HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – The University of West Alabama softball team dropped a pair of key Gulf South Conference contests to UAH, ending the 2010 season for UWA.  The Chargers posted a 10-9 come-from-behind win in the opener and blanked the Tiger 8-0 in the second contest.

UWA finishes the season 38-23 overall and 10-15 within the GSC.  Monday's scheduled two-game set at West Georgia was canceled after the GSC Tournament field had been set on Sunday.  Coupled with North Alabama's sweep of UWG on Sunday and holding the tie-breaker over UWA, UNA clinched the No. 4 seed in the upcoming GSC Tournament in Southaven, Miss.  GSC rules prohibit make up games being played once the post season tournament field has been set.

The Red and White had its sights set on its first win over UAH since 2008 after taking a 9-6 lead into the last of the seventh.  A lead off walk by began the UAH comeback as a Krystal Johnson had an RBI double to bring the Blue and White within two.  Following Johnson's free pass, Kelly Long delivered the game-winning blow as she corked a three-run blast to clinch the win.

UAH needed the bottom of the seventh after the Tiger bats came to life in final two plate appearances.  UWA scratched the board for two runs in the sixth and exploded for seven in the final at bat after trailing 6-2.  The first of two fielding miscues led to the start of the rally as Anna Shartzer reached base after a throwing error.  Stephanie Beahn's single set the stage for a three-run home run by Junior Kelli Harley.  After three-straight base hits, Meagan Sloke cleared the bases with a three RBI single to give UWA its first lead of the contest.

UWA's Katie Ford was in line for the win until things unraveled in the seventh.  Ford allowed eight runs off five hits along with 11 walks in her 6.1 innings pitched.  Hannah Billingsley, who came in relief of Ford, suffered the loss.

In the second game, UAH scored eight runs in the final three innings to post the five-inning victory.  UAH tosser Whitney Gilbert quieted the UWA bats in the complete game shutout as she scattered just four hits.  Shartzer, Beahn, Ashey Frost and Angela Hanna solved Gilbert for a hit. 

Billingsley was saddled with her second loss of the day after surrendering seven hits and two runs in four innings in the circle.  The Tiger pitching staff allowed 17 walks in the twinbill.