LIVINGSTON, Ala. – The University of West Alabama softball team moved back into the chase for a spot in the Gulf South Conference Tournament with a sweep of West Georgia on Thursday at the UWA Softball Complex.  UWA run-ruled the Wolves 13-1 in the opener and claimed a slugfest, 15-8 to complete the sweep.

With the pair of wins, the Tigers moved to 11-8 in the GSC East, matching the Wolves in the conference win-loss column.  UWA moved into a tie for the third position in the division.  The Tigers (39-10) continue GSC home activity on Saturday April 18, against nationally ranked Valdosta State. First pitch is set for Noon.

It was a different offensive story from last Saturday in Carrollton, Ga., as UWA lit up the Wolves’ pitching staff for 28 runs off 31 hits on the day, as opposed to the eight runs on ten hits last Saturday.  UWA upped its home run total to 73 on the season after blasting seven in the twinbill.

After UWG posted its lone run of the opening contest in the first, the Tigers posted 13 unanswered runs en route to the five-inning game.  In UWA’s first at bat, Ashley Edgar and Lauren Mills drilled back-to-back homers off UWG starter Haley Dunn to erase the UWG advantage and cruise to the 12-run victory.  Mills turned in a 6-for-8 day at the dish and registered six RBIs.  The Saskatoon, Saskatchewan-native added a three-run shot in UWA’s seven-run fourth and carded her third round-tripper of the day in her first plate appearance in the night cap to jumpstart UWA.  Kelli Hartley and Laura Bagwell joined the home run parade in the opener.  Hartley led off the fourth with her team-best 13^th home run while Bagwell plated three of her six RBIs on the day with an opposite field shot to right in the frame.  Bagwell finished 3-for-6 in the double dip, including a pair of extra base hits.

Senior Aubree Hudson picked up her 14^th win of the season after tossing three innings and allowing just four hits.  After UWG touched her for a run in the first, Hudson did not allow a Wolve past first.  Brittany McGee finished the shortened contest with a pair of scoreless frames.

In the second game, UWG jumped on the board with a three-run first, but the UWA deficit was erased in the bottom half of the inning with a six-run first at bat.  UWA sent ten batters to the plate in the frame with six reaching base with a hit.  The frame was highlighted by Mills’ solo home run, followed by a pair of doubles and three singles.

The Wolves took advantage of three Red and White fielding cues, scoring four unearned runs to take a 7-6 advantage.  The Tigers rallied in the second with three runs to take the 9-7 lead and never look back.  UWG got within a run in the fourth before UWA expanded the lead to 12-8 with a three-run homer off the bat of Fincher in the fourth and a pair of runs in the fifth and one in the sixth.