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2
Southern Miss USM 18-10
8
Winner Samford SAM 10-14
Southern Miss USM
18-10
2
Final
8
Samford SAM
10-14
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Southern Miss USM 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 1
Samford SAM 1 0 2 2 3 0 X 8 12 2

W: Abby Swaney (5-4) L: Pierce, Makenna (2-4)

Game Recap: Softball |

Samford Downs Southern Miss In Series Finale, 8-2

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. –  In Sunday's series finale, the Samford softball team had quite the offensive performance with an 8-2 victory over the Golden Eagles at the Samford Softball Field.
 
THE BASICS
 
Final: Samford 8 | Southern Miss 2
Date/Time: Sunday, Mar. 21 | 1:00 p.m.
Location: Samford Softball Field
Records: Samford (10-14) | Southern Miss (18-10)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • With only on out on the board in the top of the first, Golden Eagle, Heather Hill, hit a home run over the left field fence and drove in Destini Brown along with it for an early 2-0 lead.
  • Merritt Cahoon responded for Samford in the bottom of the same inning with a single to right field that was out of reach for Southern Miss's second baseman to drive Timberlyn Shurbutt to split the score.
  • The Bulldogs would notch the game at 2-2 in the bottom of the third with a leadoff home run from Timerblyn Shurbutt for her third dinger in the past six games. Three plays later, Ryan Brzozoski stepped up to the plate and doubled to right field to bring in Whitney Hinton for a slight 3-2 lead over Southern Miss.
  • In the next inning, Samford would have back-to-back doubles, executed by Amanda Briskin and Whitney Hinton, to drive in two runs for the Bulldogs to increase the score to 5-2.
  • Samford tacked on three more runs in the bottom of the fifth with Grace Robertson smashing a ball over the left field fence for her first home run of the season. Robertson was able to drive in pinch runner, Kathryne Shoop, and Ryan Brzozoski to take a six-run advantage over the Golden Eagles.
  • The Bulldogs then closed out the top of the sixth with a double play and secured their win in the top of the seventh after a pop up to Timberlyn Shurbutt at third base and Abby Swaney striking out two batters at the plate.
 
IN THE CIRCLE:
  • Abby Swaney returned to the circle for the Bulldogs and pitched her fifth complete game of the season. Swaney only allowed two runs on five hits, while striking out five Golden Eagles after she faced a total of 31 batters on the afternoon. This is her fifth win of the season.
 
NOTABLES:
  • Whitney Hinton and Ryan Brzozoski each had one run on two hits, one double, and one RBI this afternoon to lead the Bulldogs offensively at the plate.
  • Timberlyn Shurbutt registered her fourth home run of the year, while also having a run and a hit in the bottom of the first inning. Shurbutt now has a total of 12 runs on 23 shit, six doubles, and 14 RBIs on the season.
  • In her fourth appearance of the season, Grace Robertson hammered her second career home run, while capturing her first RBIs of the season after driving in Shoop and Brzozski.
 
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UP NEXT:
  • The Bulldogs will return to the Samford Softball Field for a midweek doubleheader against Alabama State on Tuesday, Mar. 23 with the first pitch set for 4 p.m.
 
FOLLOW THE BULLDOGS:
For the latest news and information on Samford softball, visit the official website for Samford Athletics at SamfordSports.com. Fans can also follow the Bulldogs on social media at /SamfordSports (Facebook), @SamfordSB (Twitter), and @SamfordSB (Instagram).
 
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