HUNTSVILLE | The top-seeded University of Alabama in Huntsville softball team advanced in the single-elimination Gulf South Conference softball tournament on Saturday, defeating the No. 8 seed West Georgia 5-0 at Charger Park. UAH improves to 40-14, while UWG ends the season at 29-24.
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Game Changer
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Tyler Harrison was masterful in the circle in the tournament opener for the Chargers, scattering three hits while walking one and striking out five in moving to 19-7 on the season.
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Inside the Box Score
-UAH had six hits in the contest with six different players –
Sarah Jordan,
Kaitlyn Bannister,
Erin Jewell,
Taylor Wascavage,
Emily Glover, and
Jada Hayes – having one in the game.
-Three of the hits were for extra bases with Wascavage and Bannister both homering while Hayes had a pinch-hit double.
-Two Chargers had sacrifices in the game with both
Ashley Cornell and
Brooke Miller doing so.
-UAH also drew seven walks in the contest with Wascavage earning a team-high two.
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Inside the Flow
-UAH scored its first run in the second when
Reagan Malone showed a patient approach and drew a bases-loaded walk, forcing in
Erin Jewell who had reached on an infield single to start the inning.
-The score remained that way until the bottom of the fourth when Glover singled, moved to second on Cornell's sac bunt, and then scored on Jordan's base hit to right to put the Chargers up 2-0.
-Wascavage's blast in the fifth made it a 3-0 lead for UAH, and with Hayes standing at second and two outs in the sixth, Bannister's no-doubter produced the 5-0 final.
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Noteworthy
-The Chargers have now won 40 games in 20 straight seasons.
-Bannister's home run is her team-leading 19th of the season, and the senior also now has 64 runs driven in on the year.
-The solo shot for Wascavage is her fifth of the season, and she has now recorded 25 RBI on the season.
-Harrison tosses her 19th complete game of the year, and she logs her seventh shutout in 2017.
-The sacrifice for Cornell is her team-best 15th of the year.
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Next Time Out
-UAH will play fourth-seeded Valdosta State at 10 a.m. on Sunday with a berth in the championship game on the line. The tournament final is slated for a 3 p.m. start.
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