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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