Monday, February 25
Knoxville, TN
4:30 p.m.
University of Louisville
7-6
3
at
5
Tennessee
13-2
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
R
H
E
Louisville
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
3
8
1
Tennessee
0
0
3
0
2
0
X
5
6
1
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Ashley Rogers (5-0)
L: Watson, Danielle (2-4)
Batting:
2B: Hensley, Megan 1 ; Ferguson, Caitlin 1 ; Butler, Charley 1
HR: Roby, Taylor 1
RBI: Roby, Taylor 3
Base Running:
RUNS: Wolfe, Jordyn 1 ; Roby, Taylor 1 ; Newman, Maddy 1
SB: Melton, Sidney 1
HBP: Chung, Rebecca 1
Batting:
2B: Amanda Ayala 1
RBI: Amanda Ayala 2 ; Ashley Morgan 1 ; Ally Shipman 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Aubrey Leach 1 ; Amanda Ayala 2 ; Chelsea Seggern 1 ; Jenna Holcomb 1
HBP: Gracie Osbron 1
Game Leaders
Hitting
AB
4
R
0
H
2
RBI
0
dp/p
AB
3
R
1
H
2
RBI
3
AB
4
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
4
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
Players Mentioned
OF
/ Softball
C
/ Softball
INF
/ SoftballOF
/ SoftballP
/ SoftballINF
/ SoftballRHP
/ Softball
P/1B
/ Softball
Photo by: Jeff Reinking | Louisville Athletics
Late Inning Rally Falls Short in 5-3 Loss at No. 7/8 Tennessee
February 25, 2019 | Softball
Roby's three-run homer helps the Cards put together a late-inning rally
The University of Louisville softball team put together a late-inning rally with a three-run homer by freshman Taylor Roby and had the go-ahead run at the plate, but fell 5-3 to host No. 7/8 Tennessee in the final game of the Tennessee Classic Monday evening.
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Roby finished the game with two hits and a career-high three RBIs and senior Megan Hensley had a pair of hits to help pace the Cardinals as they outhit the Lady Vols 8-6. Four of Louisville's eight hits fell in for extra bases.
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The teams played through two scoreless innings before Tennessee (13-2) put three runs on the board in the bottom of the third. Back-to-back hits by Jenna Holcomb and Aubrey Leach set up Amanda Ayala's two-run double. Ashley Morgan's RBI groundout would eventually bring Ayala home to give Tennessee a 3-0 lead.
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The Lady Vols extended their lead to 5-0 in the fifth when pair of two-out hits by Ayala and Chelsea Seggem and a walk to Ashely Morgan loaded the bases for Ally Shipman's two-run single.
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The Cardinals countered in the sixth with Roby's three-run homer. Hensley led off the frame with a hit and freshman Rebecca Chung walked to put two on with one out. After a Tennessee pitching change, Roby stepped up to the plate and launched the first pitch she saw over the wall in centerfield. Her first career home run brought the score to 5-3. Sophomore Kyra Snyder reached on an error and freshman Charley Butler walked to put the tying run on, but Louisville could not capitalize.
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Louisville had a final chance to push runs across in the seventh when junior Celene Funke delivered a leadoff single and moved to third on junior Caitlin Ferguson's double. Roby was intentionally walked to load the bases with two outs, but a groundout ended the game.
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TEAM NOTES:
• Funke has reached safely via a hit or walk in 12 straight games and she is currently on a five-game hitting streak.
• With a stolen base in today's game, Sidney Melton now has 36 in her career and stands in ninth place on Louisville's all-time list. She needs one more to tie Jordan McNary (2014-17) for eighth place.
• Chung leads the team with a .400 batting average, a .750 slugging percentage and a .552 on-base percentage. Roby stands second on the team with a .391 average, a .565 slugging percentage and a .481 on-base percentage.
• Up next, Louisville will host Indiana State, IUPUI and Missouri in its home-opening Cardinal Classic March 1-3 at Ulmer Stadium.
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Roby finished the game with two hits and a career-high three RBIs and senior Megan Hensley had a pair of hits to help pace the Cardinals as they outhit the Lady Vols 8-6. Four of Louisville's eight hits fell in for extra bases.
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The teams played through two scoreless innings before Tennessee (13-2) put three runs on the board in the bottom of the third. Back-to-back hits by Jenna Holcomb and Aubrey Leach set up Amanda Ayala's two-run double. Ashley Morgan's RBI groundout would eventually bring Ayala home to give Tennessee a 3-0 lead.
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The Lady Vols extended their lead to 5-0 in the fifth when pair of two-out hits by Ayala and Chelsea Seggem and a walk to Ashely Morgan loaded the bases for Ally Shipman's two-run single.
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The Cardinals countered in the sixth with Roby's three-run homer. Hensley led off the frame with a hit and freshman Rebecca Chung walked to put two on with one out. After a Tennessee pitching change, Roby stepped up to the plate and launched the first pitch she saw over the wall in centerfield. Her first career home run brought the score to 5-3. Sophomore Kyra Snyder reached on an error and freshman Charley Butler walked to put the tying run on, but Louisville could not capitalize.
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Louisville had a final chance to push runs across in the seventh when junior Celene Funke delivered a leadoff single and moved to third on junior Caitlin Ferguson's double. Roby was intentionally walked to load the bases with two outs, but a groundout ended the game.
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TEAM NOTES:
• Funke has reached safely via a hit or walk in 12 straight games and she is currently on a five-game hitting streak.
• With a stolen base in today's game, Sidney Melton now has 36 in her career and stands in ninth place on Louisville's all-time list. She needs one more to tie Jordan McNary (2014-17) for eighth place.
• Chung leads the team with a .400 batting average, a .750 slugging percentage and a .552 on-base percentage. Roby stands second on the team with a .391 average, a .565 slugging percentage and a .481 on-base percentage.
• Up next, Louisville will host Indiana State, IUPUI and Missouri in its home-opening Cardinal Classic March 1-3 at Ulmer Stadium.
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