MONTGOMERY, Ala. ------ The Auburn Montgomery softball team split a pair of games in the final day of the AUM Tournament Sunday afternoon, by defeating Christian Brothers 7-0 in the first game of the day, and falling to Spring Hill 7-4 in the final inning of the nightcap.

NOTES                      
• The Warhawks improved to 4-4 on the year.
• The Badgers moved to 7-3 on the season.
• The Buccaneers dropped to 2-5.

STANDOUT PERFORMERS
• Junior Amy Persinger tallied a team-high four RBIs on the day with a triple in the second game, and a double in the first.
• Junior Kalee Sparks finished the day 4-for-7 with two hits in each game. She also tallied three RBIs and a double on the day.
• Freshman Jaycie Walker scored a run in the first game, before finishing 2-for-4 in game two with a double, an RBI and another run scored.
• Sophomore Kaylin Finch added a two hit performance in game two, and junior Christy Hendrix added a pair of hits in the first game with an RBI.
• Freshman Taylor Tiffany earned her first career complete-game shutout against the Buccaneers, and allowed just four hits while striking out six with only one walk. She improved to 2-1 on the year.
• Holly Oyhenart led the way for the Buccaneers on a 1-for-3 performance with a stolen base. Savannah Woodruff led the way for the Badgers finishing 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.

GAME 1 HOW IT HAPPENED
• AUM scored two runs in the opening inning for an early 2-0 lead over Christian Brothers. A Hendrix single to right-center scored Pinholster, and a fielder's choice from Persinger allowed Dishman to cross the plate.
• AUM added three additional runs in the bottom of the second after a double down the left field line from Pinholster plated Krueger. A Sparks single up the middle plated both Walker and Pinholster to give the Warhawks a 5-0 lead after two.
• A scoreless third led to the Warhawks picking up an additional run in the bottom of the fourth on a Persinger double down the right field line that knocked in Sparks.
• AUM scored its final run of the game in the bottom of the fifth on a Dishman single up the middle that plated Ragland to put the Warhawks ahead 7-0.
• Tiffany recorded two strikeouts in the final frame to seal her first career shutout, and give the Warhawks a 7-0 victory over the Buccaneers.

GAME 2 HOW IT HAPPENED
• AUM took the early lead in the home half of the first frame on a Walker double down the left field line that plated Pinholster.
• Spring Hill responded immediately in the top of the second on a Doiron double to left-center that scored Wilson to tie the game at 1.
• AUM retook the lead in the bottom of the third on a Sparks single to center that plated Pinholster to give the 2-1 advantage to the Warhawks.
• Neither team was able to plate a run in the fourth inning, as the Warhawks stranded three runners on base, but Spring Hill tied the game back up at two in the top of the fifth. A walk and an error put runners on second and third with one out, and a passed ball allowed Charnock to score the tying run.
• A scoreless sixth sent the game to the seventh with extra innings looming around the corner. However, three errors in the top of the inning allowed five runs to score for the Badgers, and four of the runs were unearned.
• AUM tallied two runs in the final inning on a triple from Persinger to deep right-center that scored Sparks and Walker. However, a groundout would end the game and give Spring Hill the 7-4 late victory.

QUOTING THE COACH
• "There were times we played really well this weekend, and we will work this week and push forward," head coach Eric Newell Stated. "Both of our pitchers did well today, and we will continue to get better this week for next weekend's games against Clark Atlanta."

UP NEXT
• The Warhawks will return to action on Saturday, February 18, where they will travel to face Clark Atlanta University on the road for a doubleheader with the first game starting at 1 p.m.

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