Softball Sweeps Doubleheader From Furman

Saturday, March 30

Birmingham, Ala.

1:00 PM (CT)

Samford University

13-23, 3-1

Furman

9-21, 1-3

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Furman	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	0
Samford	1	0	3	0	2	1	X	7	8	0

Box Score (PDF)

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Furman	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	4	6	2
Samford	0	2	1	4	1	1	X	9	10	1

3.30.19 | Softball

Box Score 1 Box Score 2

GAME 1 BOX SCORE (PDF)

GAME 2 BOX SCORE (PDF)

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Samford softball team swept a Southern Conference doubleheader from Furman Saturday afternoon at the Samford Softball Stadium. The Bulldogs defeated the Paladins by scores of 7-2 and 9-4.

With the sweep, Samford improves to 15-22 overall and 4-1 in Southern Conference play. Furman falls to 9-22 overall and 1-4 in league contests. Samford head coach Mandy Burford-Johnson became the first coach in program history to reach the 200-win mark in their career. Burford-Johnson now has a school-record 201 career wins.

GAME 1: SAMFORD 7, FURMAN 2
FROM THE BOX SCORE

Timberlyn Shurbutt, Whitney Hinton and Kathryn Jackson each homered for Samford in the game one victory.
Hinton, Jackson and Hannah Trombley drove in two runs each for the Bulldogs.
Annalyn Yantis (3-5) pitched the complete 7.0 innings, allowing two runs on six hits to earn the win.
For Furman, Cammy Pereita went 3-for-4 with two RBI in the first game.
Marissa Guimbarda (0-2) pitched 3.0 innings, allowing four runs on four hits to take the loss for the Paladins.

SCORING SUMMARY

Samford scored a run in the first inning, but Furman came back to take a 2-1 lead with a pair of runs in the second inning.
Samford came back with three runs in the third inning to take a 4-2 advantage.
The Bulldogs added two runs in the fifth inning and another run in the sixth to close out the 7-2 victory.

GAME 2: SAMFORD 9, FURMAN 4
FROM THE BOX SCORE

Hannah Trombley went 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Whitney Hinton went 2-for-4 with three RBI.
Maddie Dorsett went 2-for-3 with two runs scored for the Bulldogs.
Taylor DeCelles (3-9) pitched 5.1 innings in relief, giving up just three hits and striking out five batters to earn the win for Samford.
For Furman, Natalie Morgan drove in two runs in the second contest.
Emily DeMonte (8-11) took the loss for Furman, tossing 4.0 innings and allowing seven runs on seven hits.

SCORING SUMMARY

Furman scored a run in the first inning and three more in the second to take an early 4-0 lead.
Samford, however, came back with two runs in the second inning and one in the third to cut the lead to 4-3.
The Bulldogs took the lead for good with four runs in the fourth inning to take a 7-4 advantage.
Samford added a run in the fifth inning and another in the sixth to make the final score 9-4.

LOOKING AHEAD
Samford and Furman will conclude their series with a game Sunday afternoon. The game is scheduled for a 1 p.m. start from the Samford Softball Stadium.