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Whitney Hinton vs ETSU 2021
Chase Cochran | Samford Athletic
Whitney Hinton hit a two-run, walk-off home run to lift Samford to a 6-4 win over ETSU Sunday.
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ETSU ETSU 15-22, 3-14 SoCon
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Winner Samford SAM 17-25, 6-9 SoCon
ETSU ETSU
15-22, 3-14 SoCon
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Final
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Samford SAM
17-25, 6-9 SoCon
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
ETSU ETSU 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 7 1
Samford SAM 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 6 7 3

W: DeCelles, Taylor (4-11) L: Taylor Boling (4-4)

Game Recap: Softball |

Seventh-Inning Homers Lift Softball To 6-4 Walk-Off Win Over ETSU

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. –  Samford seniors Kathryn Jackson and Whitney Hinton both homered in the bottom of the seventh inning, with Hinton's homer giving the Bulldog softball team a 6-4, walk-off win over ETSU in the team's final home game of the 2021 season Sunday at the Samford Softball Field. The win gives Samford the series win over the Bucs, two games to one.
 
THE BASICS
 
Final: Samford 6 | ETSU 4
Date/Time: Sunday, May 2 | 1:02 p.m.
Location: Samford Softball Field     
Records: Samford (17-25, 6-9 SoCon) | ETSU (15-22, 3-14 SoCon)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • ETSU, aided by three Samford errors, plated three unearned runs in the top of the first inning to take an early 3-0 lead.
  • The Bucs added a run in the fourth inning when Anissa Avilia scored on a sacrifice fly by Alana Collins for a 4-0 ETSU advantage.
  • Samford came back with three runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to cut the lead to 4-3. Jackson doubled to center field to drive in Abigail Dorsett for the first run of the inning. Abby Martin later scored on a ground out by Amanda Briskin, and Lindsey Nelson later scored on an error to bring Samford to within one run.
  • In the bottom of the seventh inning, Jackson led the inning off with a solo home run to left field to knot the score at 4-4. With one out, Briskin singled to right field. Hinton then homered to left field to end the game with a 6-4 Samford win.
 
IN THE CIRCLE:
  • Taylor DeCelles (4-11) earned the win for Samford, pitching 6.2 innings in relief, giving up just one run on six hits.
  • Taylor Boling (4-4) took the loss for the Bucs, tossing 2.1 innings in relief, allowing three runs on three hits.
 
NOTABLES:
  • Jackson went 2-for-3 with a double, a home run and two RBI to lead Samford at the plate.
  • Hinton drove in two runs with her home run, going 1-for-2 at the plate.
  • Briskin also drove in a run for the Bulldogs in a 1-for-4 performance.
  • For ETSU, Kylie Toler drove in a run, going 2-for-4 at the plate.
 
UP NEXT:
  • The Samford softball team will be back in action on Saturday, May 8 at 12 p.m. with a doubleheader at Chattanooga to open up its final weekend series of the season at Frost Stadium.
 
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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