| ORANGE BEACH,
Ala. - Faulkner University (6-7) batted around and
scored six runs in the top of the fifth inning en
route to an upset victory over second-ranked
University of Mobile (13-4) 6-4 Saturday morning at
the Gulf Coast Invitational played in Orange Beach,
Ala.
Trailing
2-0 going into the fifth, Faulkner exploded with six
runs highlighted by Laura Oliver’s three-run homer
over the left-centerfield wall. After Mobile
responded in the bottom half of the fifth with two
runs of their own, the Lady Eagles held off Mobile
to pick up their second win of pool play improving
their overall record to 2-1.
After
getting runners on second and third with two outs in
the bottom of the sixth, the Rams failed to score
and went quietly in the seventh inning in picking up
their first loss of the tournament.
Mobile
falls to 2-1 in pool play and will await the result
of University of Science & Arts of Oklahoma (USAO)
and William Woods University to see where they will
be seeded in the next round of the tournament.
Yesterday, Mobile came from behind to defeat William
Woods University 4-2 in their first game before
knocking off USAO 4-1 in the night cap.
Offensively for Mobile, Winter Guthrie collected two
hits including a double and drove in three RBI.
Mobile
will await the final seedings and will play again
tonight at either 5 or 7 p.m.
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| Team |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
R |
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| Faulkner
University |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
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| Univ. of
Mobile |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
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