Softball Earns Important Doubleheader Sweep of Louisville
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[html] STORRS, Conn. (May 3, 2008) - The University of
Connecticut picked up two key wins Saturday, sweeping a doubleheader from
Louisville. The Huskies won game one 4-2, then earned a dramatic come from
behind 8-7 victory in game two. UConn is now 27-21 overall and 13-7 in the BIG
EAST. The Cardinals are 29-20 and 12-8. The story of the day was Husky
centerfielder Micah Truax (South Glen Falls, N.Y.). She came to the plate
seven times in the two games, and hit 6-for-6 with one walk, two RBI and one run
scored. Game two of the doubleheader was one of the more exciting games
Connecticut has played this season. Louisville starter Kristen Wadwell kept the
Huskies off the board for the first four innings, as the Cardinals took a 3-0
lead into the bottom of the fifth inning.
In the bottom of the fifth, Allie Gendron (Belchertown, Mass.) was hit
by a pitch, and then Danielle Del Ponte (Tewksbury, Mass.) doubled to
advance her to third. Truax then hit a bloop double over the third
baseman's glove that scored two runs and cut the Husky deficit to 3-2. UConn
seemed to put the game away with four runs in the bottom of the sixth. With
runners on second and third and one out, Meghan Tierney (Salem, Conn.)
grounded the ball down to the first baseman who then threw it to the catcher in
an attempt to stop the runner from scoring. However, pinch runner Tricia
Sullivan (New Bedford, Mass.) was able to slide under the tag and tie the
game at three. From there, Jillian Ortega (Aberdeen, N.J.) doubled to
score another run, then Gendron tripled to score two more and make it 6-3 going
into the top of the seventh. Louisville wasn't done as they scored four runs
of their own in the top of the seventh inning. It included a two run home run by
centerfielder Kristi Cunningham, her third home run of the doubleheader.
Brittany York walked with the bases loaded to give the Cardinals a 7-6 lead, but
Kristina Tolles (Southington, Conn.) got the next batter to pop up to
first base to end the inning. In the bottom of the seventh, Truax led the
inning off with a walk. Then with one out, she stole second base. Julie
Towers (Goodlettsville, Tenn.) singled to score her and tie the game at
seven. The next two batters walked to load the bases. From there Tierney was
able to draw the third walk in a row for the Huskies to force in Towers and give
UConn the 8-7 win. For the game Truax was 3-for-3 with one RBI and one run
scored. Gendron was 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run scored. In game one, the
Huskies got on the board in the first inning when Truax doubled to score Del
Ponte and Gendron. Sullivan pitched well, keeping the Cardinals off the board
for the first four innings. In the top of the fifth, Cunningham homered to cut
the UConn lead to 2-1. Later in the inning, a couple of doubles tied the game at
two. The Huskies were able to answer in the bottom of the fifth with two runs
of their own. The blow came off a two-run home run by Del Ponte, her seventh of
the season. Louisville threatened with two on and two out in the top of the
seventh, but Sullivan got Colby Wherry to pop up to second base to secure the
win. In game one, Truax was 3-for-3 with one RBI. Sullivan pitched all seven
innings giving up two runs on nine hits while striking out six. The Huskies
will conclude the regular season on Sunday when they host a doubleheader against
current BIG EAST leader USF. Game one is scheduled for 12:00 p.m. It is senior
day for UConn and the team's three seniors, Gendron, Tolles and Liz Gallinaro
(Amherst, Mass.) will be honored in a pregame ceremony. |
