TUSKEGEE, Ala. (March 20, 2022) – The Spring Hill College (SHC) Badgers softball team lost a 5-4 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) decision to the Tuskegee University (TU) Golden Tigers on Sunday afternoon at the TU Softball Field.

The Golden Tigers (14-9; 7-1 SIAC West) broke a 4-4 tie in the bottom of the 6^th inning with a run-scoring double to left.

Alexandra Ballester (8-4) took the loss in 5.1 innings, allowing seven hits and one walk with two strikeouts. Macy Holt and Lindsey Mecom both recorded two hits.

The Badgers (14-11; 8-3 SIAC West) will next play at the Miles College Golden Bears (8-11-1; 5-1 SIAC West) in a 3-game SIAC series beginning with a 4 p.m. Friday single game and closing with a 1 p.m. doubleheader on Saturday in Pleasant Grove, Ala. The non-conference doubleheader originally scheduled for Tuesday versus Xavier University (La.) in New Orleans has been postponed indefinitely due to an approaching weather system.