BENTONVILLE, Ark. – The University of Arkansas at Monticello softball team began it's Great American Conference Tournament run on Thursday afternoon against Southeastern Oklahoma State at the Tiger Athletic Complex. The Blossoms came out of the game with a 9-2 loss to the Savage Storm to conclude the 2024 season.
Game 1, 7 Innings
Arkansas-Monticello: 2, Southeastern: 9
WP: E. Simmons (9-8)
LP:
Mallory Pitre (9-12)
SV: None
Scoring Recap:
After 3.5 scoreless innings, the Storm was the first team on the board. Southeastern posted three runs in the bottom of the fourth, scoring on a two RBI double to right center, followed by a third when taking advantage of a Blossom error.
Monticello responded in the top of the fifth with two runs of their own, seeing senior
Grace Neal wear a pitch with the bases loaded to bring in the first, followed by a wild pitch to bring
Jadyn Hart across the plate for run number two.
The sky fell out in the bottom of the inning, seeing the Blossom pitching staff struggle to hold on to the ball as they fought the rain on the mound. Five runs were scored in the inning, as two runs were scored on walks and three were scored on two singles.
Grace Neal gave the Blossoms two runs in the top of the seventh, blistering a ball to the wall in left center field. She scored
Adrianna Erichsen and
Bailey Camp on the drive to decrease the Southeastern lead to 9-4. Unfortunately, the efforts would prove not enough as the game would come to a close with a loss to the Storm.
The loss concludes the 2024 season for Arkansas-Monticello with a final record of 23-29 on the year.
UP NEXT
The Blossoms return to action next spring as they begin their run in the 2025 season.
All live streams and live stats will be available as clickable links on the
UAM Softball schedule.
How to follow the Blossoms: For more information on Arkansas-Monticello Blossoms softball, visit
www.uamsports.com and follow the team's social media channels by searching "UAM Softball" on Twitter and Instagram.
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