HUNTSVILLE | The No. 17 University of Alabama in Huntsville softball team returned to action with a Gulf South Conference doubleheader sweep of Lee by scores of 9-1 and 8-7 on Friday afternoon at Charger Park. UAH improves to 20-7 (15-6 GSC), while LU dips to 9-15 (7-11 GSC).
 
Next Time Out
-UAH and Lee wrap up the three-game set on Saturday at noon at Charger Park.
 
UAH 9, Lee 1 (5 inn.)
Game-Changer
-Back-to-back three-run innings by the Chargers – highlighted by a three-run home run in the bottom of the first by Alaina Hampton – aided UAH in its 9-1 win to open the series against Lee on Friday.
 
Inside the Box Score
-Layton Murphy started in the circle for the Chargers, turning in 5.1 innings with one unearned run allowed and five strikeouts. She improved to 8-4 with the win.
-Hampton paced the Chargers at the plate with a 2-for-2 performance with one homer, three runs scored, three RBI and one walk.
-Shelby Booker drew a team-high two walks out of the lead-off spot.
-Both Lila Young and Reagan Malone went 2-for-3 on the day, with Young notching a double in the third.
-Gracie Green notched the lone stolen base by the Chargers.
 
Noteworthy
-This was UAH's fifth-straight win.
-Hampton's home run was her fourth of the season.
 
UAH 8, Lee 7
Game-Changer
-After Lee forced extra-innings with three runs in the top of the seventh, UAH went on to win on a walk-off RBI single to right by Malone that gave the Chargers the doubleheader sweep on Friday.
 
Inside the Box Score
-Ashley Cornell led the Chargers at the plate with a 4-for-4 performance in game two with a team-high four runs scored to go along with one walk.
-Kiara Akles registered UAH's lone extra-base hit with a grand slam in the bottom of the fourth, as she finished with four RBI, one run and one walk.
-Heather Thompson and Mackenzie Nutt each had two walks on the day, as UAH drew 10 free passes as a team.
-Grace O'Berry started on the mound for the Chargerd with 7.0 innings, six runs allowed and four strikeouts.
-Ava Jacobs earned the win in relief with 1.0 inning in the eighth with one run allowed. She improves to 1-0 with the win.
 
Noteworthy
-Akles hit her team-leading fifth home run of the season, and she also leads the Chargers with 30 RBI in 2021.
-Cornell's four base hits are a season-high.