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Schedule

Full
1
WCU WCU 15-23
4
Winner Samford SAM 21-14
WCU WCU
15-23
1
Final
4
Samford SAM
21-14
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
WCU WCU 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 0
Samford SAM 1 0 3 0 0 0 X 4 7 0

W: McKenzie Newcomb (15-7) L: Martin, Makenzie (0-3) S: Jordyn Partain (1)

Martin

Game Recap: Softball | | Denise Gideon, Director of Media Relations

Catamounts Fall to Samford Sunday

Will host No. 11 Tennessee Wednesday

The Basics 

Score: Samford 4, Western Carolina 1

Records: Western Carolina 15-23; 2-8 SoCon; Samford 21-14, 6-0 SoCon

Location: Birmingham, Ala. | Samford Softball Field

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Western Carolina softball dropped the final game of the three-game series at Samford 4-1 Sunday at the Samford Softball Field. 

Turning Point 

Samford scored a run in the first and three decisive runs in the third.


How it Happened 

  • Samford got on the board in the first inning from a sacrifice fly RBI.
  • In the third, Samford scored three runs with two outs. 
  • Western Carolina got on the board in the top of the fourth and it all started with Bailey Huneycutt. After a long at-bat, Huneycutt blasted a double to right field and move to third on a fly-out by Myra Twitty. Huneycutt scored from an RBI double by Samantha Reele to centerfield. 
  • The Catamounts had a chance to add to its run total with runners on first and second in the fourth but couldn't push a run across.

 Inside the Box Score 

  • Makenzie Martin got the first start of her Catamount career against Samford. She tossed six innings giving up four runs on seven hits and struck out two falling to 0-3 on the season. 
  • The Catamounts sat Samford down in order twice in the game. 
  • Western Carolina stranded six batters on base and had five hits. 

News & Notes 

  • The six innings pitched by Martin is a Catamount career-high for the rookie hurler. 
  • Reele has gotten a hit in three of the last four games with two of the three hits being a double. 
  • Brewington had her second-straight multiple-hit game with a pair of hits in the last two games. It is the fifth time in her Catamount career she has had a multi-hit game. 

Up Next

Western Carolina hosts No. 11 Tennessee at 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 13, at the Catamount Softball Complex. 

NOTES ON GAME WITH TENNESSEE

  • Gates open at 5 pm and admission is free with a limited amount of bleacher seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis 
  • Additional seating is available in the outfield on a first-come, first-served basis. Fans are encouraged to bring chairs and blankets for this area.
  • The game will be broadcast on ESPN+ and live stats will also be provided. 
  • Kids will be able to run the bases after the game courtesy of Great Beginnings Great Smiles.

For the latest information on Catamount softball, follow @catamounts and @catamountsb on Twitter or go to www.catamountsports.com.

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Scoring Summary

Score By Innings
Play WCU SAM
SAM BOT 1st Shurbutt flied out to cf, SF, RBI; Tedder advanced to third; Squillace scored. 0 1
SAM BOT 3rd Shurbutt singled to center field, RBI; Tedder advanced to third; Cothran scored. 0 2
SAM BOT 3rd Cahoon singled to center field, advanced to second on the throw, 2 RBI; Shurbutt scored; Tedder scored. 0 4
WCU TOP 4th Reele doubled to center field, RBI; Huneycutt scored. 1 4

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