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LIVINGSTON, Ala. – The University of West Alabama softball team opens the second half of the Gulf South Conference season on Thursday, April 16, hosting West Georgia in a key GSC series.  First pitch is set for 3 p.m. at the UWA Softball Complex.

The two rivals faced each other this past Saturday in Carrollton, Ga. as the Wolves bested UWA 8-4 in the opener and staved off a late Tiger rally in the second game, 5-4.  By virtue of UWG’s two wins on Saturday against UWA, along with Valdosta State’s pair of wins over West Florida on Tuesday, bolstered the Wolves into third place in the East Division with an 11-6 mark.  The Tigers enter the conference stretch run with a 37-10 overall mark, 9-8 in league play.  Following Thursday’s affair, UWA will take on seventh-ranked VSU on Saturday and close out the 2009 home slate with the Argos of West Florida on Sunday.

UWA remained in the NCAA South Region poll, released by the NCAA Softball Committee on Wednesday.  The Tigers dropped two spots from seventh to ninth in the poll.  UAH maintained its No. 1 ranking in both the region and National Fastpitch Coaches Association’s Top 25 rankings.  The GSC is well represented in the region poll with six of the ten spots.  UWG slipped into the tenth spot, with its 14-game winning streak.

The Tigers look to get back on track at the dish after UWG pitching limited them to just eight runs on ten hits combined in the twinbill.  Entering this week’s activity, UWA ranks ninth in the nation in scoring with 7.66 runs scored per contest.  The Red and White is listed eighth in the NCAA in batting average (.344) and tied for fourth in total home runs with 66.

Live stats will be available at athletics.uwa.edu.  UWA will honor its six seniors prior to Saturday’s double dip with VSU.  First pitch against VSU is set for Noon.  UWA and UWF will square off at 1 p.m. on Sunday.