Cardinals Upset No. 7/7 Florida State in Doubleheader Split

Friday, April 23

LOUISVILLE, KY

3:00 P.M.

University of Louisville

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32-6, 0

Florida State

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Cardinals Upset No. 7/7 Florida State in Doubleheader Split

April 23, 2021 | Softball

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By: Lori Harmon

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Carmyn Greenwood went 3-for-4 with a home run, two runs and three RBIs to back Taylor Roby's one-hitter as the University of Louisville softball team upset No. 7/7 Florida State 5-1, snapping the Seminoles' 16-game winning streak in game two of a Friday ACC doubleheader at Ulmer Stadium. Florida State won the first game 10-0.

Louisville (17-22, 11-16 ACC) and Florida State (32-7, 20-3) will wrap up the series with a doubleheader starting at 12 p.m. on Sunday. Prior to the first game, the Cardinals will honor the departing senior class of 2021.

Louisville 5 – No. 7/7 Florida State 1
In the second game of Friday's double header, Taylor Roby registered three strikeouts and did not give up a hit until an infield single by Kiersten Landers in the sixth. After an unearned run in the third inning, she did not allow a runner to move into scoring position until the sixth inning when a Louisville miscue allowed Landers to take second.

"Roby had a tremendous pitching performance," said UofL head coach Holly Aprile. "She hit her spots really well, she's got that change up going a little bit. It was just a really great job by here and they have a tough lineup to face with a variety of things they do and their speed."

Carmyn Greenwood got the scoring started with a leadoff home run in the bottom of the first.

The Seminoles answered with an unearned run in the third when an error allowed Devyn Flaherty to reach and move to second. She advanced to third and was safe at the plate on back-to-back groundouts to even the score at 1-1.

The Cardinals struck again in the home half of the inning when Greenwood, led off with a hit and stole second. After a hit by Maddy Newman, an error on Makayla Hurst's fielder's choice sent Greenwood home to put Louisville back on top 2-1.

Louisville tacked on three insurance runs in the sixth when walks by Taryn Weddle and Cassady Greenwood set up Celene Funke's RBI double. Carmyn Greenwood followed with a two-run single to push the Cardinals' lead to 5-1.

In addition to Carmyn Greenwood's three-hit, three-RBI performance, Newman, Roby, Hurst, Charley Butler and Funke each had a hit in the game to help the Cardinals outhit the Seminoles 8-1.

Caylan Arnold (9-5) took the loss, allowing two earned runs on six hits and striking out five in 3.2 innings.

"Today was a tale of two different versions of us, and that's not taking anything away from Florida State, they are a tremendous team with a really challenging pitching staff to battle against," said UofL head coach Holly Aprile. "I think in game one, we started off pretty well, but after a host of different things happened, we weren't able to regroup and we let it get away from us."

Florida State 10 - Louisville 0
In the series opener, Florida State used 10 hits, including a three-run homer by Emma Wilson, to beat the Cardinals 10-0.

After two scoreless innings, Florida State broke through with a run in the third behind Kalei Harding's RBI single.

The Seminoles added to the lead with Elizabeth Mason's RBI single in the fourth and tacked on three unearned runs in the fifth. After a two-run sixth brought the score to 7-0, Wilson's pinch hit homer in the seventh capped the scoring at 10-0.

Louisville had a runner in scoring position in the first when Roby singled and Rebecca Chung followed with a walk, and again in the second after Butler delivered a hit and took second on a groundout. After Butler's single, Florida State pitcher Kathryn Sandercock retired the next 18 batters she faced to end the game.

Gabby Holloway (3-6) took the loss for Louisville, giving up five runs on seven hits in five innings.

Sandercock (17-1) picked up the win with the shutout, allowing just two hits, dealing four strikeouts in 5.0 innings.

NOTES:
• The last time UofL beat then No. 3/3 Florida State was in April, 2019 when the Cardinals took two of three games in the series at Ulmer Stadium, marking the Seminoles first conference series loss since 2012. Fir
• With her stolen base in game two, Celene Funke now has 69 in her career, moving into sole possession of second on Louisville's all-time list. Audrey Rendon owns the record with 82.
• Carmyn Greenwood leads the team with 18 multi-hit games.
• Taylor Roby is now on a five-game hitting streak.