Softball vs. Furman - Game Thread

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Auburn 3-0 on the season. Winning the first 3 games by scores of 9-0, 19-1 and 28-2. Furman next up today, then close out the weekend with another game vs. Appalachian State. Auburn opened the season beating App. State 9-0 thursday.

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How competitive have the other games between the visiting teams ? I have not seen the scores posted.

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Looks like Furman will be the home team for this game. Auburn batting first...

Tiffany Howard leading off for Auburn.

How competitive have the other games between the visiting teams ? I have not seen the scores posted.

only score I've heard is this Furman team lost to Butler 9-1...

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Howard with a chopper down the line at 3rd and it stays fair. Cut off but no throw... Carosone up.

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Carosone flies to center. 1 out. Kasey Cooper coming up. runner on 1st

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Cooper pops it up and its caught in foul territory a few feet from home plate. 2 outs. Carlee Wallace up

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Wallace strikes out to end the inning. No score after 1...First game this year Auburn didn't score in the first inning.

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announcer says the infield remains the same as previous games completely ignoring the fact that Courtney Shea is catching and that he mentioned in the top of the inning that Carlee Wallace was in the Designated Player role this game. He does ok most of the time, but makes some horrendous mistakes often.

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Marcy Harper pitching for Auburn.

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Harper sets Furman down in order. Auburn coming up scoreless after 1 complete.

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Rhodes leading off the 2nd....

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Rhodes sends one deep to center...off the glove of the center fielder and Rhodes never stops running and slides in safely at 3rd with a triple. Courtney Shea up...

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Shea strikes out... Gipson comes up with 1 out and runner on 3rd.

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Gipson singles through the right side. Rhodes scores. 1-0 Auburn. Whitney Jordan coming up. Jordan flies to right on first pitch. 2 outs. Victoria Draper coming up...

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Draper lays the bunt down and there is no throw.. runners on 1st and 2nd with 2 outs for Tiffany Howard...

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Howard singles up the middle. 2-0 Tigers. Emily Carosone coming up with runners on 1st and 2nd.

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Carosone flies to shallow center to end the inning. Auburn leads 2-0 going to the bottom 2nd.

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Furman has loaded the bases with no outs..

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fly ball to left center and Howard makes the catch and a great throw back to the infield to keep the runners in place.

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Harper with the pitch, comes back to harper she throws home, then Shea to first double play and auburn is out of the inning. 2-0 tigers after 2.

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Cooper singles to right on the first pitch.... Carlee Wallace up

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Wallace bloops one back up the middle caught by the pitcher and cooper is doubled off first. 2 outs. Rhodes up

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rhodes grounds to 2nd....2-0 Auburn after 2 1/2

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Harper sets down Furman in order. After 3 complete. 2-0 Auburn.

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Courtney Shea leading off the 4th.