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BIRMINGHAM - Eastern Illinois softball fell in both games at the Samford Classic today. Georgia State bounced back with a 9-2 win over EIU, while Samford won 7-4.
Morgan LaMore finished 2-of-2 at the plate and recorded two runs in today's action.
The Panthers fall to 3-6 overall and will be back in action next weekend at the Tiger Invitational hosted by Auburn. EIU will play five games starting with North Dakota State on Friday Feb 22 at 9 am.
Game 1
EIU took an early 2-1 lead over GSU over the first two innings of play.
Megan Burton homered to left field in the first inning to score the Panthers first run. LaMore would score the second EIU run in the top of the second inning as
McKenna Coffman reached on fielder's choice.
GSU tallied six runs in the bottom of the fifth to jump ahead of EIU 7-2. The inning was highlighted by doubles from A. Brumelow and B. Sexton. Sexton's double sent two GSU players across home plate, while Brumelow recorded one RBI. GSU would add two more insurance runs in the bottom of the sixth securing a 9-2 win over EIU.
Kendyl McKeough finished 2-of-3 at the plate. LaMore was 2-of-2 with one run scored, and Burton was 1-of-3 with one run scored and one RBI.
Coffman made the start on the mound pitching three full innings.
Sydney Cammon and
Valerie Thompson split the remainder of the game. Thompson would get the loss falling to 2-2.
Game 2
The Panthers looked to pick up a win in game two Saturday's slate at the Samford Classic. Burton scored the Panthers first run of the game again, but this time off a throwing error by the center fielder. Samford responded in the bottom of the first scoring their first three runs of the game.
McKeough doubled to right field in the third inning scoring
Mady Poulter and narrowing Samford's lead 3-2. The Bulldogs added three more runs in the fifth and the sixth inning to lead 7-2.
Poulter would hit a double in the seventh inning to score Cammon.
Breya Cooper hit a sac fly to center field scoring LaMore, but the Panthers would fall short losing 7-4 to Samford.
Montgomery was EIU's starting pitcher. She retired two batters in six innings falling to 0-3 on the mound. Cammon came in for relief for the final inning.
