TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Samford softball workforce wrapped up play this morning on the JoAnne Graf Classic as they performed their fifth recreation of the opening weekend. The Bulldogs confronted off with Iowa for the second straight recreation, falling to the Hawkeyes 3-2 after taking an early lead. Samford’s file falls to 1-4 on the season with the defeat.
The Bulldogs jumped out to a lead after scoring the opening run within the second inning of the sport. Brandy Phillips led off the inning with a single and was moved to 3rd when Brooke Wildes doubled to left area. Phillips would are available in to attain on a Shannon Weems sacrifice fly and provides the Dogs a 1-0 lead.
The Hawkeyes struck again within the backside of the second in opposition to Samford pitcher Makinley Turner. After putting out the primary two batters of the inning, Turner issued back-to-back, two out, walks which she was punished for when she surrendered her first hit of the sport which drove in a run and tied the sport.
Katie Campbell put the Bulldogs again forward within the fourth as she hit her second homer of the season to left area and chased Iowa’s beginning pitcher within the course of. The massive blow in opposition to Turner recreation within the backside of the fifth as she gave up a leadoff double, adopted by a one-out, two-run blast, however put Iowa again up 3-2.
Now trailing, the Bulldogs had been unable to muster any rally within the sixth or seventh innings as they went down so as. Turner falls to 1-1 within the circle on the season after going six innings, permitting 5 hits, three runs, and putting out 4 batters. Five totally different Dogs had successful within the recreation, with Campbell’s homer, Wildes’ double, and Sydnie Ferrant’s triple accounting for the additional base hits.
The Bulldogs return to Birmingham for his or her residence opener in opposition to Alabama State on Tuesday. The recreation is scheduled for 4 p.m. in opposition to a Hornets facet that’s 1-1 on the season and performs 4 extra video games earlier than Tuesday’s matchup with the Bulldogs.
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