LIVINGSTON, Ala. –  After posting a 3-0 start to the season at home this past weekend, the University of West Alabama softball team will begin a 19-game hiatus away from the UWA Softball Complex on Tuesday, Feb. 17, traveling to Fairfield, Ala. to face in-state foe Miles College.  First Pitch is set for 1 p.m. at Glen-Oaks Park.

The Tigers opened the season with a 6-5 win over Spring Hill College, followed by pair of convincing wins over SHC, 11-2 and Judson College, 12-2 on Saturday in the UWA Invitational. With the 3-0 start, UWA is off to its best start since 1995 when the Red and White opened the season with four straight wins.

Senior catcher Ashley Edgar started the season strong, finishing the weekend 5-for-8 and drove in three runs.  The Roseville, Calif.-native posted a slugging percentage of .625 for the opening weekend along with an on base mark of .700.  Defensively, Edgar stifled two SHC opportunities with a pair of pick offs in the contest.  Senior Laura Bagwell and sophomore Kelli Hartley lead the team in runs batted in with six each.  In the circle, senior Brittany McGee turned in a complete game in UWA’s 11-2 win over SHC.  Dating back to her perfect game on Apr. 16, 2008 against Judson College, McGee has posted four complete games, including a shut out of Valdosta State (April 19, 2008).  In the 29.2 innings pitched since the feat, she has given up just 21 hits and six earned runs.

Following Tuesday’s mid-week affair with the Golden Bears of MC, UWA will take part in the annual UAH Chillout in Decatur, Ala. this weekend.  The Tigers will face Southern Indiana at 10 a.m. on Friday, followed by a match up against Northern Kentucky at Noon.

The Red and White return to the UWA Softball Complex on Monday, March 9, hosting Lambuth University.