University of Louisville
WRIGHT STATE
Softball Downs Wright State 8-0
February 26, 2011 | Softball
Feb. 26, 2011
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - - Junior Tori Collins posted her second consecutive shutout University of Louisville softball team defeated Wright State 8-0 in five innings Saturday in the Red & Black Tournament. The Cardinals (8-5) will wrap up the tournament Sunday when they face Miami (Ohio) at 2 p.m. and Wright State at 4 p.m. at Ulmer Stadium.
The Cards struck early with three runs in the bottom of the first. Jordan Trimble reached on a fielder's choice, Chelsea Bemis followed with a single, and Alicja Wolny's base hit scored Trimble to put the Cards on the board. Maggie Ruckenbrod's two-run single plated Bemis and Wolny.
U of L added another run in the second when Chelsea Jordan drew a leadoff walk, stole second and scored when Katie Keller reached on an error to make it a 4-0 game.
Louisville took advantage of three hits and an error to put up a three-spot in the fourth. Katie Keller walked and Jennifer Esteban and Trimble followed with back-to-back singles. A throwing error scored two runs and sent Trimble to third. She crossed the plate on a failed pickoff attempt to push the score to 7-0.
The Cardinals wrapped up the scoring in the fifth when Katelyn Mann reached on a fielder's choice and moved to second on Christina Roesel's fielder's choice. A wild pitch sent Mann to third and she came home on a throwing error for the 8-0 final.
Collins (5-3) scattered two hits and fanned eight en route to her third shutout of the season - and second in a row. Ruckenbrod was 2-for-3 with two RBI and Esteban finished the game 2-for-3 with a run and a stolen base.
Krystian DeWitt (2-2) took the loss, giving up eight runs, three earned, on eight hits and striking out two in 4.2 innings of work. The Raiders drop to 4-4 on the season.
