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University of Montevallo Athletics

Softball
7
West Ala. WEST ALA
8
Winner Montevallo MONTEVAL
West Ala. WEST ALA
7
Final
8
Montevallo MONTEVAL
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
West Ala. WEST ALA 0 1 1 2 1 2 0 7 8 1
Montevallo MONTEVAL 0 1 1 0 1 2 3 8 12 5

W: McMillan, Mychael (4-4) L: C. Mills (2-2)

Game Recap: Softball |

Bertossi's RBI single lifts Falcons to 8-7 walk-off win over Tigers

GAME INFORMATION

Score: Montevallo 8, West Alabama 7
Records: Montevallo (14-11 overall, 5-7 in GSC) | West Alabama (12-10 overall, 6-5 in GSC)
Location: Orr Park (Montevallo, Alabama)

MONTEVALLO HIGHLIGHTS
  • Junior Mariel Bertossi finished 3-for-5 at the plate while driving in a  pair of runs, including a game-winning RBI single in the bottom of the seventh inning.
  • Junior Brianna Stella went 2-for-3 at the plate and drove in a pair of runs.
  • Junior Haley Barnette finished 2-for-2 at the plate with a home run and a double while driving in one run and scoring two runs.
  • Junior Annie Adamos went 2-for-4 at the plate with a double while scoring a pair of runs.
  • Sophomore Brooke Ingram finished 1-for-2 at the plate with a double and drove in one run.
  • Senior Lady Sarah Federico went 1-for-3 at the plate with a double and scored one run.
  • Senior Lauren Van Steenwyk finished 1-for-1 at the plate.
  • Senior Marisa Sosa, along with sophomores Bayleigh Lott and Caroline Pope, scored one run each.
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • West Alabama took a 1-0 lead in the top of the second inning on a RBI infield single by Kacey Noland.
  • The Falcons tied the game at 1-1 in the bottom of the second inning on a RBI sacrifice fly by senior Lady Sarah Federico.
  • The Tigers took a 2-1 lead in the top of the third inning on a RBI infield single by Olivia Dunlap.
  • Montevallo again tied the game at 2-2 on a RBI double to left-center field by sophomore Brooke Ingram.
  • West Alabama plated a pair of runs in the top of the fourth inning and extended its lead to 5-2 on a RBI single by Grace Self in the top of the fifth inning.
  • Junior Mariel Bertossi trimmed the deficit to 5-3 in the bottom of the fifth inning with her RBI single.
  • West Alabama extended its lead to 7-3 with a pair of runs in the top of the sixth inning.
  • The Falcons scored a run on a RBI sacrifice fly by junior Brianna Stella and senior Marisa Sosa scored on a wild pitch to trim the deficit to 7-5 in the bottom of the sixth inning.
  • Junior Haley Barnette started the rally with a solo homer before back-to-back RBI singles by Stella and junior Mariel Bertossi secured the walk-off win for the Falcons in the bottom of the seventh inning.
UP NEXT

The Falcons will travel to Pensacola, Florida to take on the University of West Florida in a non-conference doubleheader Wednesday, March 13 at 3 p.m.
 
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