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Birmingham-Southern 17BSC-W 7-8
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Winner Univ. of Montevallo UMSB 11-9
Birmingham-Southern 17BSC-W
7-8
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Final
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Univ. of Montevallo UMSB
11-9
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Birmingham-Southern 17BSC-W 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0
Univ. of Montevallo UMSB 1 0 0 0 0 1 X 2 8 2

W: Pratt, Abbey (6-4) L: Haley Crumpton (4-4)

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Falcons squeeze past Birmingham-Southern 2-1

SCORE

Montevallo 2, Birmingham-Southern 1

RECORD

Montevallo (11-9)

Birmingham-Southern (7-8)

LOCATION

Orr Park (Montevallo, Alabama)

HOW IT HAPPENED

Montevallo freshman Holly LaForce drove in senior Hannah McCreless on a squeeze bunt with a two-strike count in the bottom of the sixth inning to lift the Falcons to a 2-1 win over visiting Birmingham-Southern.

The Panthers took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning when Abby Spencer led off with a double to left field before scoring on a RBI single by the Falcons.

The Falcons tied the game in the bottom of the first inning when LaForce led off with a single up the middle before scoring later in the frame on a bases-loaded walk issued to freshman Haley Barnette.

Montevallo threatened in the bottom of the fifth inning when junior Kelsey Vining led off with a triple to right-center field, but she was tagged out at home plate on a fielder's choice by freshman Mariel Bertossi to end the threat.

McCreless reached on a double to left-center field before scoring on the squeeze bunt by LaForce with two outs to give the Falcons the 2-1 lead in the bottom of the sixth inning.

Birmingham-Southern threatened in the top of the seventh inning following a pair of singles by Catherine Coffey and Maddie Ridgway. However, the Falcons erased the tying run at home plate on a fielder's choice before sophomore Abbey Pratt induced a fly out to end the game.

STAT OF THE GAME

Sophomore Abbey Pratt earned the win in the circle after registering a season-high seven strikeouts in the victory.

UP NEXT

The Falcons will host a pair of Peach Belt Conference doubleheaders this weekend. Montevallo will host the University of North Georgia in a doubleheader Saturday, March 11 with first pitch in the opening game set for 1 p.m.

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