Series Opener Against Georgia Tech Halted in the Fifth Inning
April 19, 2019 | Softball
Cards were up 10-5 when the game was halted due to consistent rain in the top of the fifth. A time for the continuation of the game will be determined Saturday morning.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Due to continued rain in the forecast, the University of Louisville softball team's ACC series opener against Georgia Tech was halted in the top of the fifth inning with the Cardinals leading 10-5. A decision on a time for the continuation of the game will be made Saturday morning.
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Prior to the rain delay, the Cardinals built an 8-2 lead in the first inning and added a pair of runs in the third. Tech added a run in the third and two more in the fourth, bringing the score to 10-5 after four complete innings. In the fifth, Skye Webb singled and Bailee Zeitler was hit by a pitch. Both runners advanced on a wild pitch with Drew Puckett at the plate when the game was delayed several times before being halted due to continuous rain.
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Partial game recap:
The Yellow Jackets struck early with two runs in the first after a pair of walks and a groundout led to a two-run single by
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The Cards used eight hits and an error to put up an eight-spot in the home half of the first. Seniors Sidney Melton and Megan Hensley delivered back-to-back hits and freshman Taylor Roby walked to set up junior Caitlin Ferguson who smacked a three-run double to left centerfield. RBI singles by Kyra Snyder, Maddy Newman, Celene Funke and Melton brought the score to 8-2.
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Georgia Tech added another run in the third behind Drew Puckett's RBI single.
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Louisville tallied two more runs in the fourth. Newman reached on an error, stole second and eventually crossed the plate on a wild pitch. Melton singled and scored on Hensley's triple to increase the lead to 10-2.
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Cameron Stanford's two-run homer in the fourth cut the lead in half and made the score 10-5.
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Prior to the rain delay, the Cardinals built an 8-2 lead in the first inning and added a pair of runs in the third. Tech added a run in the third and two more in the fourth, bringing the score to 10-5 after four complete innings. In the fifth, Skye Webb singled and Bailee Zeitler was hit by a pitch. Both runners advanced on a wild pitch with Drew Puckett at the plate when the game was delayed several times before being halted due to continuous rain.
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Partial game recap:
The Yellow Jackets struck early with two runs in the first after a pair of walks and a groundout led to a two-run single by
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The Cards used eight hits and an error to put up an eight-spot in the home half of the first. Seniors Sidney Melton and Megan Hensley delivered back-to-back hits and freshman Taylor Roby walked to set up junior Caitlin Ferguson who smacked a three-run double to left centerfield. RBI singles by Kyra Snyder, Maddy Newman, Celene Funke and Melton brought the score to 8-2.
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Georgia Tech added another run in the third behind Drew Puckett's RBI single.
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Louisville tallied two more runs in the fourth. Newman reached on an error, stole second and eventually crossed the plate on a wild pitch. Melton singled and scored on Hensley's triple to increase the lead to 10-2.
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Cameron Stanford's two-run homer in the fourth cut the lead in half and made the score 10-5.
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