MIAMI SHORES, Fla. | The University of Alabama in Huntsville softball team continued its season-opening tour of the Sunshine State with a pair of wins at Barry by scores of 5-2 and 10-4 on Saturday afternoon in nonconference action. UAH improves to 3-1, while BU slides to 2-2.
 
UAH finishes its Sunshine State trip on Sunday with a single game at 11 a.m. CT at Palm Beach Atlantic.
 
UAH 5, BU 2
The Chargers came from behind to win the first game of the doubleheader with four runs over the fifth, sixth and seventh innings to propel the squad to the 5-2 win.
 
Kaylee Vaught drove in a team-high two runs in a 1-for-3 performance at the plate, as he highlighted a two-run top of the sixth with her first home run of the season. Vaught now has 17 home runs in her career.
 
Lawren Hayes and Maddie Cartron each had two base hits and one RBI to help UAH to the victory, as UAH compiled seven base hits as a team. One of Hayes base hits went for a double, and she now has a team-high two extra-base hits in 2023.
 
Katie Bracken had a stellar pitching performance, twirling a complete game with 10 strikeouts and one earned run allowed. Bracken improves to 1-0 with her first career win at UAH.
 
UAH 10, BU 4
UAH powered its way to the 10-4 victory with a pair of three-run innings in the contest to complete the doubleheader sweep at Barry.
 
Hayes excelled out of the lead-off spot in game two on Saturday, as she went a perfect 5-for-5 with four runs and one RBI. One of Hayes' four base hits went for a triple in the top of the third.
 
Caitlyn Bryson collected three base hits in four at-bats to rate second on the squad, with both Kinley Adams and Vaught also notching multi-hit performances with two hits apiece.
 
Adams additionally tied for the team lead in RBI with two, as Maddie Cartron also fdrove in two runs in Saturday's second game.
 
The Chargers were also adept on the base paths against the Bucs, posting seven steals as a team led by Hayes and Bryson with two each.
 
Megan Shurtz started on the mound for UAH, turning in 3.0 innings with two runs allowed for a no-decision.
 
Kaylee Hawkins picked up the win in her one inning of relief, while Josie Thompson notched her first save of the season after finishing the last 2.2 innings with no runs allowed, zero walks and one strikeout.