Cards Clinch Series with 10-2 Win at Boston College

Sunday, April 14

Brighton, MA

Noon

University of Louisville

27-15, 0

Boston College

14-25, 0

Louisville

Boston College

Photo by: Adam Creech | Louisville Athletics

April 14, 2019 | Softball

Box Score Louisville 10 Boston College 2

Hensley drives in four with two home runs, Funke homers and collects three RBIs in the win

By: Lori Korte

Senior Megan Hensley used two home runs to collect four RBIs and junior Celene Funke connected on a two-run homer and a sacrifice fly to drive in three as the University of Louisville softball defeated Boston College 10-2 in six innings Sunday at Harrington Village. With the victory, the Cardinals (27-15) clinch the series and improve to 8-7 in ACC play.

Redshirt freshman Taylor Roby (10-1) picked up the win in the circle after holding the Eagles scoreless on one hit in 4.2 innings of relief. Funke went 3-for-3 with three runs and three RBIs while Hensley finished the game with a 3-for-4 performance at the plate to go along with two runs and four RBIs.

Louisville quickly jumped to a 1-0 lead in the first inning. Funke led off the game with a hit and an error on the play sent her to third. Walks to redshirt senior Sidney Melton and freshman Rebecca Chung loaded the bases for Roby's sacrifice fly to put the Cards on the scoreboard.

The Cardinals added a four-spot in the second when sophomore Kyra Snyder walked and freshman Charley Butler legged out an infield single. An error allowed sophomore Maddy Newman to reach and move to third while plating Snyder and Butler. Funke followed with a sac fly. Senior Megan Hensley's solo home run increased the lead to 5-0.

The Eagles (14-25, 4-11 ACC) countered with a pair of runs in the home half of the second. A base hit and a walk set up Carly Severini's RBI double. Kennedy Labshere's groundout brought home another run to make the score 5-2.

UofL continued its offensive production with two runs in the fourth as Funke launched a home run over the right field fence for her third homer of the season. Butler had started the inning with a walk and proceeded to steal second and third to set up the two-run shot, which brought the score to 7-2.

The Cards tallied three more runs in the sixth, courtesy of Hensley's three-run homer. Funke singled and Melton reached on an error to set up Hensley who sent a 1-1 count over the left field fence for her team-best eighth home run of the season.

The Cardinals will return to action on Wednesday when they play host to in-state rival, No. 23/24 Kentucky at 6 p.m.

NOTES:

Louisville leads the series with Boston College 7-4
Butler is currently on an eight-game hitting streak
Melton leads the team with a .331 batting average and has collected a career-high 26 RBIs and 22 stolen bases on the season.
Hensley leads the team with eight home runs and 32 RBIs.
Hensley connected on her third home run in two days, pushing her career tally to 33. She is now tied for fourth with Taner Fowler (2011-14) on Louisville's all-time list and needs three more to move into a tie for third with Melissa Roth (2007-10).
Hensley also now stands fifth on Louisville's career RBI list with 157. She needs four more to tied Alicja Wolny (2010-13) for fourth.
With her run in today's game, Melton extends her career total to 139 and stands sixth on Louisville's career list. She needs one more to move into a tie for fifth with Kristin Auston (2009-12).
Melton has reached safely in the last six games
With her stolen base in today's game, Melton improves her season total to 22 and moves into sole possession of fourth on Louisville's single-season list. She now has 55 career stolen bases and stands third on Louisville's all-time list, needing five more to tie Jennifer Esteban (2010-13) for second.
As a team, Louisville has registered a program-record 77 stolen bases on the season. The previous record was 68, set in the 2010 season.