CLEVELAND, Tenn.. - No. 17 Auburn University at Montgomery softball split a doubleheader against Lee University in Gulf South Conference action by final scores of 9-1 and 5-7 at Butler Field.
FROM THE DUGOUT (GM 1)
Score: No. 17 AUM 9, Lee 1
Records: AUM 20-6 (10-3 GSC) | Lee 9-10 (5-5, GSC)
Location: Cleveland, Tenn. | Butler Field
Series: AUM leads 16-11
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HIGHLIGHTS
- Kat Fallen hit a solo homer in the fourth inning to give AUM the first run of the game.
- Gia Martin scored an obstruction call at the plate in the fourth, to make it 2-0 in favor of AUM.
- Chloe Baynes doubled through the left side in the inning and scored Lexie Bullock to make it 3-0.
- Fallen hit her second homer of the game in the fifth to bring the score to 5-0.
- Shelby Newsome and Margaret Morgan tallied two RBIs each in the sixth to make it 9-0.
- Lee scored a run in the sixth on a RBI single to make it 9-1.
IN THE CIRCLE
- Alanna Goble (W, 7-3) earned the win after hurling the complete six-inning game. She struck six batters out and allowed one run on six hits. She walked one batter.
FROM THE DUGOUT (GM 2)
Score: No. 17 AUM 5, Lee 7
Records: AUM 20-7 (10-4 GSC) | Lee 10-10 (6-5, GSC)
Location: Montgomery, Ala. | AUM Softball Complex
Series: AUM leads 16-12
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HIGHLIGHTS
- Fallen struck first in the first inning with a single through the left side bringing home Haley Ann Frank.
- Lee scored four unanswered runs in the first, third and fourth innings to take a 4-1 lead.
- Fallen hit a double to left center field that helped Molly Cobb get in position to score on a fielding error on Lee.
- Gia Martin tied the game up in the fifth frame with a two-run homer to center field in the fifth inning. It was followed by a solo homer from Lexi Love that made it 5-4.
- Lee's Annalyn Ormsby hit a three-run home run in the bottom of the fifth to give the Lady Flames the 7-5 lead.
IN THE CIRCLE
- Brinkley Yevak tossed 3.2 innings and allowed four runs with two earned on four hits. She struck four batters out.
- Chelisa Newsome (L, 3-1) took the loss in relief giving up three runs on four hits. She struck out four batters.
UP NEXT
The Warhawks close the series against Lee University on Sunday, March 17 at noon in Cleveland, Tennessee.
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