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PENSACOLA, Fla. – After being on the road for a weekend at Lee, the 17th-ranked University of West Florida softball team will host Auburn Montgomery this Sunday and Monday in a three-game Gulf South Conference series.
 
The teams saw a schedule change to Sunday and Monday with the impending threat of bad weather due for Saturday. The Sunday doubleheader will begin at 3 pm at the UWF Softball Complex and Monday's series finale will start noon.
 
All three games in the series can be watched on GoArgos.com/Live or by clicking the link above, and live stats will also be available for each game.
 
West Florida will be celebrating Military Appreciation Weekend at the UWF Softball Complex, with free t-shirt giveaways and free admission for any fans who present a military ID at the ticketing table.
 
Bring on the Warhawks
* Auburn Montgomery enters the weekend at 22-12 overall with a 13-11 Gulf South Conference, which would put the team in eighth place in the league standings if the Warhawks were eligible for postseason play. The GSC season has been a bit of a mixed bag for AUM, with a sweep over Shorter and a 2-1 series win at Lee at the end of March, but the Warhawks have also dropped 2 of 3 at Montevallo and been swept by Valdosta State.
* Pitching has been the hallmark for Auburn Montgomery, with Michaelyn Foster and Chanel Newcomer each recording ERAs under 2.00. Foster has a 1.70 in 53.2 innings, with 34 strikeouts and a 6-1 record, while Newcomer's 1.83 ERA has come over 99.2 innings in the circle. Opponents have hit just .187 against her. 
* Last year marked the first meeting between UWF and AUM, with the Warhawks taking both games of a doubleheader over the Argos.
 
The Last Few Weeks
* UWF is 13-5 over its last 18 games, dating back to the Union series on March 3. During that time, the Argonauts have hit .335, slugged .515 and averaged nearly seven runs per game.
* Kathleen Smiley has been one of UWF's most powerful weapons in the last 18 games, hitting a team-high .469 and leading West Florida in slugging (.750) and on-base percentage (.600). Callan Taylor and Grace Gilbert have each hit .400 over the last 18 games, with Taylor's 19 RBIs and 13 walks putting her at the top of the UWF leaderboard.
* Jibrasha Moore has stolen 12 bases in that stretch, and Tiona Hill has led the team with 21 hits and 4 home runs.
 
Down the Stretch
* West Florida will wrap up the final month of the GSC regular season with Auburn Montgomery, Montevallo, and Valdosta State, which have combined for a 43-27 record in conference play and a 77-31 overall mark. The Argonauts will also host Spring Hill and visit Florida Southern in Tallahassee for a neutral-site game during April.
* The Argonauts were outstanding in April 2016 and 2017, going a combined 27-8. Rachel Wright has hit .369 in April in her two years, with eight doubles, six home runs and 34 RBIs. Likewise, Sarah Maloney has thrown extremely well in April over the last two seasons, pitching 42.2 innings and posting a 2.32 ERA with 32 strikeouts.
 
The Month of March
* The West Florida offense came alive in March, hitting .352 and averaging 7.1 runs per game on the way to a 12-4 record.
* Four Argos hit .400 or better in March, with Kathleen Smiley leading the team in batting (.484) and on-base percentage (.590). She tallied four doubles and a home run, while Grace Gilbert hit .480 with three doubles, nine RBIs and didn't strike out.
* Callan Taylor hit .432 with four doubles, three home runs, and a team-high 20 RBIs, and Meghan Toney hit .400 while leading the team in walks (11) for the month.
* The team's 7.1 runs per game, .438 on-base percentage, and .536 slugging percentage in March are the program's best since at least 2010.
 
Home Sweet Home
* The Argos will be back at the UWF Softball Complex after a week on the road, holding a 6-3 record at home this year. 
* West Florida is hitting .352 at the friendly confines through nine games, averaging more than seven runs per game and slugging .534.
* Callan Taylor has led UWF in hitting (.548), hits (13), RBIs (15), slugging (1.042) and on-base percentage (.645) at home so far, while Kathleen Smiley (.455, 4 doubles) and Meghan Toney (.393 BA, .514 OBP) have been outstanding as well.
* UWF has a .781 (43-12) winning percentage at home since 2016.