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DePaul Defeats Softball 5-3 in nine innings
May 14, 2004 | Softball
May 14, 2004
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - - DePaul recorded a dramatic come-from-behind win to beat second-seeded Louisville, 5-3, in nine innings at the C-USA Softball Tournament on Friday. Saskia Roberson posted the game tying RBI single in the top of the seventh and then went on to hit the game-winning two-run homer in the ninth frame.
Louisville jumped on the scoreboard in the bottom of the first when Shannon Nord was hit by a pitch and took second on a sacrifice bunt by Michelle Vasquez. Sara Bausher's single placed runners on second and third to set up Lacy Wood's three-run homer to give the Cards a 3-0 lead.
DePaul's Christina Douglas led off the second frame with a home run of her own over left field. The Blue Demons tightened the lead to 3-2 when Jenny Doezie scored on an Ashley Parker groundout.
U of L's Catherine Bishop kept DePaul scoreless until the top of the seventh when the Blue Demons rallied to tie the game.
Sarah Douglas led off with a single up the middle. Ashley Parker advanced Douglas and reached first on a slap to the left side. Katie Sheaks then walked to load the bases. With a 2-2 count and two outs, Saskia Roberson singled down the left foul line to tie the game at 3-3 and keep the Blue Demons alive.
Louisville nearly clinched the game in the bottom of the eighth after loading the bases off two hits and an error. DePaul starting pitcher Sarah Martz delivered a strikeout to end the inning.
In the top of the ninth, Martz reached on an error and Roberson came up with her second clutch hit of the day in the top of the ninth when she connected on a two-run homer over the center field fence to give DePaul its first lead of the game. The Blue Demons held the lead as Sarah Martz retired three in a row in the bottom of the frame.
Martz (20-14) got win, allowing three earned runs on nine hits in nine innings. Offensively, the Blue Demons had 10 hits in the game. Linda Secka went a perfect 4-for-4 with a double and a triple. Roberson was 2-for-5 with a home run and three RBI. Kady Garrick (17-7) took the loss, allowing two unearned runs on one hit in two innings.
Offensively, Louisville had nine hits in the contest. Wood and Audrey Rendon both went 2-for-4 while Sara Bausher hit 3-for-5 to lead the Cardinals.
The Cardinals (40-17) are eliminated from the tournament and finished tied for fifth place with Southern Miss. DePaul will face East Carolina at 6:30 p.m. in game eight.
