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PENSACOLA, Fla. – The University of West Florida softball team kicks off Gulf South Conference play with a series at Union on Friday and Saturday. UWF (6-4, 0-0) has won four consecutive games.
 
The series will start with a 4 pm first pitch on Friday at Fesmire Softball Field in Jackson, Tennessee, and it will wrap up with a doubleheader on Saturday, beginning at 1 pm.
 
All three games in the series will feature live video and live stats, which can be found at the links above or at GoArgos.com.
 
ABOUT LAST WEEK
West Florida picked up a pair of wins over Flagler in last Saturday's home-opener, and they did so in exciting fashion. The Argos took a 3-0 win in Game 1, behind a dominant performance from Montana Young in the circle.
 
Game 2 was a different story. Trailing 7-2 in the bottom of the fifth inning, UWF rallied with two outs to score five runs in the inning, and freshman Emma Brice capped off the win with a walkoff home run in the eighth.
 
That was Brice's first home run of her career, and Young improved to 3-1 on the year after spinning 4.1 innings of strong relief in Game 2. Freshman Hannah Harper had multiple hits in both games, giving her four on the year.
 
SCOUTING UNION
The Bulldogs will bring a strong offense to the series this weekend, with a 7-7 record after starting GSC play with a 2-1 series win over Shorter last weekend.
 
Macey Neal has started the season on a tear for Union, ranking third in the nation in home runs (6), total bases (47) and RBIs (21).
 
Riley Vaughn has led the Bulldogs pitching staff, with a 2.66 ERA and 35 strikeouts over 29.0 innings of work. As a whole, however, Union has a 5.65 ERA with a .315 opponent batting average.
 
UWF is 22-4 all-time against Union, having won nine matchups in a row. The Argonauts have also won 15 of the last 16 contests against Union, and took a 5-4 walkoff win at last year's Gulf Shores Invitational.
 
MONTANA YOUNG IS IMPRESSIVE
Junior pitcher Montana Young put together another strong start on Saturday against Flagler, shutting out the Saints over 7.0 innings of work. She followed that up with 4.1 innings of relief in Game 2, where she struck out six batters and allowed only two hits.
 
The righty has been sharp in her third season at UWF, with a 1.16 ERA over her last three appearances in the circle. She ranks in the top 10 in the GSC in ERA (2.66), opponent batting average (.231), innings pitched (28.2), and strikeouts (22) this year.
 
THE START OF GSC PLAY
West Florida has been among the class of the Gulf South Conference since Ashliegh McLean took over in 2019. In those four seasons, the Argonauts rank second in the conference in GSC wins, total wins, and winning percentage.