Sampson Provides All The Offense Versus UAPB

HOLLY SPRINGS, Miss. – The Rust College softball program welcomed NCAA Division I's Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions to northern Mississippi on Tuesday afternoon, falling 9-1 and 8-0, both in five.

The Basics:

• Score (Game 1 / 5 Innings)
• • Arkansas-Pine Bluff – 9
  • Rust – 1
    

• Score (Game 2 / 5 Innings)
• • Arkansas-Pine Bluff – 8
  • Rust – 0
    

• Records
• • Rust (4-16, 3-7 Continental)
  • Arkansas-Pine Bluff (18-18, 7-7 SWAC)

• Location
• • Holly Springs, Mississippi – Marshall Academy

• Series History (Since 2013)
• • Arkansas-Pine Bluff Leads 6-0 (0%)

• Winning Streak (Since 2013)
• • Arkansas-Pine Bluff (W6) | Rust's Last Win: N/A
    
    

Rust Top Performers:

• Amya Sampson was responsible for six of the Blue and White's nine total bases on the day, going 2-for-4 with a double as well as fourth round-tripper of the year, scoring the only run in the ten innings of work that day while tying Leona Joshua for the club's home run lead.

• Kendall Morgan also had a pair of base knocks, rapping out two singles and being the only player to steal a base successfully.

• The last hit came courtesy of a pinch-hit single off the bat of Jazmine Riley while Taniah Bowers drew the squad's one walk.

• Leona Joshua pitched efficiently even if the statistics are not the most flattering, scattering just three earned runs across five frames in the circle as she struck out four Golden Lions compared to just two walks.

Next:

• It will be Continental Athletic Conference matchups from here on out as the Lady Bearcats host their final homestand of 2024, starting with a doubleheader against Talladega on Thursday at 1/3 p.m. in a makeup of the April 10 postponement.

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