HUNTSVILLE | The No. 25 University of Alabama in Huntsville softball team made it a series win over Auburn Montgomery as the Chargers used the long-ball to earn a 6-4 triumph on Sunday afternoon at Charger Park. UAH improves to 14-7 (9-6 Gulf South Conference), while AUM falls to 16-4 (8-4 GSC).
 
Game Changer
-With the game tied at 4-4 in the fifth, Kiara Akles hit her second home run of the game – a two-run blast that would prove to be the game-winner for the Chargers.
 
Inside the Box Score
-UAH outhit the Warhawks by a 9-7 margin in the game.
-Akles finished the contest with the two home runs and five RBI, while Ashley Cornell had a pair of hits and scored twice.
-Booker had the team's other RBI in the contest.
-Grace O'Berry scattered three hits and gave up just one run in 4.2 innings of relief work to earn the win in the circle, while Layton Murphy did not allow a hit in the final two innings on her way to picking up the save.
 
Key Plays
-Auburn Montgomery immediately staked itself to a three-run lead after crossing the plate three times in the top of the first, but Akles would hit a three-run bomb to left in the home half to quickly level the contest at 3-3.
-The Warhawks would go back in front with a solo home run in the second, but again the Chargers would have an answer as Booker's sacrifice fly plated Heather Thompson to create a 4-4 game after two.
-The contest would remain even though the next three innings until the bottom of the fifth when Cornell led the inning off with a single, moved to second on a Mackenzie Nutt sac bunt, and then scored on the long fly from Akles to put the Chargers up 6-4.
-Murphy then worked around a leadoff walk in the top of the sixth and stranded runners at second and third in the top of the seventh to end the contest.
 
Noteworthy
-Akles now has a team-high four homers on the year, and she features a team-best 24 RBI.
-Booker's sac fly is her second of the season.
-O'Berry moves to 4-1 on the year and lowers her ERA to 2.38, while Murphy picks up her first save of the season.
 
Next Time Out
-The Chargers will return to road play next weekend, traveling to West Alabama for a three-game series. Saturday's doubleheader is slated for a noon start.