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Hannah Dailey
4
Alabama Huntsville UAH 9-5, 1-3 GSC
5
Winner Auburn Montgomery AUM 6-2, 3-1 GSC
Alabama Huntsville UAH
9-5, 1-3 GSC
4
Final
5
Auburn Montgomery AUM
6-2, 3-1 GSC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
Alabama Huntsville UAH 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 4 5 2
Auburn Montgomery AUM 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 5 5 0

W: Newcomer, Chanel (3-2) L: Layton Murphy (7-3)

Game Recap: Softball | | Matthew Pellegrin

Dailey’s Double Lifts Warhawks Over Alabama Huntsville In Extra Inning Walkoff Thriller

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – With the score tied at 4-4 in the bottom of the eighth inning and a runner on second base, freshman third baseman Hannah Dailey delivered a double to left-centerfield to plate the game-winning run, as Auburn Montgomery defeated Alabama Huntsville 5-4 on Friday evening in Gulf South Conference softball action.
 
NOTES
• AUM improves to 6-2 on the season and 3-1 in GSC play.
• UAH drops to 9-5 with a 1-3 mark in league action.
• The game was the first home game of the season for AUM, and the first Gulf South Conference home game in program history.
 
STANDOUT PERFORMERS
• Dailey was 1-for-2 at the plate with two runs batted in, one run scored and three walks.
• Second baseman Gracie Harris was 1-for-4 on the day with an RBI and a run scored.
• Sophomore pitcher Chanel Newcomer entered the game in relief and pitched 4.1 perfect innings, striking out six Chargers to improve to 3-2 on the season.
• The Chargers' shortstop Jada Hayes was 1-3 at the plate with two RBI.
• UAH pitcher Layton Murphy fell to 7-3 on the season, allowing five runs (two earned) on five hits with four strikeouts and seven walks.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
• AUM got on the board first, with Dailey scoring on a wild pitch in the bottom of the first.
• Hayes tied the game in the second, plating a runner on a ground out to second to even the game at 1-1.
• The Chargers scored three runs in the top of the fourth, highlighted by back-to-back doubles to go up 4-1.
• The Warhawks would scratch off a run in the bottom of the fourth, cutting the lead to 4-2 on a Harris single to second.
• AUM loaded the bases in the bottom of the sixth, scoring one run on a Dailey fielder's choice and another on a Kalee Sparks fielder's choice to tie the game at 4-4.
• With one out and Harris just having stolen second base, Dailey delivered a line drive to left-center to plate Harris from second to give the Warhawks the 5-4 walkoff victory.
 
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
• The Chargers scored four runs on five hits while committing two errors.
• AUM scored five runs on five hits with no errors.
• The Warhawks stole five bases while UAH stole one.
 
UP NEXT
The Warhawks will play the Chargers in a doubleheader tomorrow at the AUM Softball Complex. First pitch is set for 1 p.m.
 
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