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Saturday, February 11, 2012
Samford opened its 2012 softball campaign Friday at the Stetson Invitational in DeLand, Fla., where the Bulldogs (1-0) earned a 4-0 victory over South Dakota (0-2). Samford was set to play a second game against host team Stetson (1-0), but the game was called due to inclement weather after only three pitches. A potential makeup date and time is still to be announced.
"It was a great team win" said Head Coach Mandy Burford in her Samford head coaching debut . "From right out of the gate, they had great enthusiasm and effort and they had the will to win. They were determined. You could see it in their eyes that they would do whatever it took. "It was a bit rocky at first, we couldn't execute as well as we would have liked but we kept battling and battling. We always managed to get someone on base and we finally got some runs across. It was a good first win because it wasn't an easy, dominating game. Everyone had to get involved." Samford served as the home team in the matchup versus the Coyotes and junior transfer Misha Aldridge made her first Samford start on the mound. The Madison, Ala., native pitched exceptionally well in her debut, throwing a four-hit complete game shutout, including three strikeouts and no walks. She was equally as effective at the plate, batting in the cleanup spot and going 1-2, including a two-run homer in the fifth. "Misha was a monster today on both sides of the plate," said Burford. "The main thing her and I talked about was extending through the ball with her swing and, the next thing you know, she hits one 50 feet over the fence. Coach Brandon Duncan and her have been working hard on her off-speed pitch and she was able to use it well today to keep South Dakota off balance." Along with Aldridge, it was the top half of Samford's order that provided the offensive spark, earning seven of the team's nine hits. Kayla Shaffer went 3-4 out of the two-hole with one run scored. Madison Dickey and Robyn Harmon went a combined 3-5 batting first and third, respectively, with Dickey hitting Samford's only other extra-base hit in the form of a third-inning double.
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