FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. | The UAH softball team split a doubleheader on Saturday at the NSU Softball Field, opening the day with an 8-6 victory over Barry before falling 9-1 to Nova Southeastern in the second game.

The Chargers move to 3-1 on the season. Barry falls to 0-3 while Nova Southeastern improves to 1-2. 

Game One: UAH 8, Barry 6

UAH used a balanced offensive attack and strong relief pitching to secure an 8-6 win over Barry in the opener. The Chargers got on the board in the first inning when Alexa Douthitt grounded out to drive in Brittany Slaten. Barry responded with three runs in the bottom of the inning, but UAH chipped away and took the lead for good in the fourth, scoring two runs on a two-RBI single from Slaten to make it 6-3.

Barry pulled even in the bottom of the fourth with two home runs, but UAH responded immediately. Kylie Ballentine scored on a wild pitch in the fifth, and Mia Brown added an RBI single in the sixth to extend the lead to 8-6.

Megan Shurtz earned the win in relief, throwing 2.1 scoreless innings while allowing just one hit. Slaten led the Chargers with a 2-for-4 performance, scoring twice and driving in two runs. Ballentine went 3-for-4 with a run scored, Douthitt added two RBIs, and Hannah Temple had two runs scored. Barry was paced by homers from Chandler Barry, Vivian Billard, and Rachel Rodriguez.
 

Game Two: Nova Southeastern 9, UAH 1 (5 innings)

Nova Southeastern used a seven-run fifth inning to pull away from UAH and claim a 9-1 win in the second game of the day. UAH struck first when Mia Brown doubled to drive in Brittany Slaten, but the Sharks tied it with a solo home run in the bottom of the inning. Nova Southeastern took the lead in the fourth and broke the game open in the fifth with multiple base hits and a three-run homer to end the contest early.

Katie Bracken took the loss for UAH, striking out 10 over 4.1 innings. Brown went 1-for-1 with an RBI double, while Slaten and Kylie Ballentine each had a hit for the Chargers. Destiny Lewis, Taylor Rogers, and Emily Garcia paced the Sharks with a combined eight RBIs and three home runs.
 

The Chargers will wrap up the weekend-long competition on Feb. 1 with an 11 a.m. doubleheader against Nova Southeastern.