PENSACOLA, Fla. - The Auburn University at Montgomery softball team fell on Saturday at the UWF Softball Complex against the University of West Florida by a final score of 9-8 in the Gulf South Conference series finale. The Warhawks took the series two games out of three.
FROM THE DUGOUT
Scores: AUM 8, UWF 9
Records: AUM 28-14, 17-6 (GSC) | UWF 18-17, 10-13 (GSC)
Location: Pensacola, Fla. | UWF Softball Complex
Series: AUM is 9-9 against UWF
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HIGHLIGHTS
- West Florida took an early 1-0 lead in the first inning after scoring on a wild pitch.
- Chloe Derrick took a ball over the left field fence to even the score at 1-1 in the second inning. The Argos retook the lead at 3-1 in the bottom of the second after Jessica Ford homered to right field that scored two runs.
- The Warhawks tied it up in the third inning with Allie Miller tallying a RBI double and Kat Fallen knocking a RBI single to make it a 3-3 game.
- West Florida plated five runs in the third inning to go up 8-3.
- Fallen started the comeback for AUM with a double to left field that brought Molly Cobb and Shelby Newsome home in the fourth inning.
- Back-to-back singles for the Warhawks in the sixth frame evened the score at 8-8 after three runs were plated for AUM.
- A single and fielder's choice pushed Vasquez to second base and a single from Kayla Mayo pushed Madelyn Vasquez over home plate for the game-winning run for UWF.
IN THE CIRCLE
- Alanna Goble made her first start of the 2023 season and worked one inning and gave up one run on one hit and struck two batters out.
- Sydni Free and Morgan Fergson came in relief and the duo worked 1.2 innings and allowed seven runs on six hits. Ferguson allowed five runs and Free had two.
- Avery Dickerson (L, 11-4) absorbed the loss after tossing four innings of relief and giving up one run on five hits. She struck a batter out and walked a pair.
UP NEXT
AUM welcomes No. 9 Valdosta State University into the AUM Softball Complex on Saturday, April 22 at 1 p.m. to begin another GSC series.
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