March 1, 2003

Box Score

Chattnooga, Tenn. - SAMFORD SPORTS INFORMATION FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 1, 2003

SAMFORD SOFTBALL DROPS NIGHT CAP

CHATTANOOGA, TENN. - The Samford softball team dropped the night cap (6-1) against Chattanooga at the Frost Classic in Chattanooga, Tenn., Saturday night.

Samford is now 4-3 for the season. The Bulldogs face Marshall at 10 a.m. EST on Sunday in their final game of the Frost Classic.

The Lady Mocs jumped ahead in the bottom of the first inning with a solo home run by Melissa Ramirez. In the second inning the Mocs led of with a double by Lindsey Brown. She was advanced to third on an illegal pitch by Erin Landsburg. Leslie Barron drew a walk to put runner on the corners. But a strike out, ground out and pop up would leave the runners stranded and the score at 1-0 going to the third inning.

With two outs in the third inning, Paige Cochrane beat out the play for a single when her hit took a high bounce allowing her to reach base safely and Ramirez to score. Brown followed with a two run home run to left field to put Chattanooga up 4-0.

The Lady Mocs added one more run to the total when Teri Herbert reached first on a throwing error by third baseman Bridgett Smith. Hebert advanced to third on back-to-back sacrifices and scored on a two-out single by Ramirez.

Senior Deanna Resmondo put Samford on the board (5-1) in the top of the fifth with a solo shot down the left field line. The homer was her second of the season and improved her hitting streak to four games.

Ramirez got her fourth hit of the game with a two out double to score Herbert in the bottom of the sixth inning and make the score 6-1. Landsburg then walked one and allowed a single to load the bases but struck out Paige Cochrane to get herself out of the inning.

Landsburg took the loss for Samford, bringing her record to 1-2. She allowed nine hits, walked three and struck out four.

The Bulldogs totaled three hits from Angela Bednark, Erin Hall and Resmondo. Bednark extended her hitting streak to five games.