TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The 12^th-ranked University of West Alabama baseball team tuned up for the 2008 Gulf South Conference Baseball Tournament with a mid-week sweep of in-state foe Stillman College on Tuesday on the SC campus.  The Tigers blanked SC 14-0 in the first game and 19-0 in the finale.

With the pair of double-digit wins, UWA has now put double digit runs on the board in 23 contests this season and moved its streak of consecutive double figure run totals to six-straight games.  With the 33 runs scored in the twinbill, the Tigers have posted 481 runs on the season, shattering the school record for runs in a season.  The previous mark was 467 held by the 1999 squad.

In the opener, Junior Jeremy Finney and Jeremy Dorrance each registered three RBI to pace the squad in the opener.  Finney turned in a 2-for-4 performance at the plate while Dorrance’s big hit came in the UWA half of the sixth.  The Decatur, Ala.-native hit an inside the park home run to left field.  The Red and White turned the three-run affair into a 10-0 lead after five innings.  Kasey Nafzger moved to 6-1 with a five-inning outing on the hill, scattering four hits and striking out five.  Josh Turner finished the final two frames, recording four strike outs.

UWA’s bats continued to sizzle against SC pitching in the night cap, scoring 19 runs off 11 hits and took advantage of four miscues by the home team.   The Tiger pitching staff limited SC to just two hits in the seven-inning affair.  Josh Varner kept his unblemished record intact with a two-inning stance on mound with two strike outs.  A trio of Tigers had three RBI performances, led by senior Todd Rea.  Rea was credited with two hits and also scored twice.  Phillip Merryman and Matt Busbee finished with three RBIs.

UWA returns to the diamond on Saturday, May, 3, taking part in the Gulf South Conference Baseball Tournament in Millington, Tenn.  The Tigers open the eight-team tournament against Ouachita Baptist, the third seed from the West.  First pitch is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. All UWA tournament games will be aired on 104.9 FM.