LIVINGSTON, Ala. – The third-ranked University of West Alabama baseball team took a mid-week series from Henderson State on Tuesday afternoon at Tartt Field, downing the Reddies 8-2 in game one and claiming a 6-5, extra innings win in game two to improve to 28-5 on the season.

Nick Wheeler and Tres Avans led the way at the plate for the Red and White. Wheeler, a Hokes Bluff, Ala.-native, went four-for-seven with five RBI and a two runs in the contests, including the game winning run in the night cap. Avans, a Trenton-Ga.-product, went three-for-seven with five RBI and two runs scored.

Kasey Nafzger (4-0) picked up his fourth consecutive win, pitching seven innings in the opening contest, allowing two runs on two hits with four strikeouts. Brian Burgess garnered his first save of the season with innings on the mound, allowing just two hits. Adam Patterson (1-1) grabbed the win in the night cap with one inning on the hill.

Tied 1-1 after five innings in the opening contest of the doubleheader, UWA pasted three runs on the board in the sixth inning to claim a 4-1 lead. HSU (15-19) plated one run in the seventh before four Tiger runs in the eighth closed out the scoring in the contest and grab the victory.

In the second outing, UWA jumped out to a 5-0 lead, plating all five runs in the third inning. The Tigers held the lead until the sixth inning, when the Reddies added five runs to tie the game. Neither team grabbed the advantage in the final at bats of regulation, forcing the game into extra innings, where UWA forced the winning run across in the ninth inning.

West Alabama returns to action on Wednesday, March 26, as the Tigers close out the series with Henderson State. First pitch is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. The game will be carried on Y-104.9-FM and athletics.uwa.edu.