The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
Saturday, February 27
Tallahassee, Fla.
6:30 PM
UAB
5
vs
2
Hofstra
UAB Softball Splits Saturday, Advances to Tournament Championship
2/27/2016 12:00:00 AM | Softball
Feb. 27, 2016
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The UAB softball team fell in its final game of pool play to No. 13/15 Florida State, but topped Hofstra 5-2 Saturday to advance to Sunday’s Unconquered Invitational championship game at JoAnne Graf Field.
Closing out pool play, No. 13/15 (11-3) Florida State topped the Blazers in five innings 10-0. With a 1-2 record, the Blazers won the runs-allowed tiebreaker against Hofstra to claim the two seed heading into tournament action.
Powered behind the Blazers’ slugging, UAB (5-10) defeated Hofstra(7-7) 5-2 to move on Sunday’s championship game against the host Seminoles. Sunday’s first pitch is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. CT.
“Cara Goodwin pitched a quality game against a good hitting opponent,” head coach Marla Townsend said. “I’m very pleased with the way she kept the ball at the edge of the plate. Offensively, we had some really good, quality at-bats from the top of the lineup to the bottom and took advantage of some walks.”
Junior JoJo Fallen continued her hot streak at the plate with a 3-for-6 day scoring one run. Senior Ashley Johnson went 2-for-4 at the plate with two RBIs.
Senior Caitlin Attfield recorded a 2-for-5 night while reaching base four times with two stolen bases. The shortstop’s defense highlighted Saturday as the senior recorded two putouts and four assists.
“Atty showed her range and made some phenomenal plays at short today,” Townsend added. “Our defense had an outstanding night and made some really tough plays.
“We needed this game. This game is getting us closer to where we want to be. We are going to enjoy it tonight and bring everything we’ve got tomorrow for the championship game.”
Game One | No. 13/15 Florida State (L, 10-0)
After the Blazers left one runner stranded, Florida State jumped out to an early lead, 1-0, in the bottom of the first with back-to-back hits to lead off the Seminole half of the inning.
Freshman Lizzie Ryan robbed Florida State of two hard hits to center field, but the Seminoles were able to tag up to score on a sacrifice fly to extend their lead to 2-0 after one.
Florida State loaded the bases with one out in the second inning and drove in five unearned runs with two singles and two hit by pitches. The Seminoles knocked two home runs in the fourth inning to push the Florida State lead to 10-0.
The Blazers knocked three singles in the top of the fifth inning to load the bases with one out, but Florida State turned a double play to cap the five-inning victory.
Six different Blazers recorded hits in the contest as Fallen went 2-for-3 with a double to record UAB’s only extra-base hit.
Sophomore Megan Smith (0-6) picked up the loss after 1.2 innings pitched. The Pisgah, Alabama, native allowed four hits, seven runs and two walks. Only two of the seven runs given up by the sophomore were earned.
Goodwin pitched 2.1 innings of relief, allowing four hits, three runs and two walks.
Meghan King (5-1) pitched 4.1 innings for Florida State, allowing five hits and striking out five Blazers. The Seminoles scored their 10 runs off eight hits, one UAB error and four walks.
Game Two | Hofstra (W, 5-2)
After a hitless first inning, the Blazers made their first hit of the game count. With two outs in the bottom of the second inning, freshman Analyse Petree knocked a single up the middle to score Ryan, who pinch ran after sophomore Madison Millsaps drew a walk, and gave UAB a 1-0 lead.
Senior Caitlin Attfield led off the bottom of the third with a hard-hit double to left center field. After moving into scoring position on Fallen’s sacrifice bunt, Attfield scored on a single down the left field line from senior Kelly Britt to extend the UAB lead to 2-0.
Leading off the bottom of the fourth, junior Mary Warren smoked her home run of the season with a shot to center field to put the Blazers up 3-0.
Fallen extended her hit streak to four games with a leadoff single in the bottom of the fifth. After
Ryan got on board with a hit by pitch, Johnson cleared the bases with a double to center giving UAB a 5-0 lead.
Hofstra cut into the Blazer lead, 5-2, with a two-out double to center field; but the Blazer defense snubbed out the comeback attempt to advance to Sunday’s championship game.
Goodwin tossed the complete game allowing six hits, four walks and just two runs. The junior struck out a game-high four batters.
For more information on the UAB softball team, follow the Blazers on Twitter (@UABSoftball). For more on all Blazer sports teams, follow the official social media accounts of UAB Athletics on Twitter (@UABAthletics), on Facebook (Facebook.com/UAB.Blazers), on Instagram (@uabathletics) or on Snapchat (@uabathletics).
