LIVINGSTON, Ala. – The 11^th-ranked University of West Alabama baseball team extended its win streak to five games with a doubleheader sweep of Talladega College on Friday evening at Tartt Field. UWA (28-10) claimed the opening contest 13-5 and wrapped up the twinbill with an 11-2 win.

The Tigers led 4-1 through four innings in game one, but TC (10-31) cut the lead in half with a run in the fifth inning. Rob Dahlberg landed the first two runs of the game on a two-run, homerun to left field. The Gilbertown, Ala.-native finished the contest with two hits, en route to becoming the all-time hits leader at UWA with 281.

UWA answered with a four spot in the bottom of the fifth inning. Douglas Frazier doubled down the left field line to score Clint Brown for the first run of the inning. Frazier later scored on a wild pitch for a 6-2 lead. One batter later Dallas Rogers doubled to left field to score Bryan Mason. Jeremy Finney wrapped up the scoring in the inning with a sacrifice fly to left that scored Jeremy Dorrance.

The Red and White added two more in the sixth inning to lengthen its 10-2 lead heading into the top of the eighth. The Tornadoes cut the deficit in half with three runs in the eighth inning, but UWA responded with three in the bottom of the frame to close out the game.

Mike Schmitt (8-1) pitched seven innings in the win, with two runs on six hits and five strikeouts. Trevor Zugmaier tossed two innings in relief, allowing three runs on three hits with four KO’s.

In game two, UWA opened with four runs in its first at-bat, but saw TC shorten the lead to 4-2 in the second inning. The Tigers tallied five runs in the third inning. After Finney and Dorrance drove in the first two runs of the frame, Mason doubled up the middle to plate Finney and Rogers. The scoring was capped off when Brian Simone singled to left field to score Mason. A Rogers two-run, round-tripper in the fourth inning closed out the scoring in the contest.

Matt Hill (7-2) hurled toed the rubber for five innings in the win, allowing just runs on four hits with five punch-outs. Carrick Tuck and Zane Adams each threw an inning in relief, with a combined two hits and four strikeouts.

West Alabama closes out the series with Talladega College on Saturday, Apr. 11. First pitch is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. The game can be heard on WZNJ 106.5-FM and at athletics.uwa.edu.