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Timberlyn Shurbutt vs Furman 2019
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Winner Furman FUR 10-22, 2-4 SoCon
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Samford SAM 15-23, 4-2 SoCon
Winner
Furman FUR
10-22, 2-4 SoCon
6
Final
4
Samford SAM
15-23, 4-2 SoCon
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Furman FUR 1 4 0 0 1 0 0 6 9 1
Samford SAM 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 4 7 2

W: Mackense Greico (2-9) L: Yantis, Annalyn (3-6)

Game Recap: Softball |

Softball Falls At Home To Furman, 6-4

BOX SCORE (PDF)

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Samford softball team dropped a 6-4 decision to Furman in the final game of a three-game series at the Samford Softball Stadium Sunday.
 
With the loss, Samford falls to 15-23 overall and 4-2 in Southern Conference play. Furman improves to 10-22 overall and 2-4 in league games. Samford wins the series from Furman, two games to one.
 
FROM THE BOX SCORE
  • Timberlyn Shurbutt went 2-for-4 with a home run and one RBI for Samford.
  • Whitney Hinton also homered for Samford, going 1-for-3 with one RBI.
  • Hannah Trombley went 2-for-3 with two RBI, and Madison Couch also had two hits for Samford.
  • Annalyn Yantis (3-6) pitched 2.0 innings, giving up five runs, four earned, on five hits to take the loss for Samford.
  • Marissa Guimbarda went 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI to lead Furman at the plate.
  • Natalie Morgan also homered for the Paladins, going 1-for-4 with one RBI.
  • Mackensie Greico (2-9) tossed 7.0 innings, giving up four runs on seven hits to earn the win in the circle for the Paladins.
 
SCORING SUMMARY
  • After Furman jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning, Samford came back to tie the score at 1-1 when Shurbutt scored on a sacrifice fly by Trombley.
  • Furman added four runs in the top of the second inning to take a 5-1 lead. Morgan hit a solo home run, and Guimbarda hit a three-run shot for a four-run Furman lead.
  • Samford answered with two runs in the bottom of the third inning to cut the lead to 5-3. Shurbutt homered to left field for the first run of the inning. Trombley later singled to drive in Hinton to bring Samford to within two runs.
  • In the top of the fifth inning, Guimbarda homered to right-center field to push the Paladins' lead to 6-3.
  • In the bottom of the fifth, Hinton hit a home run to left field to cut the Furman lead to 6-4.
 
LOOKING AHEAD
Samford will host Belmont in a midweek game Wednesday. The game is scheduled for a 5 p.m. start from the Samford Softball Stadium.
 
 
 
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