BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – WKU softball faltered late in both games of its Saturday doubleheader with Samford as the Bulldogs used late-inning scoring rallies in order to record the sweep over the Lady Toppers on the day.
Game 1: WKU 1, Samford 8 (9 inn.)
The opening contest of the day was a low scoring affair throughout the first seven innings as the Bulldogs used a first-inning RBI double in order to take a 1-0 advantage heading into the bottom of the seventh.
WKU’s struggling offense, limited to just one hit through the first six innings by Samford’s Mollie Hanson, would be momentarily ignited by senior
In the bottom of the seventh, the veteran shortstop led off the inning with a solo shot to right field that extended the contest into extra innings for the sixth time on the year.