GULF SHORES, Ala. -- The Auburn University at Montgomery softball team split the second day of the Gulf Shores Invitational with a 6-1 win over Spring Hill College and falling 6-5 against No. 18 Saint Leo University on Saturday.
FROM THE DUGOUT (GM 1)
Score: AUM 6, SHC 1
Records: AUM 3-0 (0-0 GSC) | SHC 0-3 (0-0, SIAC)
Location: Gulf Shores, Ala. | Gulf Shores Sportsplex
Series: AUM leads 15-10
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HIGHLIGHTS (GM 1)
- Molly Cobb and Gia Martin drove in runs in the first inning with Chloe Baynes and Faith Wheat crossing the plate to give AUM a 2-0 lead.
- Lexi Love brought home Martin in the third to make it a 3-0 game.
- Wheat had an infield single that was able to send Shelby Newsome home for another run in the fourth.
- Martin hit her first homer of the season in the fifth inning to give AUM a 5-0 lead.
- Cobb secured her second RBI of the game with a single to right field that brought home Kat Fallen for AUM's sixth run.
- Spring Hill scored a run in the seventh, but that was all they could get as AUM won 6-1.
ON THE MOUND (GM 1)
- Morgan Ferguson worked six innings and allowed no runs on two hits. She struck four batters out.
- Chelisa Newsome tossed the seventh inning and struck a batter out, allowing one run.
NOTABLES
- Wheat tallied four hits and had one run batted in.
- Cobb and Martin drove in two runs each.
- Chelisa Newsome made her first appearance as a Warhawk.
FROM THE DUGOUT (GM 2)
Score: AUM 5, No. 18 SHC 6
Records: AUM 3-1 (0-0 GSC) | SLU 3-1 (0-0, SSC)
Location: Gulf Shores, Ala. | Gulf Shores Sportsplex
Series: AUM leads 3-2
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HIGHLIGHTS (GM 2)
- Saint Leo struck first in the bottom half of the third inning with a pair of runs.
- Cobb flew out to right field, but it brought home Baynes as AUM got a run back on the Lions in the fourth inning.
- Saint Leo responded with a trio of runs in the bottom of the fourth to take a 5-1 lead in the bottom of the fourth.
- AUM gained some momentum in the fifth frame as Rebecca Komers and Whitney Wells hit solo shots to left field to bring AUM within two runs.
- Saint Leo scored an additional run on a passed ball in the fifth frame to make it 6-3.
- The Warhawks added a pair of runs in the sixth inning, but could not find the game-tying run and Saint Leo took the victory.
ON THE MOUND (GM 2)
- Alanna Goble logged four innings and gave up five runs on seven hits.
- Avery Dickerson came in relief to work the final two frames and gave up a pair of hits and struck two out. She allowed one run.
UP NEXT
AUM is back in action Friday, February 9 against Saint Anselm College and Florida Tech in the first day of the Panther Invitational in Longwood, Florida. The first game is scheduled for 12:30 p.m.
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