HUNTSVILLE | The No. 18 University of Alabama in Huntsville softball team completed its weekend sweep of visiting Delta State on Sunday, winning 9-1 in five innings. The Chargers improve to 8-4 (3-0 Gulf South Conference), while the Lady Statesmen fall to 3-8 (0-3 GSC).
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Game Changer
-The Chargers plated four runs in the first inning, setting the tone for the remainder of the contest.
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Inside the Box Score
-UAH outhit the visitors by a 9-2 margin in the contest.
-Each of
Mackenzie Nutt,
Shannon Long, and
Alaina Hampton went 2-for-3 in the contest, with Nutt driving in three runs and Long and Hampton both knocking in a pair.
-Long and Hampton both had doubles, while Nutt and Hampton also had a home run each.
-UAH also drew four walks with
Shelby Booker earning a pair of free passes.
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Layton Murphy was solid in the circle for UAH, allowing just two hits and one run in the five innings while also striking out a pair.
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Key Plays
-After Murphy tossed a perfect 1-2-3 inning to start the game, the Chargers would send eight batters to the plate in the bottom of the first with Nutt and Hampton driving in a run each while Long doubled in a pair to help put the hosts ahead 4-0.
-A scoreless second would follow, but the Chargers would erupt for four more in the home half of the third, as 10 batters hit for UAH including Nutt who had a two-run homer and
Kaylee Vaught who drove in a pair on a single to left to make it an 8-0 game.
-DSU would score its run in the top of the fourth, and after a scoreless bottom of the fourth and top of the fifth,
Alaina Hampton promptly ended the game with a long fly to left field to produce the 9-1 final.
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Noteworthy
-Nutt improves her team-leading RBI total to 15 with seven in last two games of the series this weekend, and she records her first home run of the season.
-The homer for Hampton is her third of the year, tying her with
Kiara Akles for the team lead in long flies.
-Murphy moves to 2-0 on the year in the circle.
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Next Time Out
-The Chargers will return to action next weekend when the team travels to Jackson, Tennessee, for a three-game set against Union. The series starts with a 1 p.m. doubleheader on Saturday.
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