Softball Splits Doubleheader With ETSU

Saturday, May 1

Birmingham, Ala.

1:00 PM

Samford University

16-24, 5-8

ETSU

14-21, 2-13

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

Box Score (PDF)

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

Emily Barnett struck out a career-high 11 batters in Samford's 1-0 win in game one of Saturday's doubleheader.

Photo by: Chase Cochran | Samford Athletic

5.1.21 | Softball

Box Score 1 Box Score 2 Photo Gallery Photo Gallery 2

BOX SCORE: GAME ONE (PDF)
BOX SCORE: GAME TWO (PDF)

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Samford softball team split a Southern Conference doubleheader with ETSU Saturday afternoon at the Samford Softball Field. Samford took the first game, 1-0, before falling in game two by a score of 2-0.

THE BASICS

GAME 1
Final: Samford 1 | ETSU 0
Date/Time: Saturday, May 1 | 1:03 p.m.
Location: Samford Softball Field
Records: Samford (16-24, 5-8 SoCon) | ETSU (14-21, 2-13 SoCon)

HOW IT HAPPENED | GM1

The teams fought through the first five and a half innings in a scoreless tie.
Samford finally broke the tie in the bottom of the sixth inning to take a 1-0 lead.
In the sixth, Whitney Hinton scored on a ground out by Amanda Briskin for the game's lone run.

GAME 2
Final: ETSU 2 | Samford 0
Date/Time: Saturday, May 1 | 3:13 p.m.
Location: Samford Softball Field
Records: Samford (16-25, 5-9 SoCon) | ETSU (15-21, 3-13 SoCon)

HOW IT HAPPENED | GM2

In the second inning, ETSU's Kylie Toler hit a two-run home run to center field to give the Bucs a 2-0 lead.
Pitching dominated the remainder of the contest.
Samford's best chance to score came when Briskin singled and Jordan Moore came home, but Moore was called out for interference, ending Samford's best threat.

IN THE CIRCLE:

In the first game, Emily Barnett (8-8) had one of her best career outings. She pitched the complete game, allowing just four hits and striking out a career-high 11 batters.
Kelly Schmidt (7-10) took the loss for ETSU, pitching 6.0 innings, allowing one run on three hits.
Taylor DeCelles (3-11) took the loss on the second game for Samford, tossing 7.0 innings, allowing two runs on three hits.
Taylor Boling (4-3) earned the win for ETSU, pitching 7.0 innings, giving up just four hits.

NOTABLES:

In game one, Briskin drove in the lone run, going 1-for-3 at the plate for Samford.
Alana Collins went 2-for-3 in game one for ETSU.
For Samford in game two, Hinton, Moore, O'Neil Roberson and Kathryn Jackson had one hit each.
For ETSU in the second contest, Toler homered and drove in two runs, going 1-for-3 at the plate.

UP NEXT:

The Samford softball team will close out the series with a single game against ETSU tomorrow, Sunday, May 2 at 1 p.m. at the Samford Softball Field.

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