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LIVINGSTON, Ala. — The University of West Alabama
softball team got off to a great start in the 2008 Tiger
Invitational with a sweep of Crichton College on Friday
at the UWA Softball Complex. UWA topped the Comets 10-3
in the opener and ousted CC 14-1 in the nightcap.
In the opener, the Red and White got on the board in the
bottom of the first with a lead off home run by junior
third baseman Laura Bagwell, but the Comets knotted the
game at 1-1 in the top of the second with an RBI by
Brittany Enochs. Crichton would take its only lead of
the day in the fourth with an unearned run after a UWA
fielding miscue. The Tigers responded with nine runs
over the next three frames to secure their ninth win of
the season. In the fifth, UWA punched out six hits and
plated four runs to break open the game. Junior Emily
White registered two RBI with a single up the middle,
scoring Valisha Fincher and Ashley Edgar, who reached by
base hits in the inning. Freshman Kelli Hartley
had and Fincher each recorded doubles in the affair.
UWA had three players in the line up with multiple hit,
including Bagwell’s 3-for-4 performance. White picked up her
fourth win of the season in
the circle, with a five strike out performance in her
three innings of work.
In the nightcap, UWA scored 12 runs in the first three
innings to cruise to the 13-run win over CC. The Red
and White, who were the visitors in the second game, got
off to a great start, plating two runs in the opening
frame. Hartley got the ball rolling with a two-out
triple in the first and later scored on Fincher’s
single. Fincher, a native of Tarrant, Ala. had the big
hit in the Tiger’s second with a home run to left
center, scoring Hartley, who reached by way of double
down the left field line. UWA turned in seven hits in
the inning. Junior pitcher Brittany McGee held down the
Comet bats with a three-inning outing, allowing just one
run. Sophomore catcher Jennifer Lillard was credited
with a three hits in the affair.
UWA and Crichton open the second day of the Tiger
Invitational at Noon. The Comets will square off with
Gulf South Conference foe Christian Brothers at 2 p.m.
The Tigers and the Lady Bucs of CBU are scheduled to
conclude the event with a 4 p.m. tilt.
Saturday’s games can be accessed via
live stats on the UWA Athletic web site –
athletics.uwa.edu.
Saturday, March 1
West Alabama vs. Crichton
Noon
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Crichton vs. Christian Brothers
2:00 p.m.
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West Alabama vs. Christian
Brothers 4:00 p.m.
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