KellyByrd_SB_041418
Elisabetta Zengaro
5
Winner Union University UU 8-6, 1-0 GSC
3
Delta State DSU 10-5, 2-2 GSC
Winner
Union University UU
8-6, 1-0 GSC
5
Final
3
Delta State DSU
10-5, 2-2 GSC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Union University UU 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 5 3 0
Delta State DSU 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 4 2

W: Gabby Morris (0-0) L: Fullilove, Nicole (5-4)

Game Recap: Softball | | Dylan Rakestraw

Lady Statesmen Fall Short in Game One Against Union

CLEVELAND, Miss. – Delta State University Softball played their first home Gulf South Conference game against Union University on February 24, 2019. Despite an eight-strikeout game by starting pitcher Nicole Fullilove, the Lady Statesmen fell to Union University 5-3.
Inside the Matchup:
Final: Delta State 3 | Union University 5
Location: University Field
Records: Delta State (10-5, 2-2 GSC) | Union University (8-6, 1-0GSC)
Get Social: @DeltaStateSB
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
  • DSU took an early 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first after Kelly Byrd's two run home run to left field.
  • Union University tied the game 2-2 in the top of the third with a two-run double to left field by Kaitlyn Kelley
  • Jordan Jones took back the lead for Delta State with an RBI double to left field plating Carlie Vice.
  • The Lady Bulldogs took a 5-3 lead in the top of the sixth after scoring three. The first run was scored after Kelley reached home after an error in right field. Gabby Morris was plated after a fielder's choice to score Union's second run. The Lady Bulldog's final run of the inning was plated by Peyton Mathis' RBI double.
 
 
ON THE MOUND:
  • Nicole Fullilove (5-4) received the loss for DSU. She gave up five runs, three of which were unearned, and struck out eight through seven innings.
  • Gabby Morris (4-3) got the win for Union University. She gave up three runs off four hits in seven innings of work.
 
 
NOTEABLES:
  • Bird hit her fifth home run of the season.
  • Bird has now reached base fourteen consecutive games.
 
Up Next:
• The Lady Statesmen will finish the series against Union University on Monday February 25th with a double header starting at 1 pm.
 
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