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Friday's softball roundup
East Tennessee State University softball lost the first game of the Rocket City Softball Showcase to North Alabama 6-3 on Friday.
The Bucs were led by senior infielder Sara Muir, who hit her first home run of the season. Junior infielder Riley Nayadley added three hits for the Blue & Gold. The duo combined for five of ETSU's six hits on the day.Brie Howard went 3-for-4 with three RBIs and Sam Leski and Katie Raper belted back-to-back homers to lead Austin Peay to an 8-0 victory over Furman on the opening day of the Furman Softball Classic Friday afternoon at Pepsi Stadium.Newcomer Sietske Drijvers highlighted a 5-run fifth inning with a 247-foot homer over the scoreboard in left field as the Bears stayed perfect in the MUSB Invitational with an 8-1 victory over Middle Tennessee State on Friday evening at Sikes Field.The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) softball team defeated non-conference foe Iona, 5-3, on Friday afternoon at the UNCG Softball Stadium in walk-off home run fashion.
This extended the Spartans' win streak to eight and they are now 9-2 overall. This is the longest win streak for UNCG since the 2023 season when the Spartans won nine-straight games between March 17 to March 29.The Samford softball program stayed close to home today as they took part in the Green and Gold Classic hosted by UAB today. The Bulldogs first took down Southern Indiana 4-0 before falling 3-1 to Belmont as a late Samford rally came up short. The Bulldogs move to 7-4 after splitting the two games on the day.Wofford softball (9-3) earned a pair of wins behind two strong pitching performances over Colgate (1-6) and North Carolina A&T (2-6) Friday at Hope Field. This is the Terriers' eighth straight win at home, the most in program history.
The Bucs were led by senior infielder Sara Muir, who hit her first home run of the season. Junior infielder Riley Nayadley added three hits for the Blue & Gold. The duo combined for five of ETSU's six hits on the day.Brie Howard went 3-for-4 with three RBIs and Sam Leski and Katie Raper belted back-to-back homers to lead Austin Peay to an 8-0 victory over Furman on the opening day of the Furman Softball Classic Friday afternoon at Pepsi Stadium.Newcomer Sietske Drijvers highlighted a 5-run fifth inning with a 247-foot homer over the scoreboard in left field as the Bears stayed perfect in the MUSB Invitational with an 8-1 victory over Middle Tennessee State on Friday evening at Sikes Field.The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) softball team defeated non-conference foe Iona, 5-3, on Friday afternoon at the UNCG Softball Stadium in walk-off home run fashion.
This extended the Spartans' win streak to eight and they are now 9-2 overall. This is the longest win streak for UNCG since the 2023 season when the Spartans won nine-straight games between March 17 to March 29.The Samford softball program stayed close to home today as they took part in the Green and Gold Classic hosted by UAB today. The Bulldogs first took down Southern Indiana 4-0 before falling 3-1 to Belmont as a late Samford rally came up short. The Bulldogs move to 7-4 after splitting the two games on the day.Wofford softball (9-3) earned a pair of wins behind two strong pitching performances over Colgate (1-6) and North Carolina A&T (2-6) Friday at Hope Field. This is the Terriers' eighth straight win at home, the most in program history.