Louisville Sweeps BIG EAST Softball Honors
April 06, 2009 | Softball
April 6, 2009
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The University of Louisville's Melissa Roth was named BIG EAST Conference Player of the Week and Kristen Wadwell earned her third conference Pitcher of the Week honors, the league announced on April 6.
Roth, a junior catcher from Long Beach, Calif., led the Cardinals to a 5-0 record last week with a .643 batting average (9 for 14) and 11 runs to earn BIG EAST Player of the Week honors. Roth put together a 1.143 slugging percentage after belting two home runs to go with a double and three stolen bases. The junior proved to be a steady source of offense at the plate, netting a .773 on-base percentage through 14 at-bats. In the second game of a doubleheader with Villanova on April 3, Roth went 2 for 2 while scoring three runs in the 12-7 win. Louisville swept a pair of BIG EAST doubleheaders against the Wildcats and Providence on April 5. In conference action, Roth batted .700 (7 for 10) with 10 runs, a double, home run and four RBI.
Wadwell, a junior from Sydney, Australia, posted a 0.50 ERA in her five wins throughout the week, putting in 28 innings of work from the circle. In the five contests combined, the junior surrendered only two earned runs and struck out 22 while scattering 20 hits. Opponents hit just .206 against her as she posted a 0.67 ERA in conference games, including an 8-0 shutout of Providence. Wadwell holds a nation-leading 28-5 record and is two wins away from tying Louisville's single-season record for wins.
No. 16/19 Louisville (34-5, 10-2 BIG EAST) will continue conference play with a doubleheader at Pittsburgh on Friday. April 10.
