MEMPHIS | The 14th-ranked University of Alabama in Huntsville softball team made it a weekend sweep of Christian Brothers, winning 8-4 in the series finale to also record the team's fifth-straight win. UAH is now 12-3 (7-2 Gulf South Conference), while CBU falls to 1-10 (1-8 GSC).
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Game Changer
-A six-run third inning saw the Chargers send 11 to the plate, and it would prove to be the difference in the Sunday win.
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Inside the Box Score
-The Chargers outhit Christian Brothers by a 12-4 margin.
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Mackenzie Nutt capped off her strong weekend with a 3-for-4 day that also saw he score twice, while
Kaylee Vaught also was 3-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored.
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Lila Young had a double, drove in three runs, and scored twice, while
Laura Harbin also had a double in the contest.
-The Chargers had eight stolen bases with each of
Ashley Cornell,
Gracie Green, and Vaught swiping two bags.
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Layton Murphy permitted just two hits and none of the four runs she allowed were earned as she picked up the win, while
Grace O'Berry pitched the final 1.1 innings to earn the save.
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Key Plays
-The game was scoreless until the third when Young got the scoring started for the Chargers with a bases-loaded double that cleared the bags and put the guests ahead 3-0, and UAH would tack on three more with Vaught and
Reagan Malone singling in runs before Malone scored on an error to push UAH in front 6-0.
-A three-run homer in the bottom half of the third for CBU made it a 6-3 game, but UAH would get two of those runs back when Harbin doubled in Young and Nutt to give UAH an 8-3 lead.
-CBU would end the scoring in the fifth, getting the last run in the 8-4 game.
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Noteworthy
-Nutt increases her average to .531 on the season, and she matches
Shelby Booker with a team-high 19 runs.
-Young now has 15 RBI on the season which is fourth on the team.
-Murphy improves to 5-2 in the circle, while O'Berry earns her second save.
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