HUNTSVILLE | Playing its second top-10 opponent in as many outings, the No. 13 University of Alabama in Huntsville softball team split with visiting No. 3 North Georgia on Thursday at Charger Park with the Chargers winning 5-3 in the first game before falling 10-0 in five innings in the nightcap. UAH is now 22-9 on the season, while the Nighthawks move to 23-5.
 
Next Time Out
-The Chargers will begin a three-game set with Gulf South Conference foe Shorter on Saturday with a doubleheader that starts at a 1 p.m. in Huntsville.
 
UAH 5, North Georgia 3
Inside the Box Score
-North Georgia picked up six hits in the game compared to five for the Chargers.
-Lila Young was 2-for-3 with three RBI in the contest, while Kiara Akles had a home run and Mackenzie Nutt owned the other hit.
-Akles was also walked intentionally twice and scored three times.
-Layton Murphy earned the win in the circle as she went the distance, working around the six hits while striking out three and walking none.
 
Key Plays
-The back-and-forth affair saw the scoring start in the second when Akles absolutely crushed one to straightaway center to give the Chargers a 1-0 lead, but after a scoreless third for both teams, the Nighthawks would get two of their own in the fourth to go up 2-1.
-The lead would not last long, however, as Young singled in Nutt and Akles would also come home after the ball was booted around in the outfield, allowing the home team to go up 3-2.
-A solo shot in the top of the fifth tied the game back up at 3-3, but in the bottom of the fifth, Young would single through the left side, plating Nutt and Akles again to put the Chargers ahead by a 5-3 score.
-North Georgia would load the bases in the top of the seventh, but Murphy would wiggle out of the jam to seal the win.
 
Noteworthy
-This was Young's third three-RBI game of the season, and she is now second on the team with 23 for the year.
-The long fly for Akles is her team-leading seventh.
-Murphy earns her 10th win of the season, and she now has 47 for her career.
 
North Georgia 10, UAH 0 
Inside the Box Score
-Tybee Denton threw a no-hitter for North Georgia, striking out three and walking four.
-Nutt drew two of the four UAH walks, while Akles and Laura Harbin each had one in the game.
-Shelby Hammontree led North Georgia offensively with three hits and four RBI.
 
Key Plays
-The guests scored in each of the first four innings to build up the 10-0 advantage that would prove to be the final.