Softball vs Creighton

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Game slated for 2:30pm CST start.  AU then plays against SIUe again (beat them in the home opener Thursday night).

I have to be at work and can't make the game.  Hope someone can post some action so we can follow the game.

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AU and Creighton both go scoreless in 1st, Creighton up to bat in top of 2, blooper over 3rd with 2 outs by Creighton, runner on 1st.

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Carlson strikes out her 4th batter in 2 innings to end Creighton's at bat.  AU coming to bat

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Veach up to bat to lead off AU in bottom of 2nd,  goes to full count, ground ball to 3rd base for out 1

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Greenwood up to bat.  2-2 count and Greenwood strikes out for out 2.  Shea up to bat

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Shea walks on 4 straight pitches.  Rivera up to bat making her first start in RF.

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Those blue AU helmets are SWEET!!

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Rivera pops in the infield for out 3.  

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Carlson gets ahead 0-2, then 2 straight balls on the first Creighton batter of the inning.  3-2 now after a foul ball.  Carlson walks the lead off

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1-2 count on 2nd batter, foul down third base line.  Runner on 1st base.  Runner steals base, but called out for leaving too early.  1 out

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Carlson strikes out the batter.  2 out.  Top of Creighton order up to bat

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Batter attempts bunt, ball hits batter in fair territory.  Batter out, 

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Missed first batter for AU, but runner on 2nd, with Wallace up to bat in bottom of 3rd 

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Runners on 1st and 2nd after a walk.  Fagan up to bat, 2 outs

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Fagan with 3 run blast to left center!!!

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Au plates another run on a base hit.  AU leads 4-0

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AU up in bottom of 5th, runners on 1st and 2nd after bunt, 0 outs, with Veach up to bat.  AU leads 4-0

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Veach walks, to load bases.  Greenwood flies to RF, throw home is missed by catcher, two runs scores.  6-0 AU

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Fly ball to left center for out 2, Veach scores on tag up from 3rd.  Abbott up to bat with 2 outs in bottom of 5th.  Single up the middle caught by 2nd baseman bad throw to first.  Abbott on 1st.

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Gipson up to bat with runners on 1st and 2nd, 2 outs.  7-0 lead for AU, one more run that is 5 inning, 8 run rule and AU will win it

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Gipson singles to left, bases loaded for Cooper.  2 outs

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3-2 to Cooper, walks her and walks in the winning run by run rule.  WAR EAGLE!

[GBAU83 212]

Thanks for the updates.

[jared52 4,354]

Thanks. Had to miss this one. Great to see Fagan homered. 

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Swindle made her pitching debut in this one, I believe, handling the 5th inning.  She also pitched the 7th inning of the 8-1 win over SIUE.  Got some good-looking pitches.  (For Auburn fans)