HUNTSVILLE | The No. 18 University of Alabama in Huntsville softball team dropped a pair of contests on Saturday, falling 6-4 and 14-11 to Trevecca Nazarene at the Huntsville Sportsplex. The Chargers fall to 2-2 on the year, while TNU improves to 4-0.
 
Next Time Out
-The Chargers will be in action next weekend in the Sunshine State, starting with a 3:30 p.m. CT contest against Angelo State.
 
Trevecca Nazarene 6, UAH 4
Game Changer
-The Trojans scored three times in the top of the sixth to break a 3-3 tie on their way to taking the day's first game.
 
Inside the Box Score
-TNU collected 18 hits in the contest, while the Chargers had six.
-Six different Chargers had a hit in the game, and Kiara Akles got on base a team-best three times as she had two walks in addition to a two-run homer.
-Ashley Cornell also had a hit for extra bases as she had a double.
-The Chargers totaled four stolen bases with Shannon Long registering a pair.
-Torie Garner took the loss in the circle for UAH.
 
Key Plays
-After the Trojans struck first with a run in the top of the first, Cornell's double in the bottom half of the inning plated Reagan Malone and tied the game at 1-1.
-TNU scored twice in the second to go up 3-1, but the lead was brief as Akles hit a bomb with Long on base to level the game at 3-3, which would remain the score until the sixth.
-The Trojans sent seven to the plate and scored three times in the sixth to go in front 6-3, and though Mackenzie Nutt would single in a run in the bottom of the seventh, TNU would strand the potential tying run at first to secure the win.
 
Noteworthy
-Akles gets her first home run of the season, giving her 24 for her career.
 
Trevecca Nazarene 14, UAH 11
Game Changer
-TNU plated six runs in the fourth and five more in the fifth to erase what had been a 7-3 deficit.
 
Inside the Box Score
-The teams combined for 30 hits with TNU logging 17 and UAH owning 13.
-Akles had another strong game at the plate, going 4-for-5 with a pair of RBI, while Kaylee Vaught was 3-for-5 while driving in four runs thanks in part to a pair of doubles.
-Long finished the contest 2-for-3 with a pair of walks and a run scored.
-Maddie Tankersley was charged with the loss in the circle for UAH.
 
Key Plays
-TNU jumped ahead 3-0 in the first, and the score remained that way until the second when Vaught doubled in a pair of runs to cut UAH's deficit to just one at 3-1.
-The Chargers then jumped in front in the third when they put a five spot on the board with both Akles and Vaught driving in runs and UAH taking advantage of a pair of errors to grab a 7-3 lead.
-After TNU stormed back and took a 14-7 lead, the Chargers would score a run in the fifth and another in the sixth to make it a 14-9 game.
-Akles and Gracie Green both singled in runs in the bottom of the seventh, and UAH ultimately would get the tying run to the plate before TNU closed the game out with the 14-11 final.
 
Noteworthy
-Akles finished the weekend hitting .667 with five RBI and a pair of walks for a .727 on-base percentage.
-Cornell was impressive in center defensively, turning in three outfield assists in the four contests.