MEMPHIS | The No. 14 University of Alabama in Huntsville softball team picked up a doubleheader sweep of host Christian Brothers on Saturday, winning 6-4 in the opener before needing nine innings to outlast the Lady Buccaneers 12-9 in the nightcap. UAH is now 11-3 (6-2 Gulf South Conference) on the season, while CBU falls to 1-9 (1-7 GSC).
 
Next Time Out
-The two teams will close the weekend series on Sunday with a first pitch slated for noon.
 
UAH 6, Christian Brothers 4
Inside the Box Score
-The Chargers outhit the Lady Buccaneers by a 12-10 margin in the game.
-Alaina Hampton had a 3-for-4 game at the plate and drove in a run, while each of Mackenzie Nutt, Kaylee Vaught, Lila Young, and Gracie Green had a pair of hits.
-Both of Nutt's and Green's hits were doubles, and Hampton added a two-bagger also.
-Ashley Cornell and Nutt tied for the team lead in runs in the contest with two each.
-Layton Murphy earned the win in the circle for the Chargers, working around nine hits while striking out three.
 
Key Plays
-The guests got on the board first, opening up a 2-0 lead as a productive groundout from Kiara Akles and an error on a ball put in play by Hampton would both push a run across for the Chargers, but CBU would get one of the runs back in the home half of the first to make it 2-1.
-The score remained that way until the fourth when Shelby Booker would have a sac fly before both Nutt and Hampton doubled in a run to push the Chargers in front 5-1, and an RBI single up the middle off the bat of Young in the sixth created a 6-1 cushion for the Blue and White.
-The Lady Buccaneers did not go down without a fight, scoring three times in the seventh to make it interesting before Grace O'Berry got out of a bases-loaded jam to end the game and give UAH the victory.
 
UAH 12, Christian Brothers 9 (9 inn.)
Inside the Box Score
-The Chargers racked up 20 hits in the game compared to nine for CBU.
-Both Booker and Nutt finished the game with four hits while scoring twice, and Hampton added three more hits as did Vaught.
-The Chargers had seven hits for extra bases including a homer from Cornell, a triple and double from Booker, a pair of doubles for Vaught, and a double each for Nutt and Young.
-Cornell and Vaught both drove in a pair of runs.
-Kiara Akles pitched the final two innings and earned the win in the circle.
 
Key Plays
-Christian Brothers claimed an early 1-0 lead, and the game stayed that way until the fourth when an error allowed Vaught to score to tie the game before Booker singled in a run and Nutt doubled to drive in another to push the Chargers in front 3-1.
-The lead would be short-lived, however, as the Lady Bucs scored three times in the fourth to go back ahead 4-3.
-A two-run homer for Cornell would start what would be a five-run sixth for the Chargers as other scoring plays in the inning would include Booker scoring on a passed ball, Vaught driving in Nutt on a sac fly, and Reagan Malone singling in Hampton to give UAH an 8-5 lead.
-The hosts had a solo homer and a two-run jack in the bottom of the sixth to pull back within one, and then a two-out home run in the bottom of the seventh tied the game up at 8-8.
-The teams would trade runs in the eighth with Peyton Perkins scoring on an error for the Chargers before CBU got another two-out run in the home frame to send the game to the ninth deadlocked at 9-9.
-Young would single in the eventual game-winning run in the top of the ninth on a play that saw an error allow another run to score, and Vaught would single up the middle to plate the final run of the game to create the 12-9 final as Akles worked around a two-out walk in the bottom of the ninth.
 
Noteworthy
-Akles is now 3-0 in the circle, while Murphy improves to 4-2.
-The home run for Cornell is the second of the season for the senior.
-Nutt has a team-best 19 RBI on the season, and she is now hitting .542 after going 6-for-10 in the two games.
-Both Hampton and Nutt are tied for the team lead with four doubles.