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Winner Chattanooga UTC 12-7
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Gardner-Webb GWU 9-8
Winner
Chattanooga UTC
12-7
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Final
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Gardner-Webb GWU
9-8
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chattanooga UTC 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 6 7 0
Gardner-Webb GWU 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 2

W: Taylor Long (3-0) L: Stidham, Alli (1-3)

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IU Indy INDY 3-12
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Winner Gardner-Webb GWU 10-8
IU Indy INDY
3-12
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Final
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Gardner-Webb GWU
10-8
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
IU Indy INDY 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 1
Gardner-Webb GWU 1 0 0 0 0 1 X 2 6 1

W: Frye, Hannah (5-1) L: Phariss, Clara (0-4)

Game Recap: Softball | | Michael Covil, Assistant Director of Strategic Communication

Runnin' Bulldogs Bounce Back From Early Defeat Against Chattanooga, Down IU Indy for Saturday Split

BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. - The Gardner-Webb University softball team bounced back from an early defeat to Chattanooga on day two of Spring in The Springs, beating IU Indy to end the day with a doubleheader split

GAME ONE - Chattanooga 6, Gardner-Webb 1 // 9 innings
The Runnin' Bulldogs and visiting Mocs engaged head-to-head in a pitcher's duel on Saturday afternoon, with just a run separating the two sides between 6.5 innings of play.

It wouldn't be until the bottom of the seventh that Gardner-Webb scratched the tying run across the plate to force extra innings. Junior shortstop Ella Christopher started with a lead-off double before then advancing to third on a wild pitch. Junior catcher Taylor Dreher then did enough to bring Christopher home, pushing a grounder to the right side for a 1-1 tie.

Gardner-Webb put the winning run at third in the eighth inning but was unable to cash in. In the ninth however, Chattanooga took advantage of a series of mistakes on the infield and eventually pushed five runs across for a 6-1 lead. That score held out in the bottom half of the frame in a Runnin' Bulldogs loss.

Freshman pitcher Anna Hornbaker picked up the no decision in the start, tossing 4.1 innings and allowing three hits and just a single run.

GAME TWO - Gardner-Webb 2, IU Indy 1
In the late game, Gardner-Webb used a run in the first, a run in the sixth, and a solid performance in the circle from freshman pitcher Hannah Frye en route to a 2-1 win.

Christopher kept the line moving from game one, bringing the Runnin' Bulldogs level at 1-1 with an RBI single through the left side in the bottom of the first. The Runnin' Bulldogs wouldn't find another run until the bottom of the sixth, when senior catcher Jailyn Tineo scored her second, and the 'Dawgs second run off the night off the bat of Dreher.

Despite the offense only scoring two runs, Frye was sensational for the Runnin' Bulldogs to score her fifth win of her debut season. The Kingsport, Tenn. native tossed a complete 7.0 inning game, allowed six hits, just a single run and struck out two.

Overall, Gardner-Webb collected six hits between four players, with Christopher and freshman center fielder Lauren Spainhower picking up two each for the contest.

UP NEXT
The 'Dawgs finish the Spring in The Springs event on Sunday afternoon, hosting Chattanooga. First pitch is scheduled for 12:30 p.m. and streaming live on ESPN Plus.
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