Softball Falls At Home To UAB, 6-2

Tuesday, April 30

Birmingham, Ala.

6:00 PM (CT)

Samford University

21-27

UAB

16-30

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

Box Score (PDF)

Photo by: Chase Cochran

4.30.19 | Softball

Box Score

BOX SCORE (PDF)

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Samford softball team dropped a 6-2 decision to cross-town rival UAB Tuesday night at the Samford Softball Stadium.

The game was Samford's Teal Game, supporting people fighting ovarian cancer. Samford's record drops to 21-27 with the loss. UAB improves to 16-30 with the win.

FROM THE BOX SCORE

Whitney Hinton homered and drove in one run for Samford in the loss.
Ashlyn Barnes and Ryan Brzozoski had two hits each.
Kelsey Royalty scored a run as well for the Bulldogs.
Annalyn Yantis (4-8) pitched 4.0 innings, giving up four runs on six hits to take the loss for the Bulldogs.
Dylinn Stancil went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI to lead the Blazers at the plate.
Natalie Erwin also homered for UAB.
Bailie Barnes (2-2) pitched 4.0 innings, giving up one run on three hits to earn the win for UAB.
Emily Kachel picked up her first save of the season, tossing the final 3.0 innings, giving up one run on two hits.

SCORING SUMMARY

UAB scored two runs in the first inning and one in the fourth to take a 3-0 lead.
Samford came back with a run in the bottom of the fourth inning to cut the lead to 3-1. Royalty scored on a double steal to put Samford on the scoreboard.
The Blazers added a run in the top of the fifth inning to push its lead to 4-1.
UAB plated two more runs in the seventh inning to make the score 6-1.
Samford added one final run in the bottom of the seventh on a home run by Hinton to make the final score 6-2.

LOOKING AHEAD
Samford will wrap up its regular season with a three-game series at Chattanooga this weekend. The teams are scheduled to play a single game Saturday at 6 p.m. (CT) and a doubleheader Sunday at 11 a.m. (CT).