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PENSACOLA, Fla. – The tenth-ranked University of West Florida softball team will return home for a doubleheader against Miles on Wednesday, February 27, at the UWF Softball Complex. First pitch is slated for 2 pm in Pensacola.
 
UWF is a perfect 10-0 all-time against Miles, and both games will feature live stats and a live video broadcast.
 
About Last Week
UWF took care of Auburn Montgomery to improve to 16-1 overall and 6-0 in the Gulf South Conference with a series sweep over the weekend. The Argonauts pitching staff did not allow a run all weekend on the way to outscoring the Warhawks 14-0 over three games.
 
Rachel Wright and Teala Howard were the stars at the top of the lineup, each batting .500 in the series. Wright had a pair of triples in the series finale on Saturday and led UWF with 10 total bases for the weekend, while Howard matched Wright's team-high 5 hits and stole three bases. Mika Garcia came in clutch on Saturday and tallied four RBIs while going 3-for-6 in the doubleheader.
 
All three of West Florida's pitchers -- Grace Gilbert, Kelsey Sweatt, and Tori Perkins -- threw complete game shutouts in the series. The trio held AUM to a .116 batting average and shutout the Warhawks for the first time. AUM entered the weekend hitting .373 and averaging 8.3 runs per game.
 
Goodness, Our Pitchers
UWF's dominant performances in the circle last weekend should have come as no surprise. The team is second in the GSC and eighth in Division II with a 1.21 ERA and the team has put together 6 shutouts.
 
Kelsey Sweatt (.121) and Tori Perkins (.138) have each been close to unhittable, ranking first and fourth in the conference in opponent batting average, and Grace Gilbert's .258 opponent batting average is just outside the top 20 in the conference.
 
Oh Yeah, We're Ranked
With a 16-1 record through the first three weeks of the season, the University of West Florida softball team jumped up to No. 10 in the first regular season NFCA Coaches Poll of the year, released by the organization last Wednesday. UWF had the biggest jump in the poll, starting from an unranked position at the beginning of the year.
 
UWF has gotten off to an outstanding start in every facet of the game, ranking 10th in Division II in batting (.375), 8th in ERA (1.21), 9th in fielding percentage (.978), 11th in on-base percentage (.454), 6th in shutouts, and 13th in scoring (8.00 runs per game). The Argonauts also lead the Gulf South Conference in batting, OBP, scoring, opponent batting average, and winning percentage.
 
UWF is one of three GSC teams in the top 25, including No. 7 Valdosta State and No. 20 Alabama Huntsville. UWF has already played three ranked opponents this year and holds a 4-0 record against those teams.