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PENSACOLA, Fla. – The homestand continues for the University of West Florida softball program this week, with doubleheaders against Palm Beach Atlantic and Christian Brothers on Tuesday and Thursday, respectively. UWF is coming off a sweep over Delta State, improving the team's record to 13-6 overall and 6-3 in the Gulf South Conference.
 
With bad weather in the forecast for Tuesday, first pitch against PBA is now scheduled for noon at the UWF Softball Complex. The doubleheader on Thursday will begin at 2 pm.
 
Fans can keep up with the action this week by following the live stats and live video links above or by visiting GoArgos.com.
 
ABOUT PALM BEACH ATLANTIC
Palm Beach Atlantic has battled through a tough schedule in the first month of the season, facing seven ranked opponents in the team's first 21 games, including one against West Florida at the Florida Tech Invitational.
 
Senior Magnolia West has led PBA offensively, hitting .364 and totaling 28 hits. Edmilly Molina leads the way with 6 doubles and is batting .315. Abbey Busby has pitched to a 1.17 ERA and has made 10 starts for the Sailfish.
 
West Florida rallied late to take an extra- innings win over PBA when the teams last met. PBA scored twice in the second inning and held that lead until Grace Gilbert's inside-the-park home run in the sixth tied the game. In the eighth, Jibrasha Moore scored the game-winning run on a wild pitch. UWF is 7-3 all-time against PBA.
 
A LOOK AT LAST WEEK
UWF swept Delta State over the weekend, with a pair of run-rule wins on Saturday before rallying in the sixth inning on Sunday to win 4-2.
 
The series marked UWF's best offensive week of the year. The Argonauts slugged .646 as a team, with 12 extra-base hits over three games, and 10 players hit .400 or higher.
 
After batting .700 (7-10) over the weekend, Teala Howard leads the GSC with 31 hits, and Gilbert ranks second with 27 hits. Howard also leads the league in runs scored (25), and Gilbert is second in the conference with 23 RBIs.
 
A LOOK AT CHRISTIAN BROTHERS
The Lady Bucs from Christian Brothers have gotten off to a solid start in the 2020 season, with a 9-10 record heading into Tuesday. CBU has picked up quality wins over Missouri-St. Louis, Auburn Montgomery, and Lee.
 
Bree Brady is batting .362 with a team-high 21 hits and 19 RBIs, while leading the team in slugging (.569). McKenna Rose has posted a 3.05 ERA with a  6-4 record over a team-high 57.1 innings pitched.
 
West Florida is 30-2 all-time against CBU.
 
Thursday's doubleheader will not count toward conference standings, though Christian Brothers is a member of the GSC.
 
THAT PITCHING, THOUGH
The Argonauts pitching staff has been nothing short of outstanding this year, with a 1.84 team ERA that ranks second in the GSC and 20th in the nation. West Florida also leads the league in opponent batting average (.180).
 
And it's been an effort from the entire staff -- all three pitchers have thrown at least 31 innings. Freshman Megan Warhurst leads the squad with a 1.34 ERA and a .120 opponent batting average, Grace Gilbert has pitched to a 1.47 ERA and has six complete games, and Kelsey Sweatt has struck out 49 batters in just 46.2 innings. All three rank in the top 10 in the GSC in opponent batting average and in the top 13 in the league in ERA.
 
RISP-Y BUSINESS
West Florida was incredible with runners in scoring position against Delta State, batting .515 (17-33). Mika Garcia (3-5), Teala Howard (3-3), and Courtney McLellan (3-4) especially stood out, with three hits with runners in scoring position over the weekend. Equally as impressive, 16 of UWF's 26 RBIs in the series came with two outs.