Friday, March 18
LOUISVILLE, KY
4:00 PM
University of Louisville
17-8, 0
11
vs
8
GEORGIA TECH
16-9, 0
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Tech | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 4 |
| Louisville | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | X | 11 | 10 | 1 |
Four Home Runs Key Comeback Win Over Georgia Tech
March 18, 2022 | Softball
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – After falling behind 6-0, the University of Louisville softball team used four home runs, including sophomore Vanessa Miller's grand slam to beat Georgia Tech 11-8 in the Cardinals' Atlantic Coast Conference opener Friday evening at Ulmer Stadium. With the victory, the Cardinals extend their win streak to nine games.
The Cardinals (17-8, 1-0 ACC) and the Yellow Jackets (16-9, 0-7) will meet again on Saturday at 4 p.m. in an ACC Network-televised matchup.
Miller finished the game with a double and her first collegiate grand slam to go along with a career-high four RBIs. Freshman Korbe Otis had a home run and three RBIs in the game. Taylor Roby (7-3) picked up the win in the circle after surrendering two runs, one earned, on three hits and striking out three in 2.2 innings of relief.
The teams played through three scoreless innings before Georgia Tech broke through with a six-spot in the fourth. Back-to-back two-out solo home runs by Tricia Awald and Caroline Davis. The Yellow Jackets used three more hits, a walk and a wild pitch to plate four more runs and take a 6-0 lead.
Louisville began to chip away in the home half of the fifth when singles by Dylann Cravens and Jenna Servi set the table for Otis' two-out, three-run homer which cut the lead in half. After a base hit by Roby, Kendall Smith followed with her eighth homer of the season, pulling the Cards within a run.
The Cardinals' offense continued with six more runs in the sixth. With one out in the inning, Carmyn Greenwood smashed a solo shot over the left field fence to even the score at 6-6. The Cards capitalized on two errors and a walk to load the bases. Another Yellow Jacket miscue saw Otis safe at the plate to put Louisville on top 7-6, and kept the bases loaded for Miller who stepped up to the plate and connected on her second homer of the season, extending the lead to 11-6.
Georgia Tech countered with a pair of runs in the seventh and had the bases loaded with the tying run at the plate, but Roby delivered a strikeout to end the game.
Sileo paced the Yellow Jackets at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two runs. Blake Neleman (10-5) took the loss after giving up seven runs, two earned, on four hits and striking out two in one inning of relief.
NOTES:
• In the game, Louisville did not have a hit until the fifth inning. Eight different Cardinals registered at least one hit in the fifth and sixth innings.
• The Cardinals have won nine straight games dating back to March 5 when they beat Central Michigan 8-0. It marks the longest win streak since a 10-game stretch in 2018.
• The Cardinals now have a program-best six grand slams this season. Louisville has belted out at least one grand slam in three straight games dating back to the March 13 win over Indiana – when the Cards had two.
• Louisville improves to 12-3 in the series history with Georgia Tech
• In the history of the program, the Cards are 16-6 in conference openers (4-2 C-USA, 6-2 Big East, 1-0 AAC, 5-2 ACC).
• Kendall Smith is now on a nine-game hitting streak and is tied with Taylor Roby with a team-best eight home runs on the season
• Ally Alexander extends her hitting streak to eight games
The Cardinals (17-8, 1-0 ACC) and the Yellow Jackets (16-9, 0-7) will meet again on Saturday at 4 p.m. in an ACC Network-televised matchup.
Miller finished the game with a double and her first collegiate grand slam to go along with a career-high four RBIs. Freshman Korbe Otis had a home run and three RBIs in the game. Taylor Roby (7-3) picked up the win in the circle after surrendering two runs, one earned, on three hits and striking out three in 2.2 innings of relief.
The teams played through three scoreless innings before Georgia Tech broke through with a six-spot in the fourth. Back-to-back two-out solo home runs by Tricia Awald and Caroline Davis. The Yellow Jackets used three more hits, a walk and a wild pitch to plate four more runs and take a 6-0 lead.
Louisville began to chip away in the home half of the fifth when singles by Dylann Cravens and Jenna Servi set the table for Otis' two-out, three-run homer which cut the lead in half. After a base hit by Roby, Kendall Smith followed with her eighth homer of the season, pulling the Cards within a run.
The Cardinals' offense continued with six more runs in the sixth. With one out in the inning, Carmyn Greenwood smashed a solo shot over the left field fence to even the score at 6-6. The Cards capitalized on two errors and a walk to load the bases. Another Yellow Jacket miscue saw Otis safe at the plate to put Louisville on top 7-6, and kept the bases loaded for Miller who stepped up to the plate and connected on her second homer of the season, extending the lead to 11-6.
Georgia Tech countered with a pair of runs in the seventh and had the bases loaded with the tying run at the plate, but Roby delivered a strikeout to end the game.
Sileo paced the Yellow Jackets at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two runs. Blake Neleman (10-5) took the loss after giving up seven runs, two earned, on four hits and striking out two in one inning of relief.
NOTES:
• In the game, Louisville did not have a hit until the fifth inning. Eight different Cardinals registered at least one hit in the fifth and sixth innings.
• The Cardinals have won nine straight games dating back to March 5 when they beat Central Michigan 8-0. It marks the longest win streak since a 10-game stretch in 2018.
• The Cardinals now have a program-best six grand slams this season. Louisville has belted out at least one grand slam in three straight games dating back to the March 13 win over Indiana – when the Cards had two.
• Louisville improves to 12-3 in the series history with Georgia Tech
• In the history of the program, the Cards are 16-6 in conference openers (4-2 C-USA, 6-2 Big East, 1-0 AAC, 5-2 ACC).
• Kendall Smith is now on a nine-game hitting streak and is tied with Taylor Roby with a team-best eight home runs on the season
• Ally Alexander extends her hitting streak to eight games
Players Mentioned
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/ SoftballTeam Stats
Pitching:
W: Roby, Taylor (7-3)
L: Blake Neleman (10-5)
Batting:
2B: Jin Sileo 1
3B: Grace Connelly 1
HR: Tricia Awald 1 ; Caroline Davis 1
RBI: Sarah Beth Allen 1 ; Tricia Awald 2 ; Caroline Davis 2 ; Auburn Dupree 1 ; Ella Edgmon 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Mallorie Black 1 ; Tricia Awald 1 ; Caroline Davis 1 ; Grace Connelly 1 ; Kennedy Cowden 1 ; Jin Sileo 2 ; Auburn Dupree 1
SB: Auburn Dupree 1
Batting:
2B: Alexander, Ally 1 ; Miller, Vanessa 1
HR: Greenwood, Carmyn 1 ; Otis, Korbe 1 ; Smith, Kendall 1 ; Miller, Vanessa 1
RBI: Greenwood, Carmyn 1 ; Otis, Korbe 3 ; Smith, Kendall 2 ; Miller, Vanessa 4
Base Running:
RUNS: Greenwood, Carmyn 1 ; Otis, Korbe 2 ; Roby, Taylor 1 ; Forsythe, Mia 1 ; Smith, Kendall 2 ; Alexander, Ally 1 ; Miller, Vanessa 1 ; Cravens, Dylann 1 ; Servi, Jenna 1
Game Leaders
AB
3
R
1
H
2
RBI
4
AB
4
R
1
H
2
RBI
0
AB
4
R
1
H
1
RBI
1
AB
4
R
2
H
1
RBI
3
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