Samford Softball Split opening games at Florida Invitational

Gainesville, Fla. – The Samford Softball Team started today at the Florida Invitational. They are supposed to play five games in three days and divided their opening games today when they defeated Troy 5: 4 before they fell 9-1 in the night slices on number 3 of the Florida Gator. The Bulldogs record moves to 10-6 in the season after the 1-1 day.

Play one: Samford – 5 | Troy – 4

The Bulldogs started their weekend with a game against Troy. The two sides met for the second time this season when the dogs ended the season of the Trojans after defeating them 12-0 at the beginning of this year. Today, both crimes on the two sides arrived early when Troy scored a run in the first inning against Samford Pitcher Olivia Treece. The Bulldog newcomer could have the bases loaded by withdrawing the last two Inning Batters to limit further damage.

McKayla Cothran And Sarah Squillace Everyone exposed themselves to start the reason for the inning, and both came later in the inning to achieve a 2-1 lead, to score a troyal spellbell. After going through the second inn, Treece started the third with a walk, her fourth from her trip, and she was replaced by Sara Bond. The inherited runner came on a double-to-end-streec line and bind the game 2-2. The Trojans beat a solo homer in the fourth to take over a lead, while the Samford bats in the middle inning became quiet.

Races needed at the bottom of the sixth place, Olivia Shaw And Linsey Hargis I came on board with one-out singles. They were brought home by the greatest game of the game as Grier Bruce Homer to left center Field, her first of the season, which brought the dogs a 5: 3 lead.

The Trojans performed the top of the seventh with a solo homer against Bond to reduce their deficit in half. Bond was able to jump back after Homerun and withdraw to win the victory and switch to 3-1 in the season. The dogs were 9: 7 in the game, but Bruce provided the pop in the line -up because she had two goals, three RBIs and scored a run. Bond ended in a circle with a line of 5 innings, scattered six goals and allows two runs.

Game two: #3 Florida – 9 | Samford – 1

After the late and dramatic victory against the Trojans, the Bulldogs stood against the host and number 3 in Florida Gator before their toughest test of the season. Samford admitted the ball Jordyn participates In the circle, which gave up three runs in opening against the home team. She settled in the second inning to sit down the Gator to give up two runs in the third when she went through the line -up for the second time.

The day of the part ended after 2.2 innings, which enabled six runs with six goals. It was replaced by Karley Fuller who also approved six goals in their 2.2 innings of work and three deserved runs.

The Bulldogs got their first base runners in the third afterwards Logan Champion And Hargis made mistakes to start the inning. However, they could not benefit because the next three batteries were okay. The Samford Batters seemed to see the ball as better the second time by ordering Katie CampbellPresent Olivia ShawAnd Bruce secured everyone in succession before scored their lonely run on a champion-base-charged walk.

The dogs had the bases loaded when they could not continue to take advantage of the rally when they could apply a Cothran single against the Gator -Pitching from that point on.

Samford was 12: 4 in the game when the dogs took the second competition for the second time this season.

The bulldogs will be back in action tomorrow for two more games, as they will compete against Western Michigan at 3:30 p.m. and Florida A&M at 6 p.m.

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