JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – The Samford softball team snatched its fifth series sweep of the season, edging the Buccaneers of East Tennessee State, 1-0, Sunday afternoon at Betty Basler Field behind a solo home run from Timberlyn Shurbutt and a complete-game performance from Jordyn Partain.
 
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The Bulldogs only needed to plate one run to go along with freshman Jordyn Partain's performance in the circle for Samford's 30th win on the season. The right-handed pitcher threw her 10th compete game for the Bulldogs, improving her overall record to 8-6. Partain gave up zero runs and just two hits, while tying her season-high seven strikeouts through 7.0 innings of work.
 
The game's lone run was scored by Timberlyn Shurbutt in the top of the sixth after the senior shot a leadoff home run out of left field on a 3-2 count for a team-high seven on the season. With a 1-0 lead in hand, Samford kept the Buccaneers scoreless in the bottom half of the frame with Partain striking out ETSU's Cameron Young swinging, while Shurbutt, Squillace, and Cahoon turned a double play.
 
In the seventh, freshman Sarah Squillace got things started with a single up the middle, advancing to second in after McKayla Cothran perfectly executed a SAC bunt in the next play. Senior Mary Katherine Tedder followed with a walk, but despite having two runners on base the Bulldogs recorded a strikeout and fly out to push the game into the final frame. The Buccaneers returned to the plate in hopes of a late rally, however, Partain and the Samford defense retired three-straight for a 1-0 series sweep.  
 
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The Bulldogs will return home to host crosstown rival UAB for a Wednesday midweek matchup with a 3 p.m. first pitch at the Samford Softball Stadium.
 
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