TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Georgia State’s softball team split a pair of contests Friday at the Easton Bama Bash in Tuscaloosa, Ala. GSU defeated North Iowa before falling to 10th-ranked Alabama.
Game 1: Georgia State 3, Northern Iowa 1
In a matchup of Panthers mascots, GSU and UNI were locked in a tight game too open the weekend.
Down 1-0 in the top of the fifth, Georgia State pushed three runs across to take the lead. Kirsten McMonigle singled to start the inning and Kristin Hawkins reached base on an error.