Wright sends Tigers home with series sweep
MEMPHIS, Tenn. –In a game that featured five lead changes, junior catcher Scarlett Wright lifted a two run single in the top of the seventh inning to give West Alabama softball an 8-6 victory over Christian Brothers in Gulf South Conference action at Bland Field on Monday. The win completes the series sweep for the Tigers.
West Alabama improved to 21-16 and 8-9 in the GSC, winning four straight. Christian Brothers fell to 5-26 and 1-17.
“I thought the bats came out hot, we just gave up a few runs early,” said UWA head softball coach Will Atkinson. “Our bullpen did excellent today, giving up only one run after we gave up five through the first three frames. We get out of here with the series sweep and we will go home after a pretty successful spring break.”
UWA totaled 12 hits with three Tiger batters claiming home runs. CBU tallied nine hits with one home run.
Junior second baseman Jordyn Whiddon gave the Tigers the first lead in the top of the first with a solo homerun, marking her third of the series.
Senior’s Rebecca Shick and Whitney Brown each added two run homers. Schick’s came in the top of the second to put UWA ahead 3-2, while Brown’s happened in the third to push the lead to 6-5.
Kylie Steagle hit her second homer of the series in the bottom of the first to give CBU a 2-1 lead. Steagle then doubled with the bases loaded to add three more runs in and gave the Bucs a 5-3 lead in the second inning.
Taylor Rosa-Ramon hit a sacrifice fly that brought in one run and tied the game at 6-6 in the fourth.
Junior pitcher Alli Hall (3-1) replaced the senior Skylar Davis in the third inning and pitched through four to get the win. Hall allowed only three hits and struck out two batters. Taylor Tucker replaced Hall in the seventh not allowing a hit to take the save. Kim Adams (1-11) entered in the third to take the loss. Adams struck out four while giving up two runs.
The Tigers will return home to host Miles College on Wednesday in a doubleheader beginning at 4 p.m.