LIONS SCORE 22 RUNS
IN TWO GAMES, IMPROVE TO 4-0 IN GSC PLAY
LIVINGSTON, Ala., - The
University of North Alabama softball team
pounded out 25 hits and scored 22 runs
during a double-header road sweep at West
Alabama Sunday afternoon in Gulf South
Conference play. The Lions won the first
game 12-8 before taking the second contest
10-1 to improve to 19-7 on the year with a
4-0 GSC record.
As a team, the Lions hit .357 in the two
games with six doubles. Lindsey Greene led
the way at the plate, going 5-for-7 with a
double, three runs scored and three RBI.
With the two wins, UNA extends its winning
streak over the Tigers to 13 straight games.
In the first game, the Lions scored five
runs in the top of the second inning and
four in the third to take a 9-0 lead. UWA
responded in the bottom of the third with
three runs, then cut the lead to 9-5 after a
two-run fourth inning.
UNA pushed three more runs across the plate
in the fifth inning and held on for the 12-8
victory. Sabrina Roberts allowed eight runs
off 13 hits, but got the win to improve to
8-2 on the year. Megan Niesel came in to
pitch the final inning and record her second
save of the season.
At the plate, Greene went a perfect 4-for-4
with a double and three singles. She scored
twice and drove in three runs. Lindsey Bates
also went 3-for-5 with three RBI, while
Andrea Palmer also produced two hits.
In the second game, Stephanie Glienke (6-3)
pitched six strong innings, scattering five
hits and striking out five batters to get
the 10-1 win for the Lions.
While Glienke kept the UWA batters in check,
the UNA offense came through with nine hits
and took advantage of six Tiger errors. A
single by Kristin Maas drove in two runs in
the first inning, and the Lions led 3-0
after an RBI-single by Sarah Whitlow in the
top of the second.
West Alabama scored its only run of the
second game in the bottom of the fourth
inning. The Lions, however, answered with
two runs in the fifth and five in the sixth
to end the game via the eight-run mercy
rule. Bates and Whitlow each went 2-for-4 to
lead UNA in the second game.
The Lions will step outside of conference
play next weekend with a pair of
double-headers against teams from the GSC
West Division in Southaven, Miss. UNA will
take on Southern Arkansas Saturday at 4 p.m.
and face Delta State the next day at 11 a.m.
Printable Game
Statistics - West Alabama - Game 25
Printable Game
Statistics - West Alabama - Game 26
