Team-sb
Elisabetta Zengaro
10
Winner North Georgia UNG 3-2
2
Delta State DSU 2-3
Winner
North Georgia UNG
3-2
10
Final
2
Delta State DSU
2-3
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E
North Georgia UNG 1 0 2 0 3 4 10 11 1
Delta State DSU 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 5

W: Bria Bush (1-2) L: Johnson, Taylor (1-2)

0
Delta State DSU 2-4
9
Winner Rollins ROL 2-2
Delta State DSU
2-4
0
Final
9
Rollins ROL
2-2
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Delta State DSU 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2
Rollins ROL 3 1 2 3 X 9 13 1

W: Sarah Piening (1-1) L: Tucker, Taylor (0-2)

Game Recap: Softball | | Elisabetta Zengaro

Lady Statesmen Fall to No. 8 North Georgia and Rollins on Final Day of Gulf Coast Invite

Gulf Shores, Alabama – The Delta State softball team concluded the final day of competition at the Gulf Coast Invite with a 10-2 loss to No. 8 North Georgia and 9-0 loss to Rollins on Sunday, Feb. 5, at the Gulf Shores Sportsplex.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final (GM1): No. 8 North Georgia 10| Delta State 2 (6)
Final (GM2): Rollins 9 | Delta State 0 (5)
Location: Gulf Shores Sportsplex | Gulf Shores, Ala.
Records: Delta State (2-4) | North Georgia (4-2) | Rollins (2-2)
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HOW IT HAPPENED
Game 1
  • North Georgia struck first in the top of the first inning when Jessica Finch singled up the middle, scoring.
  • Starting pitcher Taylor Tucker held the Nighthawks to a 1-0 margin of victory until the top of the third when Sydney Sprague singled to center field scoring Stephanie Hartness and Lexi Duncan, making the score 3-0.
  • In the bottom of the fourth the Lady Statesmen started to make a comeback. With bases loaded, Chelsea Lamping stepped up to the plate. She lined out to third, but Shelby Newsom scored on a fielding error from the third baseman to put Delta State on the board. A double steal pulled the game within one run, but Austin Pruitt lined out to end the inning.
  • In the top of the fifth, the Nighthawks scored three more runs to lead 6-2.
  • The Nighthawks scored four more runs in the top of the sixth to seal the win. Hartness singled up the middle scoring Duncan and Morgan Helton for UNG's seventh and eighth runs. She later scored on a fielder's choice. Alishia Freirson scored the 10th and final run off a throwing error by the shortstop.
  • Delta State went through three pitchers. Starting pitcher Taylor Johnson (1-2) suffered the loss. In 2.1 innings of work, Johnson allowed three runs (two earned) on five hits. Bailie Springfield allowed three runs on two hits in two innings, and Brooke Watts allowed four runs on four hits.
  • Bria Bush earned the win as she allowed two runs on two hits.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
Game 2
  • In the bottom of the first, Rollins scored the first runs of the game when Chelsea Reed singled to first base. Abigail Sexton's 2 RBI single to left field put Rollins up 3-0 heading into the top of the first.
  • A bases loaded walk put Rollins up 4-0 in the bottom of the second.
  • Kacie Booth's two-run home run put Rollins ahead 6-0.
  • Rollins sealed the win in the bottom of the fourth, scoring three more runs off a home run and back-to-back RBI singles.
  • Starting pitcher, Taylor Tucker (0-2) suffered the loss. Tucker allowed four runs (one earned) on seven hits and struck-out two.
  • Sarah Piening earned the win for Rollins, allowing only four hits.
  • Abi Gibson, Carlie Vice, and Kristen Mitchell all recorded hits.
 
STAT OF THE DAY
  • The Lady Statesmen left seven runners stranded in game two, compared to eight by Rollins.
 
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE
  • The Lady Statesmen pitching staff faced a total of 61 batters
  • Tucker ranks 10th in school history in games pitched (77).
 
UP NEXT

The Lady Statesmen will travel to Montevallo, Ala., for the Montevallo Falcon Frenzy tournament. Delta State will play Miles College on the first day of the tournament at 11:15 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 10. 
 
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