Game 1 Box/Game 2 Box/Game 3 Box

ATLANTA, Ga. – The University of West Alabama swept all three of its games at the Clark Atlanta Tournament on Friday as the Tigers (18-11) took down Fort Valley State 11-3, Claflin 8-0 and Stillman College 10-1.

UWA outscored its opponents 29-4 on the day as the Tigers totaled 31 hits and committed only 3 errors in the first day of action. Shannon Goggins and Jennifer Lillard led the Tigers at the plate. Lillard batted .750 on the day with 5 runs scored and 4 RBI, while Goggins hit .555 with 4 runs scored and 7 RBI.

In the first game of the day, UWA totaled 11 hits on 17 at bats. Mary Wright and Jennifer Lillard led the attack at the plate with each tallying 3 hits in all 3 trips to the plate. Wright totaled 3 RBI in the game while Lillard added 2 RBI. Shannon White went 1-for-1 also with an RBI.

Krista Merrifield and Emily White each went .500 from the dish, each collecting 1 RBI. White also picked up the win on the mound improving to 7-3 on the season. White went 4 2/3 innings allowing three runs on four hits while fanning 2 batters and allowing 1 walk.

Corey Curlee and Shannon Goggins rounded out the hits for UWAboth picked up hits for the Tigers, going 1-for-3 from the plate as Curlee supplied 1 RBI and Goggins totaled 2 RBI for UWA.

In game two, the Tigers gathered 8 runs on 9 hits. Aubree Hudson (6-5) picked up the win for UWA with all 5 innings of work, scattering 3 hits and sitting down 5 Claflin batters.

Goggins paced the offensive attack for the Tigers, going 2-for-4 from the plate with 2 RBI. Merrifield also gathered 2 RBI in the game with a 1-for-3 day at the dish. White, Alisha Berry and Heather Shugart each picked up an RBI in the game.

The Tigers completed the day one sweep with 10 runs on 11 hits against Stillman. Amanda Bintz earned her second win of the season with 4 innings of work, allowing 2 hits and fanning 8 Stillman batters.

Goggins picked up where she left off in the second game, going 2-for-2 with 3 RBI. Lillard and Shugart each picked up 2 RBI as Lillard went 2-for-3 and Shugart went 1-for-4. Sheila Jordan went 1-for-3 with an RBI as Samantha White hit a triple in her only at bat.

Merrifield, Emily White and Curlee each supplied hits for the Tigers as Merrifield totaled 2 hits as White and Curlee each tallied 1 hit for UWA.

West Alabama returns to action on Saturday, March 10, as the Tigers will face Florida Tech at 10 a.m. in the Clark Atlanta Tournament before rounding out the weekend against the host Clark Atlanta at 2 p.m.