Friday, February 7
Birmingham, Ala.
3:00 PM (CT)
Samford University
1-0
4
vs
3
Eastern Illinois
1-1
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Illinois | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Samford | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 4 | 10 | 1 |
Bulldogs Split Opening Two Games Of Samford Tournament
2.7.20 | Softball
Box Score vs. Winthrop
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Samford University softball team opened the 2020 season with a pair of games at the Samford Softball Tournament. The Bulldogs split the doubleheader taking down Eastern Illinois, then falling to Winthrop in the nightcap on day 1 of the Samford Tournament.
THE BASICS
Game 1
FINAL: Samford 4 | Eastern Illinois 3
Date/Time: Fri., Feb. 7 | Start: 3:55 p.m.
Location: Samford Field
Records: Bulldogs (1-0, 0-0 SoCon) | Opponent (0-1)
Series: Samford leads the series 12-11
Game 2
FINAL: Samford 5 | Winthrop 8
Date/Time: Fri., Feb. 7 | Start: 6:55 p.m.
Location: Samford Field
Records: Bulldogs (1-1, 0-0 SoCon) | Opponent (2-0)
Series: Winthrop leads the series 4-2
HOW IT HAPPENED
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Samford University softball team opened the 2020 season with a pair of games at the Samford Softball Tournament. The Bulldogs split the doubleheader taking down Eastern Illinois, then falling to Winthrop in the nightcap on day 1 of the Samford Tournament.
THE BASICS
Game 1
FINAL: Samford 4 | Eastern Illinois 3
Date/Time: Fri., Feb. 7 | Start: 3:55 p.m.
Location: Samford Field
Records: Bulldogs (1-0, 0-0 SoCon) | Opponent (0-1)
Series: Samford leads the series 12-11
Game 2
FINAL: Samford 5 | Winthrop 8
Date/Time: Fri., Feb. 7 | Start: 6:55 p.m.
Location: Samford Field
Records: Bulldogs (1-1, 0-0 SoCon) | Opponent (2-0)
Series: Winthrop leads the series 4-2
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Against Eastern Illinois, freshman Abby Swaney earned her first collegiate start and her first collegiate win.
- Junior O'Neil Roberson had a home run against Eastern Illinois that tied the game at three in the bottom of the third. Kolby Holcombe's double in the same inning put the Bulldogs on top 4-3.
- Against Winthrop, Roberson went 2-for-4 with a grand slam in the bottom of the fourth inning that briefly gave the Bulldogs the lead.
- Swaney (1-0) gave up three runs on four hits in 7.0 innings against Eastern Illinois to give the Bulldogs their first win of the 2020 campaign.
- Megan Robertson (0-1) took the loss against Winthrop with three earned runs on four hits in 4.0 innings pitched.
- Roberson's two-home run day, including the first grand slam of the year for the Bulldogs.
- Swaney opened her collegiate career with a win against Eastern Illinois.
- Samford returns to action tomorrow in day two of the Samford Tournament at 3:00 p.m. vs. Akron.
Players Mentioned
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/ Softball
IF
/ Softball
P
/ Softball
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/ SoftballTeam Stats
Pitching:
W: Swaney, Abby (1-0)
L: Florea, T (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Bear, K 1
HR: Cravens, H 1 ; McKeough, K 1
RBI: Cravens, H 1 ; McKeough, K 2
SH: LaMore, M 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Cravens, H 2 ; McKeough, K 1
SB: Bear, K 2
HBP: Bear, K 1
Batting:
2B: Holcombe, Kolby 1
HR: Roberson, O'Neil 1
RBI: Roberson, O'Neil 1 ; Brzozoski, Ryan 1 ; Holcombe, Kolby 2
SH: Dorsett, Maddie 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Hinton, Whitney 1 ; Roberson, O'Neil 2 ; Brzozoski, Ryan 1
SB: Shurbutt, Timberlyn 1
HBP: Hinton, Whitney 1
Game Leaders
AB
3
R
2
H
2
RBI
1
AB
3
R
0
H
2
RBI
0
AB
3
R
0
H
2
RBI
0
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
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