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The UAB softball team fell in its final game of pool play to No. 13/15 Florida State, but topped Hofstra 5-2 Saturday to advance to Sunday’s Unconquered Invitational championship game at JoAnne Graf Field.
Closing out pool play, No. 13/15 (11-3) Florida State topped the Blazers in five innings 10-0. With a 1-2 record, the Blazers won the runs-allowed tiebreaker against Hofstra to claim the two seed heading into tournament action.
Powered behind the Blazers’ slugging, UAB (5-10) defeated Hofstra(7-7) 5-2 to move on Sunday’s championship game against the host Seminoles. Sunday’s first pitch is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. CT.
“Cara Goodwin pitched a quality game against a good hitting opponent,” head coach Marla Townsend said. “I’m very pleased with the way she kept the ball at the edge of the plate. Offensively, we had some really good, quality at-bats from the top of the lineup to the bottom and took advantage of some walks.”
Junior JoJo Fallen continued her hot streak at the plate with a 3-for-6 day scoring one run. Senior Ashley Johnson went 2-for-4 at the plate with two RBIs.
Senior Caitlin Attfield recorded a 2-for-5 night while reaching base four times with two stolen bases. The shortstop’s defense highlighted Saturday as the senior recorded two putouts and four assists.
“Atty showed her range and made some phenomenal plays at short today,” Townsend added. “Our defense had an outstanding night and made some really tough plays.
“We needed this game. This game is getting us closer to where we want to be. We are going to enjoy it tonight and bring everything we’ve got tomorrow for the championship game.”
Game One | No. 13/15 Florida State (L, 10-0)
After the Blazers left one runner stranded, Florida State jumped out to an early lead, 1-0, in the bottom of the first with back-to-back hits to lead off the Seminole half of the inning.
Freshman Lizzie Ryan robbed Florida State of two hard hits to center field, but the Seminoles were able to tag up to score on a sacrifice fly to extend their lead to 2-0 after one.
Florida State loaded the bases with one out in the second inning and drove in five unearned runs with two singles and two hit by pitches. The Seminoles knocked two home runs in the fourth inning to push the Florida State lead to 10-0.
The Blazers knocked three singles in the top of the fifth inning to load the bases with one out, but Florida State turned a double play to cap the five-inning victory.
Six different Blazers recorded hits in the contest as Fallen went 2-for-3 with a double to record UAB’s only extra-base hit.
Sophomore Megan Smith (0-6) picked up the loss after 1.2 innings pitched. The Pisgah, Alabama, native allowed four hits, seven runs and two walks. Only two of the seven runs given up by the sophomore were earned.
Goodwin pitched 2.1 innings of relief, allowing four hits, three runs and two walks.
Meghan King (5-1) pitched 4.1 innings for Florida State, allowing five hits and striking out five Blazers. The Seminoles scored their 10 runs off eight hits, one UAB error and four walks.
Game Two | Hofstra (W, 5-2)
After a hitless first inning, the Blazers made their first hit of the game count. With two outs in the bottom of the second inning, freshman Analyse Petree knocked a single up the middle to score Ryan, who pinch ran after sophomore Madison Millsaps drew a walk, and gave UAB a 1-0 lead.
Senior Caitlin Attfield led off the bottom of the third with a hard-hit double to left center field. After moving into scoring position on Fallen’s sacrifice bunt, Attfield scored on a single down the left field line from senior Kelly Britt to extend the UAB lead to 2-0.
Leading off the bottom of the fourth, junior Mary Warren smoked her home run of the season with a shot to center field to put the Blazers up 3-0.
Fallen extended her hit streak to four games with a leadoff single in the bottom of the fifth. After
Ryan got on board with a hit by pitch, Johnson cleared the bases with a double to center giving UAB a 5-0 lead.
Hofstra cut into the Blazer lead, 5-2, with a two-out double to center field; but the Blazer defense snubbed out the comeback attempt to advance to Sunday’s championship game.
Goodwin tossed the complete game allowing six hits, four walks and just two runs. The junior struck out a game-high four batters.
For more information on the UAB softball team, follow the Blazers on Twitter (@UABSoftball). For more on all Blazer sports teams, follow the official social media accounts of UAB Athletics on Twitter (@UABAthletics), on Facebook (Facebook.com/UAB.Blazers), on Instagram (@uabathletics) or on Snapchat (@uabathletics).
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