Bulldogs Clip Fighting Hawks To Close LSU Classic

Sunday, February 16

Baton Rouge, La.

9:30 AM (CT)

Samford University

5-4

North Dakota

3-5

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

Bulldogs Clip Fighting Hawks To Close LSU Classic

2.16.20 | Softball

Box Score

BATON ROUGE, La. – Emily Barnett (1-0) scattered seven hits and allowed an unearned run in the circle to lead the Samford University softball team to a 3-1 victory over the University of North Dakota in the final game of LSU Classic on Sunday at Tiger Park.

THE BASICS
GM 1 FINAL: Samford 3 | North Dakota 1
Date/Time: Sun., Feb. 16 | 9:30 AM
Records: Samford (5-4) | North Dakota (3-5)
Series: Samford leads 2-1
Location: Tiger Park

HOW IT HAPPENED

Angel Love singled up the middle to plate Morgan Flann, who reached on an error, and put North Dakota up 1-0 in the top of the 1^st inning.
Samford answered in the bottom of the 1^st, as Whitney Hinton scored on an error by UND's right fielder to tie the game at 1-1.
Tomberlyn Shurbutt's RBI single to right gave the Bulldogs a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the 2^nd. Two batters later, O'Neil Roberson laced a single to left, scoring Hinton to make the final margin 3-1.

IN THE CIRCLE

Emily Barnett (1-0) allowed one unearned run while scattering seven hits in a complete game victory. The junior from Suwanee, Ga., finished the day with three walks and three strikeouts.
UND's Lauren Field (1-2) worked just 1.2 innings, allowing three runs on three hits with a pair of walks and a strikeout. Lexi Flom tossed the final 4.1 innings surrendering six hits to the Bulldogs.

NOTABLES

Amanda Briskin (2-for-2), Shurbutt (2-for-3) and Roberson (2-for-3) all collected multiple hits for Samford.
Victoria Minor and Angle Love had two hits each for the Fighting Hawks.

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