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University of Montevallo Athletics

Softball
5
Auburn-Montgomery AUMS 17-12, 10-11 GSC
7
Winner Univ. of Montevallo UMSB 24-9, 13-8 GSC
Auburn-Montgomery AUMS
17-12, 10-11 GSC
5
Final
7
Univ. of Montevallo UMSB
24-9, 13-8 GSC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Auburn-Montgomery AUMS 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 5 11 1
Univ. of Montevallo UMSB 0 0 3 0 1 0 3 7 11 1

W: Pratt, Abbey (2-1) L: C. Newcomer (10-5)

Game Recap: Softball |

Federico's blast helps Falcons clinch series against rival AUM

GAME INFORMATION
 
Score: Montevallo 7, Auburn-Montgomery 5
 
Records: Montevallo 24-9 (13-8 GSC) | Auburn-Montgomery 17-12 (10-11 GSC)
 
Location: Orr Park (Montevallo, Alabama)
 
MONTEVALLO HIGHLIGHTS

·       Junior Lady Sarah Federico, who drove in three runs and scored one run, finished 1-for-4 at the plate with a walk off three-run homer to lift the Falcons to victory.

·       Senior Kelsey Vining paced the Falcons offensively as she finished 4-for-4 at the plate with a home run and a double while driving in four runs and scoring two runs.

·       Sophomore Brianna Stella went 2-for-4 at the plate and scored one run.

·       Sophomore Mariel Bertossi finished 1-for-3 at the plate and scored one run.

·       Senior Celestia Davila went 1-for-4 at the plate with a double and scored two runs.

·       Freshmen Carlee Mullinax and Lauryn Garcia each finished 1-for-3 at the plate.

·       Junior Alexis Bonanno pitched two scoreless innings and struck out four batters in relief.

·       Junior Abbey Pratt (2-1) earned the win in the circle for the Falcons after allowing two earned runs and striking out two batters in two innings in relief.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

·       Auburn-Montgomery took a 3-0 lead after plating three runs in the top of the third inning.

·       Montevallo tied the game at 3-3 in the bottom half of the third inning when sophomore Mariel Bertossi reached on a bunt single and senior Celestia Davila reached on a fielder's choice before senior Kelsey Vining blasted a three-run homer over the wall in right field.

·       The Falcons took a 4-3 lead in the bottom of the fifth inning when Davila doubled down the left-field line before scoring on a RBI single to center field by Vining.

·       The Warhawks plated a pair of runs in the top of the seventh inning to take a 5-4 lead.

·       Junior Lady Sarah Federico provided the heroics in the bottom of the seventh inning with her three-run walk-off blast to left-center field after a double to left-center field by Vining and an infield single by sophomore Brianna Stella.

UP NEXT
 
The Falcons will travel to Valdosta, Georgia to take on host Valdosta State University in a three-game Gulf South Conference series April 7-8.

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