Cards Fall 6-2 to No. 19/20 Auburn

Saturday, March 9

Auburn, AL

3:00 p.m.

University of Louisville

13-7

Auburn

20-4

Louisville

Auburn

Caitlin Ferguson gets ready to throw ball in game against WKU at Ulmer Stadium on October 13

Photo by: Jermaine Bibb | Louisville Athletics

March 09, 2019 | Softball

Box Score Auburn 6 - Louisville 2

No. 19/20 Tigers halt Louisville's seven-game win streak

AUBURN, Ala.- The University of Louisville softball team fell 6-2 to No. 19/20 Auburn Saturday in the War Eagle Challenge. The Cardinals (14-7) will wrap up the weekend on Sunday at 11 a.m. (ET) against Mercer.

Junior Caitlin Ferguson went 2-for-3 with two RBIs to lead the Cards at the plate.

In their second game of the day, the Cardinals jumped to a 1-0 lead in the first when senior Sidney Melton singled and eventually crossed the plate on Ferguson's base hit.

The Tigers answered with a run in the home half of the first when Casey McCracken reached on a fielder's choice, stole second, moved to third on a wild pitch and scored on another wild pitch to tie the game at 1-1.

Auburn (20-4) pulled ahead with a run in the second when Bree Fornis connected on a two-out triple and an error on the play send her home to make the score 2-1.

The Tigers tacked on another run in the fifth when Tannon Snow delivered a two-out hit and pinch-runner Carmyn Greenwood scored on a double by Kendall Veach.

Louisville countered in the top of the sixth. Junior Celene Funke led off with a hit, took second on senior Megan Hensley's groundout and sprinted home on Ferguson's RBI single to pull the Cards within a run.

Auburn pulled away with three insurance runs in the bottom of the sixth. Justus Perry walked, a sacrifice bunt and wild pitch moved her to third and scored on an RBI hit by Taylon Snow. McCracken followed with a home run to increase the Tigers' lead to 6-2.

The Cards threatened to score in the top of the seventh when sophomore Kyra Snyder connected on a leadoff single and senior Madison Cousineau was hit by a pitch to put two runners on, but a strikeout and groundout ended the game.

Sophomore Danielle Watson (5-5) took the loss, allowing six runs, five earned, on seven hits and striking out six in 6.0 innings.

Auburn's Makayla Martin (10-2) picked up the win after surrendering two earned runs on six hits and striking out 11 in a complete game effort. Tannon Snow had two hits while McCrackin score a pair of runs and had two RBIs to lead the Tigers at the plate.

LOUISVILLE NOTES:
• Melton is now on a six-game hitting streak.
• Funke is on a five-game hitting streak
• Ferguson has reached base via a hit or a walk in nine straight games
• Snyder has reached base in six straight games
• Funke leads the team with a .361 batting average, 26 hits, 17 runs and six stolen bases