Softball Sun Belt Institutional Athletic Media Relations

Softball Recaps and Scores - February 29

Oakland 8, Appalachian State 1 - Game 1
Dayton 2, Appalachian State 0 - Game 2
GREENSBORO, N.C. 
– Appalachian State dropped two games on the second day of the Spartan Classic, falling to Oakland, 8-1 and Dayton, 2-0. The Mountaineers are now 10-7 on the season.

Minnesota 14, Auburn 3 (6 inn.) - Game 1
Auburn 2, Georgia Southern 1 (8 inn.) - Game 2

AUBURN, Ala. – Georgia Southern dropped a pair of games at the Auburn Invitational on Saturday at Jane B. Moore Field in Auburn, Ala. The Eagles lost to No. 18-ranked Minnesota, 14-3, in six innings in Game 1, then lost a 2-1 heartbreaker in eight innings to Binghamton in Game 2.

South Alabama 3, Iowa 2 - Game 1
Miami (Ohio) 3, South Alabama 2 - Game 2
MADIERA BEACH, Fla.
– South Alabama split a pair of games, defeating Iowa 3-2 on a walk-off double by Kennedy Cronan and falling 3-2 to Miami (Ohio) on day two of THE Spring Games Saturday afternoon at R.O.C. Park.

Ohio 13, Coastal Carolina 5 (5 inn.) - Game 1
Coastal Carolina 8, Maryland-Eastern Shore 0 (5 inn.) - Game 2

CONWAY, S.C. – Coastal Carolina (12-4) split a pair of games to Ohio University and the University of Maryland Eastern Shore on Saturday part of the Courtyard Marriott Barefoot Landing Invitational.

UTA 5, McNeese 4 - Game 1
Alabama 3, UTA 2 - Game 2
TUSCALOOSA, Ala.
– UTA (8-11) took one of two games in the Easton Crimson Classic today as the Mavericks defeated McNeese 5-4 before falling to tournament host #8 Alabama 3-2 inside Rhoads Stadium on Saturday.

Utah State 4, Texas State 2 - Game 1
Texas State 6, UC Davis 2 - Game 2
DAVIS, Calif.
– Texas State added to its win total on Saturday when the Bobcats knocked off UC Davis, 6-2, after falling to Utah State, 4-2, to start Saturday's action in the Capital Classic.

Georgia State 9, Rider 0 (5 inn.) - Game 1
Georgia State 7, Rider 3 - Game 2
ATLANTA
– Georgia State scored a combined 16 runs in a doubleheader sweep of Rider Saturday at the Bob Heck Softball Complex. The Panthers run-ruled the Broncos in Game 1, winning 9-0 in five innings. GSU won 7-3 in Game 2.

Louisiana 7, Florida 5
GAINESVILLE, Fla.
– A quick response to an early strike from 6th-ranked Florida led No. 7 Louisiana to a 7-5 win which evened the weekend series between the two Top 10 programs at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium.

Troy 10, Charlotte 0 (5 inn.) - Game 1
Troy 2, South Carolina 1 - Game 2
COLUMBIA, S.C.
– The Trojans tossed a combined two-hitter to power past No. 16 South Carolina, 2-1, after Leanna Johnson picked up her sixth shutout to down Charlotte, 10-0, Friday in the Black and Garnet Challenge at Beckham Field. Troy (13-3) became the first team to beat the Gamecocks (11-4) in a home tournament since 2015. It also marks the first time Troy has beaten an SEC opponent since 2012 when the Trojans toppled Auburn.

ULM 8, Central Arkansas 5 (8 inn.)
CONWAY, Ark.
– ULM scored four runs in the final three innings to complete a comeback and defeat Central Arkansas in eight innings, 8-5. The matchup capped day two of the Adam Brown Memorial Shamrock Classic on Saturday, Feb. 29, at the Jeff Farris Softball Complex.