MONTEVALLO, Ala. - The Montevallo softball team is set to host a doubleheader against in-state opponent, Miles, at Softball Stadium at Orr Park on Tuesday.

So Far This Season…
Montevallo holds an overall record of 13-15 and a 7-8 mark in GSC play. The Falcons opened the season, splitting a pair of games against ranked opponents at the Gulf Shores Invitational, defeating No. 24 Oklahoma Christian (3-2) and falling to No. 9 Rogers State. Montevallo posted a 3-2 record at the Chillout, as the Falcons earned wins over Kentucky Wesleyan (4-0), Shorter (4-3), and Young Harris (9-7), before falling to Georgia Southwestern and Lincoln Memorial. The Falcons opened conference play with a 2-1 series victory at West Florida. The next week the Falcons split a midweek doubleheader with Spring Hill, before dropping the weekend series with Mississippi College (2-1). Montevallo then split its midweek doubleheader with Columbus State, before dropping three games to No. 12 Trevecca Nazarene on the weekend. The Falcons followed that up dropping a pair of midweek games at Georgia Southwestern, before falling in the weekend series to Alabama Huntsville (2-1).

Last weekend, the Falcons earned its first GSC sweep of the year, taking all three games from No. 24 West Alabama at home all in walk-off fashion. Game one saw Madison Fargo score on a walk-off wild pitch in the bottom of the seventh, while Skylar Johnson hit a walk-off double in the bottom of the tenth to give the Falcons a 6-5 win in extra innings. Molly Pendley drove in all four runs in game three, including the game-winning RBI in the bottom of the seventh to secure the 4-3 win. Taylor Lloyd was solid in the circle for the Falcons last weekend, earning two wins against the Tigers. Lloyd allowed two earned runs in 12 innings pitched, while racking up 13 strikeouts.

Lloyd has spent the most time in the circle this season, pitching 87.2 innings. The junior has recorded six wins and 62 strikeouts, while posting a 2.40 ERA. Berkley Mooney has posted a 2.71 ERA in 31 innings and Rachel Whiddon posts a 4.45 ERA in 28.1 innings.

On the season, Ariana Pinder has a team leading .382 batting average, while Riley Tyree holds a team leading 26 hits. Becca Benton leads the team in doubles (seven), home runs (three), RBIs (15), and slugging percentage (.606).

Scouting Miles: WATCH | LIVE STATS
Miles holds an overall record of 5-18 and a 5-5 mark in SIAC play.

The Bears opened the season with an 0-5 record in the Mardi Gras Tournament. Miles also dropped non-conference contests to Mississippi College (DH), Georgia Southwestern (DH), No. 11 North Georgia (DH), and Union (DH).

The Bears picked up its first win against SIAC foe-Spring Hill, but ultimately dropped the series 2-1.

Last week, Miles went 4-3 at the SIAC Crossover, defeating Savannah State, Allen, Benedict, and Clark Atlanta, while falling to Fort Valley State, Albany State, and Edward Waters.

Series History Against Miles…
These two squads have met eight times with the Falcons holding a perfect 8-0 advantage in the series. The Falcons picked up four wins over the Bears last year.

First pitch at Softball Stadium at Orr Park is set for 4:00 p.m. CST on Friday.