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Maddie Dorsett vs Furman 2019 SoCon Tournament
Maddie Dorsett drove in a run in Thursday night's SoCon Tournament loss to ETSU.
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Winner ETSU ETSU 22-26-2
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Samford SAM 23-31
Winner
ETSU ETSU
22-26-2
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Final
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Samford SAM
23-31
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
ETSU ETSU 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 5 11 2
Samford SAM 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 8 0

W: Taylor Boling (9-11) L: DeCelles, Taylor (7-12)

Game Recap: Softball |

Softball Eliminated From SoCon Tournament In Extra-Inning Thriller With ETSU

BOX SCORE (PDF)

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – The Samford softball team was eliminated from the Southern Conference Tournament in a 5-2, eight-inning contest with ETSU Thursday evening at Frost Stadium.
 
Samford ends the season with a mark of 23-31. ETSU improves to 22-26-2. The Bucs advance to Friday's round where they will take on Mercer-Western Carolina winner at 2 p.m.
 
FROM THE BOX SCORE
  • Merritt Cahoon went 2-for-2 with a run scored to lead Samford at the plate.
  • Maddie Dorsett and Kathryn Jackson drove in a run each for the Bulldogs.
  • Taylor DeCelles (7-12) pitched 1.0 inning, giving up three runs on three hits to take the loss in the circle for Samford.
  • Kelly Warren led ETSU at the plate, going 3-for-5 with an RBI.
  • Mallorree Schurr went 2-for-4 for the Bucs.
  • Taylor Boling (9-11) pitched 8.0 innings, giving up two runs on eight hits to earn the win for ETSU.
 
SCORING SUMMARY
  • Samford plated the first run of the game in the bottom of the third inning. Cahoon scored when Dorsett reached base on a fielder's choice to give Samford a 1-0 lead.
  • ETSU knotted the score in the top of the fourth inning when Taylor Wright hit a solo home run to center field to make the score 1-1.
  • The Bucs took the lead with a run in the top of the seventh inning. Julia Fritz singled up the middle to drive in Jordan Durbin to give ETSU a 2-1 lead.
  • Samford tied the score with a run in the bottom of the seventh inning. Jackson singled to second base, driving in Ryan Brzozoski to knot the score at 2-2 and force extra innings.
  • ETSU scored three runs in the top of the eighth inning to take a 5-2 lead. Anissa Avila scored the first run when Lauren Lee walked with the bases loaded. Warren then singled, driving in Vanessa Elliott, and Schurr scored on the throw for a three-run ETSU lead.
 
LOOKING AHEAD
The loss ends the 2019 season for Samford.
 
 
 
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