CLEVELAND, Miss. | The No. 13 University of Alabama in Huntsville softball team earned its eight conference series win of the season, using a 6-0 road victory on Sunday to take the three-game set from host Delta State. UAH improves to 27-10 (20-7 Gulf South Conference) with the victory, while the Lady Statesmen fall to 20-24 (12-18 GSC).
 
Inside the Box Score
-Layton Murphy pitched her second complete game shutout in as many days, working around eight hits and four walks while striking out eight on the afternoon.
-Offensively UAH was led by Reagan Malone who was 3-for-3 on the day, while Kiara Akles had a pair of hits and two RBI thanks to a two-run homer.
-Ashley Cornell joined Akles by driving in a pair in the contest.
-Mackenzie Nutt crossed the plate a team-best twice.
-UAH stole four bases in the game with each of Nutt, Cornell, Malone, and Alaina Hampton swiping a bag.
 
Key Plays
-UAH opened the scoring in the first when Nutt scored on an error and Cornell had a sacrifice fly to plate Booker, giving the Chargers a 2-0 lead that would hold until the third thank in part to Murphy stranding three Delta State runners in the bottom of the first.
-In the top of the third with Cornell on board, Akles homered to left to put the guests on top 4-0.
-Another pair of DSU runners would be left on in the bottom of the third, allowing UAH to make it a 6-0 game when a sac fly from Booker and a sac bunt from Cornell both scored runs.
-Murphy would get out of jams in each of the remaining innings, leaving two on in the fifth, three in the sixth, and two in the seventh.
 
Noteworthy
-Murphy's victory is the 50th of her career, making her the eighth player in UAH history to log 50 wins in the circle, and she improves to 13-4 on the season.
-Akles now has eight home runs and a team-high 39 RBI on the year.
-The three-hit game for Malone is her first of the season.
 
Next Time Out
-UAH will now turn its attention to Senior Weekend as rival Valdosta State visits Charger Park next Saturday. The doubleheader to start the series is slated for a 1 p.m. first pitch.