Samford Drops First Two Games of Sequence In opposition to WCU

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Samford softball crew dropped the primary two video games of its  Southern Conference set towards Western Carolina on Saturday. The Bulldogs fell 2-1 within the opener and 8-4 within the afternoon. With the losses, the Bulldogs’ report strikes to 17-26 total and 7-4 in SoCon play.

GAME ONE: Western Carolina – 2 | Samford – 1

In the primary sport, Western Carolina jumped out to a 2-0 lead within the prime of the primary inning on a two-run residence run and by no means relinquished it towards Samford starter  Sara Bond. She took the loss regardless of putting out 5 batters in three innings of labor. The Bulldogs’ offense produced eight hits however struggled to capitalize, leaving 10 runners on base. Makinley Turner supplied a vivid spot out of the bullpen, throwing 4 scoreless innings of aid. Samford’s solely run got here within the backside of the seventh inning on an RBI single from Brandy Phillips. Phillips and Katie Campbell every recorded two hits, whereas Joi Hubbard, reached base all 4 occasions she got here to the plate and scored the lone run.

GAME TWO: Western Carolina – 8 | Samford – 4

The nightcap noticed each offenses come alive, however the Bulldogs had been once more unable to beat an early deficit. The Catamounts scored 4 runs within the third towards Phillips and three within the fourth towards Reese Hickey to construct a commanding lead. Samford answered with a three-run third inning, getting RBIs from Olivia Shaw, Campbell and Phillips to chop the result in 4-3. However, Samford couldn’t full the comeback, leaving 9 extra runners stranded. The Bulldogs collected 10 hits, with Hubbard, Campbell and Katie Hart every tallying two. Olivia Treece was wonderful in aid, pitching three scoreless innings whereas putting out three. Samford threatened within the ultimate inning, scoring one run to make it 8-4, however left runners on base to finish the sport.

The two sides are again in motion tomorrow to wrap up the three-game set. First pitch is scheduled for 1 p.m. because the Dogs look to salvage a sport within the sequence.

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