April 10, 2009

GREENSBORO, N.C. - The Samford softball team's Friday doubleheader at UNC Greensboro was suspended by inclement weather in the middle of the third inning of game one. Play will resume Saturday at 11 a.m. The two teams will complete game one, then play the remaining two games of the three-game series.

Saturday's first game will pick up where Friday's left off, with Samford leading 2-0 heading into the bottom of the third inning. UNCG's Laura Olenderski will be leading off. After the completion of that game, game two of the doubleheader will be played, followed by the contest that was originally scheduled for noon Saturday.

The game was suspended at 4:49 p.m. after a lightning strike in the area. While the teams were waiting the mandatory 30 minutes after the strike, lightning struck again, and with heavy rain heading toward Greensboro, the decision was made to call the action for the day.

Samford plated its first run of the day in the second inning, when Katie England lead off with a double and later scored on Whitney Terry's sacrifice fly to left. The Bulldogs added another run in the third when Aaren Fisher and Kristy Lawrence batted consecutive one-out doubles. Samford went on to load the bases, but UNCG starting pitcher Hannah Angel got a popup and a strikeout to get out of the inning.

Fans who purchased single-game Spartan All Access packages for Friday's games can contact UNCG Sports Information Director Mike Hirschman about refunds at mwhirsch@uncg.edu. Saturday's games will not be available on Spartan All Access but fans can follow the action via live stats through links at www.uncgspartans.com.

A full recap and results will be available on www.samfordsports.com upon the completion of all three games tomorrow.

Saturday's schedule
Samford at UNCG (completion of Friday's game), 11 a.m.
Samford at UNCG, 30 minutes after completion of game one (approx. 1 p.m.)
Samford at UNCG, 30 minutes after completion of game two (approx. 3 p.m.)