HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - The Auburn University at Montgomery softball team dropped game one of the Gulf South Conference series against the fourth-ranked University of Alabama in Huntsville 5-4 on Friday evening at Charger Park.
FROM THE DUGOUT
Scores: AUM 4, #4 UAH 5
Records: AUM 31-15, 20-7 (GSC) | UAH 40-7, 25-2 (GSC)
Location: Huntsville, Ala. | Charger Park
Series: AUM 8-11 against UAH
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HIGHLIGHTS
- The two teams were scoreless through the first three innings and Kat Fallen and Gia Martin changed that with two homers. Martin's was a two-run shot and gave the Warhawks a 3-0 lead.
- UAH scored four runs in the fourth frame to take the lead.
- The Chargers added an insurance run in the sixth to extend the lead to 5-3.
- Chloe Derrick tried to start a rally with an RBI single that scored Shelby Edgeworth, but that would be all the Warhawks could score as UAH earned the 5-4 victory.
IN THE CIRCLE
- Morgan Ferguson (L, 11-5) absorbed the loss tossing 4.1 innings and allowed four runs on four hits. She struck five batters out and walked six.
- Alanna Goble worked the final 1.2 innings and gave up one earned run on two hits. She picked up a pair of strikeouts.
UP NEXT
AUM and UAH will wrap up the conference series on Saturday, April 29 with a doubleheader at Charger Park beginning at noon.
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