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Box Score 2 TUSKEGEE, Ala. –
Whitney Brown and
Rebecca Schick lead West Alabama to season high of 15 runs batted in in game one to split a double header with Tuskegee at the TU Softball field on Tuesday. UWA won game one, 15-4 and fell 8-1 in game two.
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West Alabama moved to 15-13 overall, while Tuskegee moved to 6-5.
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The Tiger offense totaled 11 hits, nine walks and had only two strikeouts in game one. On defense, they stranded 10 Tuskegee runners on eight hits.
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Five hits came in the top of the first with
Whitney Brown putting the Tigers on the board first with a grand slam.
Rebecca Schick followed up with another homerun to give the Tigers a 5-0 lead.
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Schick later tallied her own grand slam in the top of the second inning to put UWA up 9-0.Three more hits and two walks gave the Tigers six runs in the top of the fourth.
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Schick ended 3-for-3 at the plate with three runs, while Brown finished game one 1-for-3 with two runs.
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Tuskegee got on the board in the bottom of the second with three runs. Denavia Harrison added a home run in the bottom of the fourth for her only hit of the game.
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Alli Hall (2-1) pitched through three innings, entering in the third. She struck out three batters and allowed one earned run on four hits to get the win. Acey Spence (0-2) entered in the second and pitched through three to take the loss. She gave up six earned runs on five hits and walked five batters.
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In game two, UWA took the first lead in the top of the first with a double by
Jordyn Whiddon. Tuskegee answered with a trio of runs in the third and fourth innings and two runs in the sixth.
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Cari Driver led Tuskegee with two runs, two RBI and 2-for-4 at the plate. Whiddon led UWA, batting 2-for-3.
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Latifah Kelly (4-1) pitched the complete second game, striking out seven batters and allowing four hits to get the win.
Skylar Davis (2-3) allowed four runs on three hits through the first three innings to pick up the loss.
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The Tigers will return to Gulf South Conference action as they host Valdosta State in a three game series, beginning with a double header on Saturday. Game one is set for 3 p.m. at the UWA Softball Complex.Â