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SamfordSoftballTournament2_2.21.20
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DePaul DPU 5-7
9
Winner Samford SAM 6-5
DePaul DPU
5-7
1
Final
9
Samford SAM
6-5
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E
DePaul DPU 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 4
Samford SAM 1 4 0 0 1 3 9 12 0

W: Swaney, Abby (3-0) L: Tori MEYER (0-1)

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Winner Kentucky UK 9-2
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Samford SAM 6-6
Winner
Kentucky UK
9-2
7
Final
4
Samford SAM
6-6
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Kentucky UK 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 7 12 2
Samford SAM 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 4 9 3

W: Meghan Schorman (4-1) L: Robertson, Megan (1-3) S: Miranda Stoddard (1)

Game Recap: Softball |

Softball Splits Two Games At Home Tournament Friday

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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.
 
UP NEXT 
  • Samford returns to action Saturday, for the second day of the Samford Tournament with games against DePaul at 3 p.m. and Georgia Tech at 5:30 p.m.  
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