LIVINGSTON, Ala. – After nearly a week without a game, the University of West Alabama baseball team returns to the diamond on Wednesday, March 4 for a doubleheader against Harding in Cordova, Tenn. at First Tennessee Field. First pitch is scheduled for 3:00 p.m.

This marks the inaugural meeting between the two Gulf South Conference institutions.

Rob Dahlberg leads the way at the plate for UWA. The Gilbertown, Ala.-native is batting .525 on the year, which is tops in the GSC. The senior is second on the team in RBI with 14 and third in hits with 21.

Mike Schmitt paces the UWA pitching staff with a 3-1 record and 3.08 ERA. The Cheyenne, Wyo.-product suffered his first loss of the season last weekend in a 5-3 defeat to Ouachita Baptist. On the season, the senior has tossed a team-leading 26 1/3 innings while allowing nine runs on 23 hits with 13 strikeouts and holding opponent batters to a .228 batting average.

Harding is 8-11 on the season and riding a five game win streak. All eight of the Bisons wins have come in Searcy, Ark. Adam Darby leads the way at the plate with a .482 batting average, including a team-best 21 hits, five homeruns and 19 RBI.

Kyle Cline pilots the Harding hurlers with a 3-1 record in four appearances and a4.70 ERA. Cline has pitched two complete games in his team-leading 23 innings on the hill with 14 strikeouts.

Following Wednesday’s twinbill against the Bisons, UWA returns to action on Saturday, March 7, with a three-game weekend series at the University of Arkansas at Monticello. First pitch is scheduled for 12:00 p.m.