Box Score
STATESBORO, GA. – Georgia Southern Softball picked up its third win of the Eagle Round Robin on Sunday afternoon, posting a 9-1 win over Northern Colorado in five innings to put a bow on the tournament. The Eagle offense pounded 10 hits and was the beneficiary of four Bears errors.

"I thought we had another great day at the plate today," said Head Coach Annie Smith. "We played another very good game to close a great opening weekend of the season. One of the things I like the most about this team is we are playing with speed." 

Sarah Purvis picked up her first win of the season in the circle, scattering three hits and allowing one run, a second-inning home run. Purvis, the SoCon Preseason Pitcher of the Year finished the outing with six strikeouts and one walk.

The Eagles struck for two runs in the first inning, taking advantage of a two-out fielding error. Shelby Morrill scored off a single through the right side by Morgan Robinson while Kourtny Thomas scored off AJ Hamilton's infield pop-up single which found its way between two Bears.

Erica Dick sliced into the Georgia Southern advantage with a leadoff home run to left in the top of the second. Sarah Purvis settled down, getting a pair of strikeouts and inducing a ground out to end the frame.

Georgia Southern recorded two more runs in the second frame as Emily Snider poked a single up the middle to score Taylor Rogers and Dominique Grossman for a 4-1 advantage. The Eagles had a chance to score more in the inning, stranding a pair of runners to close the inning.

The Eagles took advantage of three errors in the third inning to go up 8-1. A double by Lexi Allen opened the inning which included three hits and a stranded runner. The Eagles got their ninth run an inning later when Nicole Benton pinch ran for Robinson. She reached second on a passed ball and scored later in the inning off Lexi Allen's sacrifice fly. With a defensive stand in the top of the fifth, the Eagles completed the run-rule win.

The GSU offense produced 27 runs while allowing just two on the weekend and recording a .310 average and a .388 on base percentage. Defensively the Eagles committed just one error and held opposing batters to a .131 average and a .189 on base percentage.

Georgia Southern travels to Miami next weekend for a five-game set at the FIU Tournament. The Eagles are guaranteed games against Wisconsin, FIU and Florida Gulf Coast as well as two additional tournament games.

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