Sunday, March 25
Johnson City, Tenn.
12:00 PM (CT)
Samford University
at
ETSU
Softball To Open SoCon Play At ETSU This Weekend
3.23.18 | Softball
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Samford softball team will open Southern Conference play with a three-game series at ETSU this weekend. The teams will play a doubleheader Saturday at 12 p.m. (CT), and a single game Sunday, also at 12 p.m. (CT).
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Samford enters the weekend with a record of 9-23. The Bulldogs swept a doubleheader from Alabama A&M Wednesday evening. Samford won the first game 6-3, and then took game two by a score of 9-1 in five innings.
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For Samford this season, senior center fielder Shelby Maze leads the team with a .344 batting average with three doubles and four RBI. Hannah Trombley is hitting .295 with three home runs and a team-high 18 RBI. Whitney Hinton leads the team in home runs with five, and is second in RBI with 17.
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In the circle, McKenna Gillespie has a team-best 4.23 ERA. Taylor DeCelles leads the team in wins with a 4-8 record and a 5.25 ERA, while Annalyn Yantis has a mark of 2-7, to go along with her 4.93 ERA.
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ETSU is currently 12-13 on the season. The Bucs last played on Sunday, earning a 7-0 win over Oakland in a tournament in Morehead, Ky.
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Samford and ETSU have met 11 previous times, with Samford holding an 8-3 advantage in the series. Last season, Samford won two of the three regular-season meetings, winning games one and two, 2-0 and 5-2, before falling in game three, 6-1. The teams also met in the finals of the SoCon Tournament, with ETSU earning a 6-0 victory.
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Saturday's doubleheader is scheduled to begin at 12 p.m. (CT). Sunday's game three is also scheduled for a 12 p.m. (CT) start. Links to follow each of the games are below.
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GAME 1 LIVE STATS
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GAME 2 LIVE STATS
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GAME 3 LIVE STATS
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DAY 1 LIVE VIDEO
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Samford enters the weekend with a record of 9-23. The Bulldogs swept a doubleheader from Alabama A&M Wednesday evening. Samford won the first game 6-3, and then took game two by a score of 9-1 in five innings.
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For Samford this season, senior center fielder Shelby Maze leads the team with a .344 batting average with three doubles and four RBI. Hannah Trombley is hitting .295 with three home runs and a team-high 18 RBI. Whitney Hinton leads the team in home runs with five, and is second in RBI with 17.
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In the circle, McKenna Gillespie has a team-best 4.23 ERA. Taylor DeCelles leads the team in wins with a 4-8 record and a 5.25 ERA, while Annalyn Yantis has a mark of 2-7, to go along with her 4.93 ERA.
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ETSU is currently 12-13 on the season. The Bucs last played on Sunday, earning a 7-0 win over Oakland in a tournament in Morehead, Ky.
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Samford and ETSU have met 11 previous times, with Samford holding an 8-3 advantage in the series. Last season, Samford won two of the three regular-season meetings, winning games one and two, 2-0 and 5-2, before falling in game three, 6-1. The teams also met in the finals of the SoCon Tournament, with ETSU earning a 6-0 victory.
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Saturday's doubleheader is scheduled to begin at 12 p.m. (CT). Sunday's game three is also scheduled for a 12 p.m. (CT) start. Links to follow each of the games are below.
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GAME 1 LIVE STATS
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GAME 2 LIVE STATS
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GAME 3 LIVE STATS
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DAY 1 LIVE VIDEO
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