LIVINGSTON, Ala. –  The University of West Alabama will open the Gulf South Conference home slate on Sunday, March 29, hosting in-state rival North Alabama.  First pitch is set for 2 p.m. at the UWA Softball Complex.

The Tigers got back on track this past Tuesday with a dominating performance at region foe Stillman College.  UWA combined for 35 runs and pounded out 33 hits as it cruised to an 18-0 and 17-2 sweep of SC.  The Red and White entered the mid-week twinbill having dropped its last three contests.

UWA sophomore Kelli Hartley continues to sizzle at the plate, sporting a team-best .426 batting clip.  Hartley has registered 43 hits on the season, 23 for extra bases.  She also leads the Gulf South Conference in doubles with 13.  The Northport, Ala.-product has driven in 46 runs on the season along with eight home runs on the season.  Dating back to the Lambuth series on March 9, junior outfielder Lauren Mills has turned in a .559 (19-34) average at the dish.  As a team, UWA ranks second in the GSC offensively with a team mark of .354.  Entering the second weekend of GSC play, the Tiger pitching staff has allowed 64 earned runs this season and opposing batters are hitting just .239.

The Tigers welcome No. 2 UAH to Livingston on Monday, March 30.  Game time is set for 3 p.m.

UWA looks to snap a 20-game losing skid to the Purple and Gold Lions of UNA.  The last time the Tigers claimed a win over their in-state nemesis was during the 2002 season.  The UNA series dates back to the first season of softball on the Livingston campus, 1986.  The last time the highly-touted Chargers of UAH visited the UWA Softball Complex, the Tigers came from behind to down No. 2 UAH, 6-5.  The second game of the double dip was washed out.

Live stats will be available on both days at athletics.uwa.edu.