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Tessa Juett Pitching vs Tennessee - FRONT
2023 WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY CHARLIE BULLA
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Winner Western Carolina WCU 16-30, 7-11 SoCon
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Samford SAM 18-29, 10-8 SoCon
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Western Carolina WCU
16-30, 7-11 SoCon
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Samford SAM
18-29, 10-8 SoCon
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Western Carolina WCU 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 4 8 1
Samford SAM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2

W: Juett, Tessa (13-13) L: Fuller (3-5)

Game Recap: Softball | | Greg Hartlage, Director of Media Relations

Juett Tosses Shutout; Secures Series at Samford

BIRMINGHAM, ALA. – Behind junior Tessa Juett's second complete game of the weekend, Western Carolina softball secured a series win over Samford on Sunday afternoon, claiming the series with a 4-0 victory at the Samford Softball field. 

Juett tossed her conference-high 15th complete game on Sunday, scattering five hits and totaling five strikeouts in the circle to earn her 13th win. She also did it with the bat, adding a pair of base hits to her stat line during the victory. Juett finished the weekend with a 2-0 record, allowing one earned run and totaling ten strikeouts in the circle while adding a 5-for-9 (.556) performance at the plate with a double and homer. 

Six other Catamounts got into the hit column on Sunday, led by senior Savannah Baldwin's team-high tying seventh homer of the season in the fourth inning. Freshman Sydney Dirks and senior Jeralynn Wells added RBIs in the contest. 

Western Carolina wasted little time getting on the board in Sunday's rubber match as Mattie Mentel and Savannah Baldwin both drew one-out walks. The pair both swiped a base to move into scoring position before Wells picked up the first run of the day on a sacrifice fly to center, giving WCU the early 1-0 lead.

Juett got the ball in the circle on Sunday afternoon, posting a pair of strikeouts and working around a one-out single. Mentel threw out a would-be base stealer to end the inning, keeping the Catamounts' early advantage. 

Juett then got the Catamounts their first hit of the afternoon with a one-out base knock, but back-to-back outs recorded by the Bulldogs sent the hosts back to the bat rack in the second inning. Samford tallied a pair of two-out singles, followed by a walk to load the bases in the second before Juett picked up a strikeout to keep WCU in front of Sunday's action. 

Both pitchers were effective in the third inning as the Bulldogs sat WCU down 1-2-3 before Juett worked around a one-out single without trouble, tallying her fourth strikeout of the afternoon. 

Baldwin opened the fourth inning with a first-pitch solo home run over the left-center field wall, doubling the WCU lead. After 3.5 innings, a Dirks RBI single gave the guests a 3-0 lead. Following a leadoff walk, Juett sat the next three Bulldogs down in order, including her fifth strikeout of the afternoon.

Lily Bell added a one-out single in the fifth inning but a pair of Samford outs quickly sat the Catamounts down in the fifth inning. The hosts put a pair of runners on with one away before Juett induced a flyout and groundout to keep the lead at three. 

McPherson drew a two-out walk followed by an infield single from Juett to put two on as both runners advanced as Samford had a failed pickoff attempt to allow McPherson to scamper home and give WCU the 4-0 lead. Juett needed six pitches to sit Samford down 1-2-3 and send Sunday's action to the final inning. 

Kennedy Stewman and Mattie Mentel tallied hits in the seventh for Western Carolina, but the Catamounts could not extend the lead. Juett made quick work of the Bulldogs in the seventh as WCU secured the 4-0 series win over the hosts. 

Juett (13-13) went the distance for the second time on the weekend for WCU, tossing her third shutout of the season, totaling five strikeouts, and scattering five hits for her second win. The Berea, Ky. native totaled her 15th complete game of the season on Sunday. She moved into a four-way tie for fourth in career wins with her 26th win in the purple & gold while also sliding into a two-way tie for fourth with her 36th career complete game. Juett now holds sole possession of fourth in shutouts in program history with her sixth. 

Karley Fuller (3-5) went the distance for Samford, going 7.0 innings, allowing four runs and two earned runs on eight hits with four strikeouts. 

The Catamounts return home for the final time of the 2024 regular season on Saturday, May 4, with a SoCon series against Chattanooga from the Catamount Softball Complex. Saturday's action starts at 3 p.m. with a doubleheader before a senior day finale set for 1 p.m…. Coverage of all three games with the Mocs is available on ESPN+ (paid subscription required) and with live stats through CatamountSports.com.

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