Softball Takes Series Finale At Western Carolina, 6-4

Sunday, April 7

Cullowhee, N.C.

11:00 AM (CT)

Samford University

17-25, 0

Western Carolina

14-23, 0

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Samford	0	0	0	2	4	0	0	6	11	1
Western Carolina	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	4	8	1

Box Score (PDF)

Softball Takes Series Finale At Western Carolina, 6-4

4.7.19 | Softball

Box Score

BOX SCORE (PDF)

CULLOWHEE, N.C. – The Samford softball team wrapped up its Southern Conference series at Western Carolina with a 6-4 win Sunday afternoon.

With the win, Samford improves to 17-25 overall and 6-3 in Southern Conference play. Western Carolina falls to 14-23 overall and 2-7 in league games

FROM THE BOX SCORE

Kathryn Jackson went 2-for-3 with an RBI to lead Samford at the plate.
Madison Couch went 2-for-4 with an RBI for the Bulldogs.
Timberlyn Shurbutt drove in two runs in a 1-for-4 performance.
Taylor DeCelles (5-9) pitched 4.0 innings, giving up four runs, just one earned, on five hits to earn the win for the Bulldogs.
Emily Barnett picked up her third save of the season, allowing just three hits over the final 3.0 innings.
For Western Carolina, Bailey Huneycutt homered and drove in one run in her only official at-bat.
Hunter Gibbons and Shaina Reid had two hits each for the Catamounts.
Reed (5-12) pitched 5.0 innings, allowing six runs on eight hits to take the loss for WCU.

SCORING SUMMARY

Western Carolina took an early lead with a run in the bottom of the third inning. Ashlyn Long scored on a passed ball for a 1-0 Catamount lead.
Samford took the lead for good with two runs in the top of the fourth inning. Timberlyn Shurbutt singled to drive in Ashlyn Barnes and Grayson King for a 2-1 Samford lead.
In the fifth inning, Samford added four runs to push its lead to 6-1. Barnes, Jackson and Couch drove in a run each, and Amanda Briskin scored on an error as Samford took a five-run lead.
Western Carolina came back with three runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to cut the lead to 6-4. Huneycutt hit a solo home run, and Kayla Brewer and Madison Armstrong drove in a run each to bring the Catamounts to within two runs.

LOOKING AHEAD
Samford will host ETSU in a three-game series next weekend. The teams are scheduled to play a doubleheader Saturday at 1 p.m., and a single game Sunday, also at 1 p.m.