HUNTSVILLE | The No. 9 University of Alabama in Huntsville softball team returns to Charger Park with a three-game Gulf South Conference series against West Florida starting with the opening game on Friday at 4 p.m. followed by a 1 p.m. doubleheader Saturday.

Admission to this weekend's games – and every regular season home game – is free again this season courtesy of Alabama Credit Union.
 
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The Chargers enter the weekend with a 16-4 overall record and a 5-1 mark in GSC play this season, after most recently taking 2-of-3 in a series at Montevallo last weekend.
 
UAH's offense has been amongst the conference leaders overall, as the squad ranks in the top five of the GSC in batting average (.319), runs (136), RBI (125), walks (81) and on-base percentage (.414). The Chargers additionally have struck out the fewest amongst GSC teams with 53 this season.
 
The Blue & White feature six lineup regulars with batting averages of .320 or higher, led by Lawren Hayes who ranks eighth in the GSC this season with a .448 average. Maddie Cartron has driven in the most runs this season by a Charger with 27, which rates fourth in the conference.
 
The Chargers pitching staff enters the weekend set ranked third in the GSC with a 2.80 team ERA over 135.0 innings this season, as Katie Bracken (1.20 ERA/40.2 IP), Grace O'Berry (2.23 ERA, 22.0 IP) and Megan Shurtz (3.22 ERA/37.0 IP) all boast sub-3.30 ERAs with 20 or more innings pitched.
 
West Florida comes into the GSC series in the Rocket City with an 8-7 overall record and a 2-3 mark in GSC contests this season, following two wins and a loss against Delta State at home last weekend. The Argos offense is guided by Madelyn Vasquez with eight doubles and 15 runs, while UWF's pitching staff owns a 3.30 team ERA.
 
After this weekend's series at Charger Park, UAH hits the road to Rome, Georgia, next weekend to take on Shorter with a single game Friday and a doubleheader Saturday.