BIRMINGHAM, ALA. – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) softball team split a doubleheader with Samford on Saturday with the regular season title up for grabs tomorrow.
In a 7-3 victory during game one, UNCG snapped Samford's six-game home conference streak behind three homers and seven total hits.
Maycin Brown crushed a three-run homer to right center in the top of the second to take its second lead, 5-3.
Jessie Shipley and
Delaney Cumbie each smacked a solo home run in the bottom of the fourth to secure the victory.
With the three homers, UNCG has now totaled 95 blasts.
Samford scored a run in the first and sixth for a 2-0 shutout in game two.
GAME 1: UNCG 7 – Samford 3
Records:
UNCG (36-15, 15-1 SoCon)
Samford (30-16, 14-2 SoCon)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- With the bases loaded, Samantha Lagrama doubled to right center bringing home Brown and Makenna Matthijs for a 2-0 lead in the top of the first.
- Samford answered with three runs of its own in the bottom of the frame on a three-run homer from Tedder.
- The Spartans concluded the game with three homers, giving the team a home run in each of the last four games.
NOTES
- The Spartans have hit at least one home run in 43 games this season.
- This was the 27th game this season with two or more home runs.
- This was the fifth game with three homers.
- Matthijs and Brown each had two hits.
- Matthijs went 2-for-4 with two runs scored and her 53rd double of her career.
- She is now in sole possession of second place in career doubles.
- Brown went 2-for-3 with two runs scored, three RBI, and a walk.
- Scott struck out five in her 24th complete game of the season.
PITCHING RECORDS
Morgan Scott: W, 22-10
McKenzie Newcomb: L, 20-8
GAME 2: UNCG 2 – Samford 0
Records:
UNCG (36-16, 15-2 SoCon)
Samford (30-17, 15-2 SoCon)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Spartans had the bases loaded twice in the game, in the top of the first and top of the sixth.
- Samford put up the first run in the bottom of the first with a RBI single from Shurbutt.
- Tedder singled to third base in the bottom of the sixth for the Bulldogs' second run of the game.
NOTES
- Jordan Gontram was the only Spartan to have two hits, swinging 2-for-3.
- Brown and Grace Loftin tallied a hit each.
- Scott struck out four.
PITCHING RECORDS
Morgan Scott: L, 22-11
Jordyn Partain: W, 9-6
HISTORY VS. SAMFORD
UNCG leads the series 23-21.
ON DECK
The Spartans return to action tomorrow, Sunday, May 8 to conclude the three-game series against Samford with a first pitch scheduled for 2:00 p.m. EST / 1:00 p.m. EST.
The winner of the series will be the 2022 SoCon Regular Season Champion, earn the number one seed in the tournament next week, and the first-round bye to play on Thursday, May 12.