Cards Down Hoosiers 5-2

Tuesday, March 26

LOUISVILLE, KY

5:00 p.m.

University of Louisville

21-10

INDIANA

25-10

Indiana

Louisville

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March 26, 2019 | Softball

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Roby, Funke register home runs as Cards beat Indiana 5-2

By: Lori Korte

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Redshirt freshman Taylor Roby connected on a three-run homer and picked up the save in the circle to help the University of Louisville softball team beat Indiana 5-2 Tuesday evening at Ulmer Stadium. The Cardinals (21-10) will return to ACC play this weekend when they travel to Blacksburg, Va., to take on No. 24/19 Virginia Tech in a three game series.

Senior Megan Hensley (9-1) got the win after giving up two earned runs on five hits and striking out three in five innings. Roby struck out one and scattered two hits in 2.0 innings of relief. The Cards used eight hits, including home runs from Roby and junior Celene Funke to power past the Hoosiers (25-10).

Louisville jumped to a 1-0 lead when Funke led off the bottom of the first by taking the first pitch she saw over the fence in right centerfield for her second home run of the season.

Indiana answered in the second inning with an RBI triple by Taylor Lambert.

The Cards countered behind Roby's three-run homer in the third. Hensley reached on a fielder's choice and freshman Rebecca Chung singled to set up Roby's towering shot over the left field wall for her second homer of the season.

Grayson Radcliffe's solo home run in the fourth cut the Hoosiers' deficit to 4-2.

Louisville tacked on another insurance run in the sixth when junior Caitlin Ferguson doubled, took third on Roby's groundout and crossed the plate on sophomore Kyra Snyder's bunt.

Tara Trainer (18-5) took the loss, giving up four earned runs on five hits and striking out five in 3.0 innings. Lambert led the Hoosiers with a 2-for-4 performance at the plate.