LIONS DROP PAIR TO WEST FLORIDA, WILL NEED
TO WIN ONE AGAINST VALDOSTA STATE
FLORENCE
– A pair of costly losses to West Florida
has put the University of North Alabama
softball team’s chances of qualifying for
the Gulf South Conference tournament in
jeopardy. The Lions dropped a 2-0, 5-3 home
double-header to the Argonauts on Saturday
to fall to fourth place in the East Division
standings.
UNA is now
32-18 overall with an 11-9 mark in
conference play. The Lions will need to win
at least one game against fifth-ranked
Valdosta State in the regular season finale
on Sunday. The Blazers swept the Lions in
late March and boast a 19-1 conference
record.
Against West
Florida, UNA struggled at the plate most of
the day. In the first game, Argonaut pitcher
Taren Walton (16-8) picked up her second win
over the Lions in two days after scattering
six hits in the complete-game shutout.
Lindsey Greene
was the only UNA player able to find success
at the plate, going 3-for-4 with three
singles. Megan Niesel was stuck with the
loss after UWF pushed across single runs in
the top of the sixth and seventh innings.
The loss dropped Niesel’s record to 9-5 on
the year after she struck out four and
allowed six hits in seven innings of work.
In the second
game, the Argonauts built a 5-0 lead and
held off a late UNA rally to secure the win.
Facing the five-run deficit in the bottom of
the seventh, the Lions got a bases-loaded
walk by Sarah Whitlow, and a two-run single
by Jessica Liddy to make the score 5-3.
UWF pitcher
Emily Burge recovered, however, to record
the final out and improve to 14-13 on the
year. Sabrina Roberts (11-9) took the loss
on the mound for UNA. She allowed five runs
of six hits and struck out six.
At the plate,
Whitlow was a perfect 3-for-3, while Liddy
finish the game with a 2-for-4 showing.
Game time for
Sunday’s double-header against Valdosta
State is set for 1 p.m. Between the games,
the Lions will honor their four seniors with
a Senior Day presentation.
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Statistics - West Florida - Game 50
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Statistics - West Florida - Game 51
