March 13, 2012

Box Score

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. ---- Samford went up with an early 3-0 lead over Mississippi Valley State Tuesday, but the Delta Devilettes fought back to earn the 6-4 victory.

Offensively, Samford (4-17) was led by Julianne Surane going 2-3 with an RBI double in the second inning. Mississippi Valley State (11-12) had five batters with two hits, as the team totaled 11. Nicole Bobrowski took the loss for Samford in her first start in the circle, falling to 0-2 on the season.

Samford scored in the first two innings, building an early 3-0 lead. In the bottom of the first, Kayla Shaffer led off the inning being hit by a pitch and a double by Madison Dickey that bounced off the left-field fence brought her home all the way from first. Abby Adams led off the second inning with a triple, the first this season for Samford. Surane followed that up with a double that hugged the left-field line all the way to the fence to score the Bulldogs' second run. A sacrifice bunt by Rachel Bickert moved Surane over to third and a high fly ball to center field by Caroline Seay brought her home on the sacrifice fly.

Mississippi Valley State would take the lead in the top of the fourth however, scoring four runs. Consecutive fielding errors put two runners on with nobody out and a sacrifice bunt moved them into scoring position. A double to left field brought in the two unearned runs, as the Delta Devilettes drew within one. Another double brought in the third run, and an RBI single to center field made it a 4-3 game.

The Bulldogs tied the game up in the bottom of the sixth, as Shaffer hit a two-out single to bring in Surane from second. A two-run homer for Mississippi Valley State in the top of the seventh would prove the difference however, as the Bulldogs left two on base in the bottom of the seventh to take the tough loss.

The host a second midweek matchup on Thursday, March 15 as they face the South Alabama Jaguars at 4 p.m.