips to the base, including a home run in
the contest. Edger was also credited with a
walk and a hit by pitch. Her home run
sparked the Tigers’ six-run third along with
a pair of doubles. Kelli Hartley carded a
pair of hits along with Fincher’s two base
knocks. In the circle, Jessica Cervantes
pushed her record to 4-0 with her two
innings of work.
UWA continues its
spring holiday road trip with a visit to the
capital city of Montgomery, Ala. to face the
Hawks of Huntingdon College on Thursday,
March 19. First pitch is set for 2 p.m.
UWA opens the Gulf South Conference slate on
Saturday, March 21 at Valdosta State.
