TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The University of West Alabama softball team returned to the win column with a doubleheader sweep of Stillman College on Tuesday afternoon as head coach Will Atkinson earned career win 300. UWA (19-15) rallied to down SC in the opening game, 5-2, and run-ruled the Tigers, 9-0, in the nightcap.

The Tigers cranked out 11 hits in the second game of the twinbill, including multiple hit efforts from Taylor Beck, Stephanie Shoup and Taylor Miller. Beck led the way with a 3-for-4 performance that included three RBI and two runs scored. Miller and Shoup each logged two hits each with Miller driving in two runs and scoring once while Shoup scored twice and recorded a RBI.

Jessica Brock (11-5) logged the win in the circle. Brock distributed three hits in the complete game victory with three strikeouts and a walk.

Miller concluded a three-run, second inning with a double to center that plated Beck and Scarlett Wright. After the Red and White scored a run in the third, Wright doubled in the fifth to left field pushing Beck and Morrison across the dish.

Shoup added the first of three runs in the sixth inning with a triple that scored Tamara Vickers. Beck followed with a few batters later with a double to center that scored Rebecca Schick and Shoup to finish the scoring for UWA.

UWA rallied back with four runs in the top half of the seventh. The Red and White cranked out seven of its 13 hits during the frame. Shoup plated the first two runs with a single up the middle that scored Mandi Headrick and Vickers. Shoup later scored on a Schick sacrifice fly to center for the third run. Kelsey Cooper delivered the final run of the game with a single down the left field line that scored Morgan Morrison.

Kristen Skinner (9-5) scattered one hit in outing to garner the victory. Skinner struck out eight batters and gave up just one walk in the complete game performance. The eight Ks tied a season-best set against Tuskegee on two different occasions.

Schick placed the Tigers on the board first with a leadoff homerun in the fourth marking her ninth of the season. UWA held the narrow edge until the sixth inning when a throwing error allowed two SC runs to score.

West Alabama returns to action on Friday, Apr. 6 at Delta State. First pitch is scheduled for Noon.