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Softball Sweeps Marshall 6-2, and 7-0
March 12, 2008 | Softball
March 12, 2008
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Senior Sarah Totten went 4 for 6 with a home run and five RBI on the day as the University of Louisville softball team swept visiting Marshall 6-2 and 7-0 in a doubleheader Wednesday afternoon at Ulmer Stadium. The Cards improve to 10-8, while the Thundering Herd drops to 10-12 on the season.
In game one, the Cards used five hits to take a 4-0 lead in the first inning. Sarah Totten singled and scored on Chelsea Bemis' double. Colby Wherry delivered a single to set up Kristen Wadwell's first career home run, a two-run shot over the right field fence.
Marshall had an early opportunity to score when Melanie Stoehr was hit by a pitch, Joscelyn Bitner walked and Kristina Knecht was hit by a pitch to load the bases with two out. Louisville starter Kristen Wadwell retired the next batter to end the inning.
Louisville added two more runs in the second when Melissa Roth tripled and Totten followed with her first home run of the season to increase the lead to 6-0.
Marshall got on the scoreboard in the fourth when Marcena Bertoldo walked and Knecht reached on a fielder's choice. Both runners scored on Deanna Tourville's double to make it a 6-2 game.
Wadwell (5-5) got the win, surrendering two earned runs and striking out 10 in seven innings. The Cards had eight hits in the game and were led by Totten's 2 for 3, two run, two RBI performance.
Caitlyn Jackson (4-7) took the loss, giving up six earned runs on eight hits and striking out three in six innings. Rachel Folden paced the Herd offensively, going 2 for 4 at the plate.
In game two, the Cards tied a season-high with 12 hits, including four doubles and two triples en route to a 7-0 win.
The teams played through two scoreless innings before the Cards broke through with three runs in the third. Kristi Cunningham led off the bottom of the inning with a double and scored on Roth's team-leading 11th double of the season. Totten's base hit brought Roth home. Bemis followed with a single and an error on the play sent Totten home to make it a 3-0 game.
U of L added two more runs in the fourth. Christina Roesel and Cunningham registered back-to-back hits and Roth was hit by a pitch to load the bases for Totten's two-run single, extending the lead to 5-0.
The Cardinals tacked on the final two runs in the fifth inning when Rebecca Saksefski delivered a pinch-hit single and came home on Wadwell's double. Roesel stepped up to the plate and delivered an RBI triple for the 7-0 final score.
Starter Kassie Stanfill (3-2) scattered three hits and fanned seven to get the complete game shutout win. Five Cardinals had two hits in the game. Cunningham went 2 for 2 with a double and two runs. Totten was 2 for 3 with three RBI. Roesel was 2 for 3 with a triple and a run. Wadwell was 2 for 4 with a double, a run and an RBI and Bemis finished the game batting 2 for 4 at the plate.
Erin Destefano (2-2) took the loss, allowing five runs, four of them earned on seven hits and striking out tow in 3.2 innings. Autumn Mitcher gave up two earned runs on five hits in 2.1 innings. Folden again led the Thunder Herd at the plate with two hits.
"I was very happy with our offense today, they did a great job on capitalizing on opportunities and attacking the ball with power," said U of L head coach Sandy Pearsall. "Kassie Stanfill threw a really nice game - probably her best so far this year - she really came out on fire. I was also excited for Kristen Wadwell hitting her first career home run. We knew she had the potential and she was finally able to hit one out."
The Cardinals (10-8) will host No. 9 Michigan, Minnesota and Miami (Ohio) in the Louisville Tournament March 14-16. U of L will face Miami at 2 p.m. and Minnesota at 4 p.m. on Friday. Michigan and Minnesota will get the tournament started at 12 p.m. Friday.
