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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Samford softball team wrapped up play in the Belmont/TSU Invitational with an 8-0, six-inning loss to St. Bonaventure Sunday morning.

For Samford in the loss, Whitney Hinton, Shelby Maze, Hannah Trombley and Lexie Higgins tallied one hit each. Annalyn Yantis (2-7) pitched 5.1 innings, giving up eight runs, just three earned, on seven hits to take the loss in the circle for Samford.

St. Bonaventure was led by Kaitlin Caringi, driving in two runs, going 1-for-1 at the plate. Hailey Blencowe, Grace Perechinsky and Olivia Golay drove in a run each. Rylee Hehir (4-3) earned the win in the circle, tossing 6.0 innings and allowing no runs on four hits.

St. Bonaventure plated an unearned run in the first inning and two unearned runs in the second to grab an early 3-0 lead. The Bonnies added two more runs in the third inning to push their lead to 5-0.

Samford loaded the bases in the bottom of the fifth inning, but the Bulldogs were unable to push a run across the plate. In the top of the sixth inning, St. Bonaventure put three more runs on the scoreboard, making the final score 8-0.

With the loss, Samford falls to 7-23. St. Bonaventure improves to 5-11 with the win.

The Samford University softball team will host Alabama A&M in a doubleheader Wednesday, March 21. The first pitch of game one is scheduled for 4 p.m. at the Samford Softball Field, and admission is FREE!