Softball Splits Two Games At Home Tournament Friday

Friday, February 21

Birmingham, Ala.

3:00 PM (CT)

Samford University

6-5

DePaul

5-7

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
DePaul	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	7	4
Samford	1	4	0	0	1	3	9	12	0

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Kentucky	0	0	4	3	0	0	0	7	12	2
Samford	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	4	9	3

Softball Splits Two Games At Home Tournament Friday

2.21.20 | Softball

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Samford softball team split the opening two games of the Samford Softball Tournament taking down DePaul, 9-1 in six innings, and dropping the evening matchup with #11 Kentucky, 7-4.

THE BASICS
Game 1
FINAL: Samford 9 | DePaul 1 (6 innings)
Date/Time: Fri., Feb. 21 | Start: 4:05 p.m.
Location: Samford Softball Stadium
Records: Samford (6-5) | DePaul (5-7)
Series: Samford leads the series 4-3

Game 2
FINAL: Samford 4 | Kentucky 7
Date/Time: Fri., Feb. 21 | Start: 6:45 p.m.
Location: Samford Softball Stadium
Records: Samford (6-7) | Kentucky (10-2)
Series: Kentucky leads the series 0-3

HOW IT HAPPENED

Against DePaul, the Bulldogs jumped out to an early lead with an RBI from senior Whitney Hinton.
In the bottom of the second, the Bulldogs strengthened their lead with home runs from Mekhi Mayfield and Whitney Hinton giving Samford the 5-0 lead.
Hinton padded her stat line with a solo home run in the bottom of the sixth, while Ryan Brzozoski drove in the walk-off runs to end the game in six innings.
Kentucky used back-to-back multi-run innings to take a 7-0 lead going into the fifth inning.
In the bottom of the fifth inning, junior Timberlyn Shurbutt sent a pitch sailing over the left field wall cutting the Bulldogs' deficit to five at 7-2.
The Bulldogs added two final runs in the sixth inning, but the Wildcats took the nightcap, 7-4.

IN THE CIRCLE

Against DePaul, freshman Abby Swaney (3-0) made the fourth start of her career giving up one run on seven hits in 6.0 innings pitched to earn the win.
For DePaul, Tori Meyer (0-1) took the loss, tossing 1.1 innings, giving up four runs on five hits.
Against Kentucky, redshirt-freshman Megan Robertson (1-3) got the nod in the circle and gave up seven runs on nine hits in her 3.2 innings pitched in taking the loss.
Kentucky's Meghan Schorman (4-1) pitched 5.0 innings, giving up two runs on six hits to earn the win.
UK's Miranda Stoddard came in to get the final two outs of the game to pick up the save.

NOTABLES

Hinton went 3-for-4 against DePaul with four RBI and two home runs.
Mayfield's home run in the second inning against DePaul was her first of the season.
Shurbutt's home run against Kentucky is her first of the season, eighth of her career.
Amanda Briskin went 3-for-4 against the Wildcats with three singles on the night.

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