YOUNGSVILLE, La. – Bella Herman clutched up in a big spot for the Green Bay softball team Saturday afternoon, singling home the game-winning run in the ninth inning in GB's 4-3 walk-off win over Southern. Following the Phoenix win over Southern, they fell to UL-Monroe 11-0.
GAME 1 | GREEN BAY 4, SOUTHERN 3
Green Bay got on the board first in the second inning thanks to an RBI double from
Sidney LaMotte to score
Paige Hanson.
Phoenix starter
Ava Schill was lights out in game one, pitching five scoreless innings to start. Southern finally got on the board in the sixth inning to tie it up after a ground ball pushed home a Southern runner from third. Neither team was able to score in the seventh, and the game went to extra innings.
In extras, after a runner was placed on second base, Southern was able to open up the top of the eighth with two runs scored to take a 3-1 lead. The Phoenix responded with RBI hits from Sam Saloun and Hanson to tie it up at three all. Unfortunately, with a runner on first and no out, GB was unable to do any further damage.
Schill's strong day continued, as she held Southern scorelss in the top of the ninth, and Herman singled to center field to give GB its first win of the season.
GAME NOTES
» Herman and Hanson each had two hits in the contest.
» Schill's final line was nine innings pitched, allowing just six hits and three runs while striking out six.
»The Phoenix outhit Southern 8-6.
» Saloun and LaMotte were the two Phoenix with extra-base hits.
GAME 2 | UL-MONROE 11, GREEN BAY 0
UL-Monroe jumped out in front to start and never looked back. After two runs in the top of the first, the Warhakws scored two more in the third, four in the fourth, and three in the fifth. Green Bay was held hitless in the five-inning game.
GAME NOTES
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Kelly Greene started game two and took the loss for the Phoenix.
UP NEXT
Green Bay will be off this weekend before heading to DeLand, Florida for the Stetson Invitational. The Phoenix will start the weekend with a doubleheader on Friday, February 23 against LIU and Maryland.
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