Bulls Split Day One at Michele Smith Invitational

Mike CarlsonCLEARWATER, Fla. (Feb. 19, 2016)-- The USF softball team split opening day at the Michele Smith Invitational, picking up a win over Fordham, before falling to No. 3 Auburn. Though the Bulls are 2-5 on the season, three of the losses have come to the top three teams in the nation.

Game 1: USF 11, Fordham 2

The Bulls’ bats came to life in the first game of the day as the team needed just five innings to run-rule the Fordham Rams, 11-2, at the Eddie C. Moore Complex.

The scoring started early as the Bulls tacked on three runs in the top of the first inning. Juli Weber led off by reaching on a Fordham error, before coming home on a Lauren Evans RBI single. A double by Lee Ann Spivey…