Box Score BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Samford University softball set two new program benchmarks on its way to clinching its first Southern Conference series victory over the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in a 4-1 win on Saturday, April 13, at Samford Field.
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The win set the new single-season record for wins in Samford softball history as it also helped junior pitcher
Mollie Hanson pick up her 20
th win of the year which broke the program's single-season win mark for the position.
The Mocs struck first in the game posting a run in the top of the fourth after
Caroline Wilder was unable to clasp on a
Callie Brister throw from third.
Chattanooga pitchers Katie Henderson and Taylor Deason kept the Bulldogs off balance for most of the game, but
Abby Adams started off the sixth inning rally with a hard hit single to third to rattle the Mocs defense and Deason.
Callie Brister followed suit and sent a scorching ground ball back up the middle of the Mocs defense to put runners at first and second.
Caitlin Bice then put her bat on the ball and sent a shot at the shortstop to load the bases for the Bulldogs.
Deason settled and was able to sit down sophomore
Hannah Taylor to pick up the first out of the inning and set the stage for Dickey's deciding hit. With a 0-1 count Dickey took Deason's ball and sent it over the center field wall to give SU enough runs to put the game just out of reach from a UTC comeback.
The Mocs did make an attempt to rally as they were able to string together a few hits and close the Samford lead down to 4-2, which ended as the final result in the contest.
The Bulldogs hit the road for an out of conference double header against Alabama A&M on April 15, at 1 p.m.
