MONTGOMERY, Ala. | The University of Alabama in Huntsville softball team opened conference play on Saturday, falling 5-3 to Lee before dropping a 5-4 decision to Delta State. The Chargers move to 8-4 (0-2 Gulf South Conference) on the year.
 
Next Time Out
-UAH will wrap up play at the GSC Opening Weekend Festival on Sunday when the team takes on West Georgia at 2:30 p.m.
 
Lee 5, UAH 3
Game Changer
-The Flames scored three times in the top of the seventh to complete the comeback.
 
Inside the Box Score
-Reagan Malone went 3-for-4 in the contest to lead the Chargers, driving in a pair of runs.
-Also tallying an RBI was Shelby Booker.
-Lee outhit the Chargers by a 12-6 margin.
-Kiara Akles took the loss in the circle, going 6.2 innings while striking out seven.
 
Key Plays
-After Lee went ahead 1-0 in the top of the second, the Chargers with three in the bottom half as Booker singled in a run before Malone drove in a pair later in the inning.
-The Flames then pulled within one at 3-2 after scoring in the sixth and then pushed past UAH in the seventh with three runs.
 
Noteworthy
-Akles matches a season-high with the seven strikeouts.
 
Delta State 5, UAH 4
Game Changer
-DSU erased a 4-0 deficit and scored five times in the fifth inning to earn the victory.
 
Inside the Box Score
-The Chargers outhit the Lady Statesmen by a 9-8 margin in the contest, and Booker and Shannon Long led the Chargers with a pair of hits each.
-Booker, Malone, and Amber Hammonds all drove in a run for the Chargers.
-UAH totaled four stolen bases in the game.
-Layton Murphy was charged with the loss in the circle as she struck out two in the contest.
 
Key Plays
­-The Chargers got on the board first in the top of the first when Malone stole home, and UAH would tack onto its lead with an RBI single by Hammonds in the top of the third.
-UAH then made it 4-0 game as Malone singled in a run and Booker drove in a run in the top of the fourth before Delta State crossed the plate five times in the bottom half of the fifth.
 
Noteworthy
-Malone now has seven RBI on the season, and she continues to pace the team with a .522 batting average.
-Booker ranks fourth on the squad with nine RBI.