LIVINGSTON, Ala. – The third-ranked University of West Alabama baseball team completed a three-game, mid-week sweep of Henderson State on Wednesday afternoon at Tartt Field. The 12-6 win extended UWA’s win streak to four games, as the Tigers improved to 29-5 on the season.

UWA jumped out early, posting nine of its 12 runs in the first four innings. After taking a 1-0 lead in the first inning, the Tigers erupted with six runs in the second to take a 7-0 lead.

Following back-to-back singles from Nick Wheeler and Matt Busbee, Kevin Deese hit a one out single through the right side to score Wheeler and move Busbee to third. Finney followed with a triple to left field to score Deese and Busbee and give the Red and White a 4-0 lead. Following walks by Rob Dahlberg and Todd Rea, Jake DeRoy hit a two out single to right center, scoring Dahlberg and Finney. The final run of the inning came on a double steal by the Tigers, as Rea scored.

UWA tallied two runs in the fourth and fifth and one more in the sixth to round out the scoring in the contest for the Tigers.

Five pitchers took the hill for the Red and White with Cole Thornton (2-1) receiving the win. Thornton, who relieved starter Jonathan Sherrill, pitched 1 1/3 innings with one strikeout. Sherrill logged his longest outing of the season, 4 2/3 innings, in his first start of the year, allowing three runs on three hits with five strikeouts.  

West Alabama returns to action on Saturday, March 29, as the Tigers travel to Valdosta, Ga. to face the Valdosta State in GSC East Division play. First pitch of the doubleheader on Saturday is scheduled for 12:00 p.m. The game will be carried on Y-104.9-FM and athletics.uwa.edu.