Softball Opens Season in Gulf Coast Invitational

Game 1
Friday at 10 a.m. vs. Eckerd College at the Gulf Shores Sportsplex, Field 3
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Game 2
Friday at 3 p.m. vs. North Georgia at the Gulf Shores Sportsplex, Field 3
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Game 3
Saturday at 9 a.m. vs. Tuskegee at the Gulf Shores Sportsplex, Field 5 (Saint Leo)

Game 4
Saturday at 11:30 a.m. vs. Mobile at the Gulf Shores Sportsplex, Field 1

Game 5
Sunday at 11:30 a.m. vs. Nova Southeastern at the Gulf Shores Sportsplex, Field 1

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West Alabama
West Alabama finished the 2018 season with a 20-30

Friday Opponents
Eckerd College finished the 2018 season 20-27. North Georgia finished last season 62-4 and as the top seed in the NCAA Division II Tournament but fell to Saint Leo to end the season.

Saturday Opponents
Tuskegee finished the 2018 season 12-35. Mobile finished 46-15 on the 2018 season with a loss in the 2018 NAIA Softball World Series.

Sunday Matchup
Nova Southeastern finished the 2018 season 21-29.

UWA Head coach Carie Dever-Boaz
Carie Dever-Boaz is 41-61 in her first two seasons at West Alabama, 281-335 in 10 seasons as a head coach.

Tigers back on the Gulf Coast
West Alabama is returning to the Gulf Coast Invitational in Gulf Shores, Alabama for the second year in the row. Last season, UWA went 3-3 in the event with wins over Lenoir-Rhyne, Rollins and Tuskegee and losses to Eckerd, Saint Leo and Young Harris.

Familiar Opponents
The Tigers have faced all their opponents this weekend at least once with the records as followed: 0-1 vs. Eckerd College; 0-7 vs. North Georgia; 22-2 vs. Tuskegee; 1-6 vs. Mobile; 0-1 vs. Nova Southeastern.

Foes in the Polls
North Georgia is ranked #4 in the National Fast Pitch Coaches Association and is the only ranked opponent on the Tigers schedule this weekend. Ranked future opponents include #11 Alabama-Huntsville, #13 Young Harris College and #22 Valdosta State

UWA Top Returners (2018 Stats)
Player Pos G-GS    Avg. HR       RBI       K BB SB-ATT
Alli Craft                      C          32-28   .403     5          22        16        5 3-4
Nicole Bucceri OF        47-44   .379     6          33        11        13 2-2
Chrissy Tubbs IF         50-38   .319     0          11 5          2 20-23

Pitcher                        L-R       App-GS            W-L      ERA      IP K BB
Kamree Lay                 R          30-11               5-3       3.30 65.2     49        27
Nora Keehn                 R          31-11               5-8       3.68 91.1     48        19

Up Next
The West Alabama Tigers will have six more games on the road as part of the UAH Charger Chillout in Huntsville, Alabama. Game times and links for live stats will be released at a later date.

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Players Mentioned

#8 Alli Craft: C/DP; 5' 7"; Sophomore; R/R

#1 Kamree Lay: P; 5' 4"; Freshman; R/R

#14 Nora Keehn: P; 5' 7"; Junior; R/R

#17 Chrissy Tubbs: IF; 5' 5"; Freshman; R/R

Players Mentioned

#8 Alli Craft
: 5' 7"; Sophomore; R/R
: C/DP

#1 Kamree Lay
: 5' 4"; Freshman; R/R
: P

#14 Nora Keehn
: 5' 7"; Junior; R/R
: P

#17 Chrissy Tubbs
: 5' 5"; Freshman; R/R
: IF