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Decatur - It took three seasons for UAH coach Les Stuedeman to hit the century mark in victories. Since her 100th win in 1998, the milestones have been coming a lot faster. On Friday, the Charger skipper reached victory No. 700 with a 4-0 shutout of Ouachita Baptist on day two of the Gulf South Conference Crossover at Wilson-Morgan Park.

Freshman pitcher Whitney Gilbert followed Whitney Hawkins' perfect game on Thursday with a one-hitter. The Charger righthander struck out 10 in her fourth shutout of the season and improved to 13-3.

Four players for UAH (28-7, 13-1) had two hits each. Senior Beth Lawson was 2-for-2 with a two-run home run, her ninth of the season. She also walked in one of her trips to the plate. Senior outfielder also Erin Duke had two hits and drove in a pair of runs on her ninth homer of the season. Kelli Long and Krystal Johnson added their names to the multiple hits list, both going 2-for-3 at the plate.

Lawson's jack gave UAH a 2-0 lead in the first inning. Then in the seventh inning, Long hit a high pop that was lost in the clear blue sky by the OBU infielders and dropped to the ground. She wound up stretching the bizarre play into a double, then came home on Duke's blast to round out the scoring.

Lawson and Duke both homered against in the win over Arkansas-Monticello. Trailing 1-0 after two inning, Lawson hit a two-run blast in the third inning and Duke followed with a solo shot to give UAH a 3-1 lead. Sam Deep added an RBI single in the fourth and the Chargers posted three more in the sixth to put the game out of reach.

Hawkins (14-2) scattered five hits and gave up one unearned run in 5 1/3 innings to get the win. She had four strikeouts and a walk. She also led the Chargers at the plate going 2-for-3 with a walk.

Decatur - Senior pitcher Whitney Hawkins saw 18 batters and sent them all packing as the 11th-ranked Chargers whipped Henderson State 8-0 in six innings in the opening game of the 2010 Gulf South Conference Crossover.

Hawkins (13-2) was masterful as she struck out seven batters. In the process of shutting down the Reddies (20-18, 9-8), the Athens native ran her consecutive hitless innings streak to 13.

Along with backing Hawkins with solid defense, the Chargers piled up 11 hits with five players getting two hits apiece. Hawkins, Erin Duke, Krystal Johnson, Abby MacKay and Michelle Ingram all had two hits. Duke and Ingram both had doubles and Ingram drove home two runs. Hawkins also had a pair of RBIs for the Chargers (27-7, 12-1).

The Chargers threatened to blow the game open on several occasions. Two runs scored in the first inning as Hawkins and Johnson had RBI singles.

UAH left two aboard in the inning, then two more were stranded in the second after the first two batters reached and were sacrificed into scoring position. In the third inning, Ingram made it 3-0 on a sacrifice fly, but the Chargers left the bases loaded with no further damage.

The flood gates finally cracked in the fourth inning as an error opened the door for three UAH runs. Then in the sixth inning, the Chargers put the game away. Hawkins made it 7-0 with a one-out RBI single. She later scored to end the game on an RBI double by Ingram.

The Crossover continues on Friday with the Chargers facing Ouachita Baptist at noon as Coach Les Stuedeman goes for her 700th career victory. Later in the afternoon, UAH will take on No. 24 Arkansas-Monticello at 4 p.m.

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Senior pitcher Whitney Hawkins tossed her first career no-hitter as the Chargers blanked West Georgia 5-0 in the opening game of a Gulf South Conference doubleheader on Friday. Freshman hurler Whitney Gilbert followed with her third shutout of the season as the Chargers completed the sweep with a 6-0 victory.

The 5th-ranked Chargers improved to 26-7 and 11-1 with the wins, while West Georgia fell to 12-32 and 1-18.

Hawkins (12-2) put up all zeros and struck out six in pitching her sixth shutout of the season.

Catcher Krystal Johnson was 3-for-3 at the plate with two steals and a run scored. Outfielder Kelli Long had two hits, a stolen base and two RBI.

Erin Duke gave the Chargers a 1-0 lead in the first inning on an RBI single. Then in the fourth inning, Long drove home the second run of the game on a line drive to left center field.

In the sixth inning, UAH added three more runs to cushion their lead. Johnson scored one of the runs on a wild pitch. Long had an RBI single to make it 4-0, then Emily Roach capped off the scoring with run-scoring base-hit later in the inning.

Gilbert (12-3) scattered six hits and struck out eight in five innings of work in the second game. She issued one free pass. Alex Lewis came in to pitch the final two innings. She held the Wolves hitless.

Beth Lawson smacked her eighth homer of the season and drove in two runs. Johnson also went deep for the third time in 2010, while Long had a hit and two RBI.

Next week, the Chargers head to Decatur for the GSC East/West Crossover which will be held April 8-11 at Wilson-Morgan Park.

The North Georgia Saints came into the Charger Softball Complex ranked No. 1 and unbeaten. Unfortunately for the home team they left the same way as the Saints swept UAH 7-4 and 5-1 on Tuesday afternoon. North Georgia improved to 33-0, while the Chargers fell to 24-7. It was the first time the Chargers would lose to NGU as they entered the day 5-0 all time against the Saints.

The opening game, which needed an extra session to be decided, went from a pitcher's duel to a slugfest in the final three innings. The Chargers got on the board first in the fourth inning when Emily Roach scored on a ground-out by Michelle Ingram. North Georgia answered with a run in the top of the fifth to tie the game at 1-1.

Things started to get wild in the sixth inning as North Georgia scored three runs to take a 4-1 lead. With their backs against the wall and down to their final strike, the Chargers came back from the dead. With a ball and two strikes on her and two runners aboard, Roach smashed a high drive to center field for a three-run homer, tying the score at 4-all.

The Chargers threatened to finish the dramatic comeback in the inning. Pitcher Whitney Hawkins and catcher Krystal Johnson reached on back-to-back singles. But, Ingram popped out to end the inning.

The Saints snatched the momentum back in the eighth inning, scoring three runs on the power of a pair of home runs, a two-run shot by Pilar Harden and a solo homer by Laura Voyles. The Chargers were unable to answer in the bottom of the inning.

Hawkins (11-2) took the loss for UAH. She pitched all eight innings, allowed five earned runs on 11 hits, struck out five and walked two.

UAH had 12 hits in the game, three each by Roach and Beth Lawson. Roach's homer was her sixth of the season. Johnson and Eric Duke were both 2-for-4 at the plate.

The Chargers scored first in the second game as well on a solo home run by Lawson. But the Saints responded with two in the second inning and three more in the third to take a 5-1 lead. The Chargers were unable to mount a serious threat the rest of the game.

Whitney Gilbert fell to 11-3 with the loss. She pitched seven innings, allowed two earned runs on six hits. She had seven strikeouts and four walks.

Whitney Schrimsher had two hits for the Chargers while Ingram had her seventh double. Lawson's home run was her seventh of the season.

The Chargers hope to rebound on Friday when they host West Georgia in a Gulf South Conference doubleheader.