LIVINGSTON, Ala. – The
University of West Alabama baseball
team returns to the diamond on
Wednesday, Feb. 25, as UWA (8-6)
travels to Stillman College for a
NCAA South Region match up. First
pitch is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. at
the Stillman Stadium Baseball
Complex.
The Tigers are 5-1 away from Tartt
Field this season and are riding a
three-game road winning streak.
UWA is 42-9 against the SC Tigers,
including a current 22 game win
streak against its in-state, region
foe. Last season, the Red and White
took all five meetings, including
two at Stillman to close out the
regular season.
UWA enters the contest on a two game
win streak after sweeping St.
Joseph’s (Ind.) this weekend at
Tartt Field. Rob Dahlberg paces the
Tigers at the plate with a .486
batting average. The Gilbertown,
Ala.-native is also the team leader
in slugging percentage at .743 and
on base percentage with a .568. Mike
Schmitt leads the pitching staff
with a 3-1 record in 26 1/3 innings
pitched. The Cheyenne, Wyo.-product
is holding opponent batters to a
.228 batting average, while striking
out 13 batters, which is third on
the team.
SC
enters the contest with a 5-7 record
after dropping three of four at
Tampa over the weekend. The Blue and
Gold snapped the Spartans two game
win streak with a 4-2 victory in the
second contest on Saturday, but
dropped both games on Sunday to UT.
After the mid-week contest, West
Alabama travels to Cleveland, Miss.
to face Delta State in a three-game
weekend series. The series begins on
Saturday, Feb. 28 with a
doubleheader beginning at 1:00 p.m.