GULF SHORES, Ala. - Softball t Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College took a pair of tough losses Friday to open the Gulf Shores Invitational in Alabama.

The Fillies began the day with an 8-7 walk-off loss to William Woods, followed by a 10-5 loss to Lindsey Wilson.

WILLIAM WOODS

ABAC battled its way back from an early five-run deficit to tie it 7-7 in the 5th before the Owls broke their hearts in the bottom of the 7th.

ABAC stole 6 bases on the day and hammered out 14 hits, but their first run, by Ansleigh Darby was on a sac fly off the bat of Carter Gore.

Kinley Snider scored in the 4th on a wild pitch. Olivia Britt followed with a double that plated Hannah Capps and Darby singled in Kiersten Carter.

On inning later, Lexi Metts scored and Carter doubled home Snider and Ava Roland.

Darby, Eidson, Snider, Carter and Britt each had 2 hits. Darby stole 3 bases. Tess Rollins fanned 7.

LINDSEY WILSON

Lindsey Wilson took a 7-0 lead before the Fillies were able to scratch a pair of runs in the 5th inning. Both teams scored 3 in the 7th.

Emma Humphrey doubled in Carter Gore and Alli Eidson for the first ABAC runs. In the 7th, Gore doubled in Eidson and Ansleigh Darby. The Fillies' final run was a rare triple steal involving Kinley Snider, Lexi Metts and Chloe Stone. Stone had the run.

Darby had 2 of ABAC's 8 hits. Eidson, Gore and Humphrey all hit doubles.

Lindsey Paul struck out 6 in 6 innings of work.