SOFTBALL TEAM FALLS TO THIRD PLACE IN GSC
EAST
FLORENCE
– After scoring first in both
contests Saturday afternoon, the University
of North Alabama softball team could not
hold on to leads against Alabama-Huntsville,
dropping a pair of one-run decisions to the
visiting Chargers in Gulf South Conference
play.
UAH overcame a
2-0 deficit to win the first game 3-2 before
taking the second game 2-1 and leapfrog the
Lions to take over second place in the GSC
East Division. The two losses drops UNA’s
overall record to 29-16 with a 10-7 mark in
conference play. The Chargers are now 39-13,
12-7.
In the first
game, UAH hurler Sage Woodham improved to
19-4 on the year after tossing a three-hit,
complete-game victory.
The Lions got
two of their three its in the bottom of the
first inning.
After leading
off the inning with a double, Lindsey Greene
scored on an RBI-triple by Lindsey Bates.
Bates then scored on a wild pitch to put UNA
on top 2-0.
The Chargers
quickly answered with two runs in the top of
the second inning to tie the game at 2-2,
then got the winning run on a sacrifice fly
in the fifth.
Megan Niesel
(8-4) took the loss on the mound after
allowing seven hits, with two of the three
runs earned. She also struck out one and
recorded a walk.
In the second
game, the Lions against scored quickly to
take an early lead. After Amy Goebel reached
base on a fielding error in the bottom of
the second, she was later brought home on an
RBI-single by Allie Pridmore.
UAH wasted
little time regaining the lead. Stephanie
Pinto hit a two-out, two-run home run in the
top of the third inning to put the Chargers
on top 2-1. Neither team scored the rest of
the way.
Sabrina Roberts
(11-7) scattered eight hits and struck out
one in a losing effort for the Lions.
Courtney Hudson (5-3) got the win after
pitching a four-hitter. Lindsey Greene was
the only UNA batter to get two hits on the
day. She went 2-for-3 at the plate with a
pair of singles.
The Lions will
return to action on Monday with a
double-header against Albany State. The
double-header is set to begin at 3 p.m.
Printable Game
Statistics - UAH - Game 44
Printable Game
Statistics - UAH - Game 45
