Wednesday, May 14, 2025
No Result
View All Result
The Samford Crimson
weather forecast
  • News
  • Sports
  • Arts and Life
  • Opinion
  • About
    • Meet the Staff
    • Newsletter
    • Newsstand Locations
  • News
  • Sports
  • Arts and Life
  • Opinion
  • About
    • Meet the Staff
    • Newsletter
    • Newsstand Locations
No Result
View All Result
The Samford Crimson
No Result
View All Result
Home Sports

Softball inconsistent in SoCon play

by Kaylee Bhasin
April 11, 2023
in Sports
0
Softball inconsistent in SoCon play

Photo Courtesy of Samford Athletics

0
SHARES
126
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on Linkedin

Samford’s softball team has been on a rollercoaster ride this season, with the team having the highest of highs and the lowest of lows.  

The nonconference slate was very back-and-forth regarding wins and losses.  

The team experienced what sophomore infielder Grier Bruce calls “a nothing to lose situation” in playing big-name SEC schools like Alabama, Georgia and Ole Miss.  

“These kinds of games allow for us to find our weak spots and fine-tune them, as well as test our limits and see what level of play we’re really capable of,” Bruce said.   

While the team was outplayed by the Crimson Tide and the Georgia side, they overcame the Lady Rebels with a 3-0 victory.  

While nonconference play was a mixed bag, as Samford suffered a five-game losing streak at one point, the team has bounced back in conference play. The team swept Mercer in Birmingham but dropped two out of three to Western Carolina in Cullowhee. With the 4-2 conference record, the Lady Bulldogs are tied for second in the SoCon with Furman.  

Despite the early adversity, Bruce takes the challenges and setbacks the team’s experienced with a grain of salt, saying that “the challenges we worked through really unified us. We learned to really lean on each other when struggles arise. A bond of trust blossomed there.”  

With hitters like Logan Champion (.348, 18 RBIs), Sarah Squillace (.327, 9 RBIs), and two-way star McKenzie Newcomb, the Bulldogs’ talent is certainly present for a championship. With a favorable conference schedule and a healthy starting 9, the team will look to be right back in the SoCon Championship hunt sooner rather than later.  

“The one thing I love about the team is that there isn’t any disingenuousness in the support, that everyone truly wants the other to do their best,” Bruce said.   

The Bulldogs will be looking to build on this team spirit in their three-game series against ETSU, which begins with a doubleheader in Birmingham Thursday, April 6th.

Kaylee Bhasin

Sports Editor

Next Post
The event highlighted women's contributions to the field of astronomy.

Planetarium presents 'Beyond the Telescope'

Recommended

Birmingham shooting and campus safety

Birmingham shooting and campus safety

7 months ago
Art student Mallory Byrd’s senior show on display through end of the month

Art student Mallory Byrd’s senior show on display through end of the month

4 years ago

Popular News

Plugin Install : Popular Post Widget need JNews - View Counter to be installed
The Samford Crimson

© 2019 The Samford Crimson

Navigate Site

  • News
  • Sports
  • Arts and Life
  • Opinion
  • About

Follow Us

No Result
View All Result
  • News
  • Sports
  • Arts and Life
  • Opinion
  • About
    • Meet the Staff
    • Newsletter
    • Newsstand Locations

© 2019 The Samford Crimson