Softball Drops Doubleheader On Day Two of Samford Tournament

Saturday, February 22

Birmingham, Ala.

3:00 PM (CT)

Samford University

6-7

DePaul

6-8

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

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Georgia Tech	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	5	2
Samford	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1

Photo by: Chase Cochran | Samford Athletic

Softball Drops Doubleheader On Day Two of Samford Tournament

2.22.20 | Softball

Box Score 1 Box Score 2

Box Score (PDF): Samford vs. DePaul
Box Score (PDF): Samford vs. Georgia Tech

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Samford softball team dropped both games of its doubleheader on the second day of the Samford Tournament, losing to DePaul in the first game, 8-2 and falling to Georgia Tech in a pitcher's duel, 2-0.

THE BASICS
Game 1
FINAL: Samford 2 | DePaul 8
Date/Time: Sat., Feb. 22 | Start: 3:05 p.m.
Location: Samford Softball Stadium
Records: Bulldogs (6-7, 0-0 SoCon) | DePaul (6-8)
Series: Series tied 4-4

Game 2
FINAL: Samford 0 | Georgia Tech 2
Date/Time: Sat., Feb. 22 | Start: 5:35 p.m.
Location: Samford Softball Stadium
Records: Bulldogs (6-8, 0-0 SoCon) | Georgia Tech (5-7)
Series: Georgia Tech leads the series 42-20

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Samford versus DePaul matchup had all the makings of a pitcher's duel through the first three innings, with Emily Barnett's no-hitter bid being broken with 3.2 innings pitched.
Samford broke through on offense in the fourth inning with back-to-back singles from Whitney Hinton and O'Neil Roberson. Grace Dabbs out of the seventh-hole, had a single up the middle that drove in two runs giving the Bulldogs the lead going into the fifth inning.
DePaul responded in the top of the fifth with a two-run home run, and a four-run onslaught in top of the fourth, en route to an 8-2 victory over Samford.
In the nightcap, Georgia Tech took an early lead in the top of the third inning.
The pitcher's duel continued until the seventh inning, when Georgia Tech pushed across an insurance run, and the Bulldogs were unable to mount a seventh-inning comeback.

IN THE CIRCLE

Against DePaul, Barnett (1-1) took the loss in the Bulldogs first game of the day, giving up five runs on five hits in 5.2 innings pitched.
DePaul's Krista Dalgarn (4-2) got the win for the Demon's giving up two runs on seven hits in her 7.0 innings pitched.
Freshman Abby Swaney (3-1) got the start against Georgia Tech and took the loss in a close pitcher's duel, giving up two runs on five hits with eight strikeouts in 7.0 innings pitched.
For the Yellow Jackets, Blake Neleman (2-1) grabbed the win giving up just four hits in the shutout with nine strikeouts.

NOTABLES

Dabb's single to center field drove in the Bulldogs only runs in the bottom of the fourth inning against DePaul.
Four Bulldogs had hits for Samford against Georgia Tech: Roberson, Hinton, Ryan Brzozoski and Amanda Briskin.

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