LIVINGSTON, Ala. – A three-run eighth inning proved to be the difference for the ninth-ranked University of West Alabama baseball team as UWA (36-12, 14-2) completed the sweep of West Georgia with a 5-3 win.

The Tigers, which claimed the Gulf South Conference East Division title with a pair of wins over the Wolves on Saturday, honored their five seniors prior to the start of the contest.

After UWG (13-33, 4-11) broke a 2-2 tie in the top of the eighth, the Red and White answered with its three spot. A Rob Dahlberg single up the middle scored Jeremy Finney to tie the game at 3-3. Kevin Deese then connected on his 15^th homerun of the season, a two-run homer to right center to break the deadlock. UWA looked to continue the inning, but Kyle Standridge, who was pinch running for Brian Simone, was caught stealing home to end the threat.

Josh Varner (8-2) picked up the win in a relief effort, allowing one run on two hits in 1 1/3 innings of action. Brian Burgess garnered his 11^th save of the season with the final inning on the mound. The save set the single season mark originally held by Brandon Wheeler in 2006. Tiger starter Colter Millican held the Wolves at bay in his 6 2/3 innings of the hill, allowing two runs on six hits.

UWG jumped out to a 2-0 lead in its first at-bat, the Red and White cut the lead in half in the bottom of the second as Douglas Frazier scored on a Sam McCormack sacrifice fly to right field. Frazier reached base on a one out triple to center field. The Tigers tied the contest in the fourth as Frazier scored Nick Wheeler on a sac fly to center. The Wolves Daniel Henley scored on a Jud Jones sac fly to left field to put the Red and Blue up 3-2 heading into the home half of the eighth.

West Alabama returns to action on Saturday, May 2, as the Tigers face Ouachita Baptist in the 2009 Gulf South Conference Baseball Tournament in Millington, Tenn. First pitch is scheduled for 4:15 p.m. Further information about the GSC Tournament can be found at athletics.uwa.edu or at www.usastadium.org.