8
Delta State DSU 9-2
16
Winner West Alabama UWASB 6-5
Delta State DSU
9-2
8
Final
16
West Alabama UWASB
6-5
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E
Delta State DSU 1 2 0 3 2 0 8 9 3
West Alabama UWASB 0 0 7 0 7 2 16 13 4

W: Alli Hall (3-3) L: Tucker, Taylor (1-2)

Game Recap: Softball | | Caroline George

Lady Statesmen Drop Series Finale, 16-8, Against West Alabama

LIVINGSTON, Ala. – West Alabama used two seven-run innings to top Delta State softball in the series finale, 16-8, on Sunday.
 
THE BASICS: (GM3) West Alabama 16 – Delta State 8 (6 innings)
  • Date: Sunday, February 15
  • Location: UWA Softball Complex | Livingston, Ala.
  • Records: Delta State (9-2, 2-1 GSC) | West Alabama (6-5, 1-2 GSC)
                       
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • DSU struck first early in the first inning on a Kaitlin Moore RBI-double to score Taylor Holland and take the 1-0 lead.
  • The next inning Holland reached on a UWA error that scored Madison Zoeller and Ashley Mrozinski, extending Delta State's lead to 3-0.
  • West Alabama produced seven runs on two hits and two DSU errors to go ahead of the Lady Statesmen 7-3 in the bottom of the third.
  • The Green-and-White came within one run, 7-6, the very next inning when Mariah Alvarez doubled to left-center field, scoring Amber Adcock. Kory Watterson crossed the plate on a heads-up play when Andrea Cutts grounded out to shortstop. Alvarez later came around to score on a Zoeller double down the left field line.
  • Holland scored in the top of the fifth on an error by the catcher, while Moore scored on a Brook Cline sacrifice fly to regain the lead 8-7.
  • The Tigers used another seven-run inning in the fifth to get the lead back 14-8 and never trailed again. Two more runs on three hits in the bottom of the sixth gave West Alabama the 16-8 victory in six innings.
  • Moore led the offense, going 3-for-5 with an RBI and a run. Holland added two RBIs, while Adcock, Cline, Alvarez, Cutts, and Zoeller each contributed an RBI.
  • Taylor Tucker (1-2) suffered the loss in the circle, pitching 2.0 innings and giving up three earned runs on four hits.
     
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
  • Amber Adcock continued her dominance at the plate, finishing the series going 8-for-9 with eight RBIs and three homeruns.
  • West Alabama used two seven-run innings to take the run-rule victory.
  • The two teams combined for 57 runs in the series.
     
WHO'S NEXT
Delta State will continue a road trip through Alabama, as they stop in Tuscaloosa to take on the Tigers of Stillman College on Tuesday, Feb. 17. The doubleheader starts at 12:00 p.m.
 
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