Savage, Softball shutout Southern Miss 2-0

HATTIESBURG, Miss. – Freshman right-hander Skylar Savage pitched a two-hit shutout with eight strikeouts as UNT Softball knocked off Southern Miss 2-0 Friday at the USM Softball Complex.

QUOTING HEAD COACH RODNEY DELONG
"I am proud of our fight. Things didn't go our way early and we kept playing hard. Skylar threw a great game. It's big to win the Friday game. Now we need to win the series tomorrow."

RECAP
Savage (W, 4-1) recorded her second complete game of the season in the shutout effort. She set a new career high with eight strikeouts. The freshman allowed only two hits and two walks.

Ashlyn Walker started a seventh-inning rally for the Mean Green (12-4, 1-0 CUSA) with a one-out single. Pinch runner Emma Grahmann then stole second and after a single by Sidney Ingle there were runners at the corners with one away.

Cierra Simon came up with a clutch RBI groundout to plate the game's first run and two batters later Ingle sprinted home on a wild pitch for the 2-0 advantage.

UNT's first chance to score came in the sixth when Simon and Lexi Cobb strung together consecutive singles and both advanced into scoring position on a wild pitch, all with no outs. After a ground out, Tayla Evans walked to load the bases but a strikeout and flyout ended the threat.

Mikayla Smith added a base hit for UNT in the win.

Southern Miss got one hit each from Maria Smith and Terrica Williams. Morgan Leinstock (10-2) took the loss with two runs allowed in seven innings. She struck out six and allowed five hits with two walks.

UP NEXT
UNT meets the Golden Eagles in the second game of the three-game series on Saturday at 1 pm. Broadcast is available via CUSA.tv.

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Lexi Cobb

Tayla Evans

Emma Grahmann

Skylar Savage

Cierra Simon

Mikayla Smith

Ashlyn Walker