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Cards Defeat North Carolina to Clinch Series
April 10, 2022 | Softball
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The University of Louisville softball team defeated North Carolina 5-2 on Sunday at Ulmer Stadium to clinch the ACC series. The Cardinals (21-16, 5-7 ACC) will return to action on Tuesday when they play host to in-state rival No. 8/12 Kentucky at 6 p.m.
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Kendall Smith went 3-for-4 with two doubles, a run and an RBI while Korbe Otis went 2-for-3 with a triple, two RBIs and scored a run to help lead Louisville at the plate. Taylor Roby (11-5) did not allow a hit until the fifth inning while notching her second complete game win of the weekend and striking out six in the contest.
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The teams played through two scoreless innings before the Cardinals broke through with a pair of runs in the third. Jenna Servi got the home half of the inning started with a hit and Carmyn Greenwood followed with a bunt single. An RBI hit by Smith and another bunt single from Otis gave Louisville a 2-0 lead.
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The Cards' offense continued in the third when Dylann Cravens delivered a leadoff hit, took second on Servi's sacrifice bunt and crossed the plate on Greenwood's team-best sixth triple of the season to make the score 3-0.
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The fifth inning brought two more Louisville runs. Smith led off with her second double of the game and Otis followed with a double of her own. Two outs later, Cravens singled Otis home to extend the lead to 5-0.
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The Tar Heels (20-20, 5-10) got on the scoreboard in the sixth inning behind Taylor Greene's RBI double and Kianna Jones' RBI single which brought the score to 5-2.
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Lilli Backes (6-13) took the loss after giving up five earned runs on 11 hits and striking out five in 5.0 innings of work.
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NOTES:
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Kendall Smith went 3-for-4 with two doubles, a run and an RBI while Korbe Otis went 2-for-3 with a triple, two RBIs and scored a run to help lead Louisville at the plate. Taylor Roby (11-5) did not allow a hit until the fifth inning while notching her second complete game win of the weekend and striking out six in the contest.
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The teams played through two scoreless innings before the Cardinals broke through with a pair of runs in the third. Jenna Servi got the home half of the inning started with a hit and Carmyn Greenwood followed with a bunt single. An RBI hit by Smith and another bunt single from Otis gave Louisville a 2-0 lead.
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The Cards' offense continued in the third when Dylann Cravens delivered a leadoff hit, took second on Servi's sacrifice bunt and crossed the plate on Greenwood's team-best sixth triple of the season to make the score 3-0.
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The fifth inning brought two more Louisville runs. Smith led off with her second double of the game and Otis followed with a double of her own. Two outs later, Cravens singled Otis home to extend the lead to 5-0.
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The Tar Heels (20-20, 5-10) got on the scoreboard in the sixth inning behind Taylor Greene's RBI double and Kianna Jones' RBI single which brought the score to 5-2.
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Lilli Backes (6-13) took the loss after giving up five earned runs on 11 hits and striking out five in 5.0 innings of work.
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NOTES:
- Dylann Cravens is currently on an eight-game hitting streak and has reached base safely in 16 straight games.
- Carmyn Greenwood has a hit in the last eight games.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Roby, Taylor (11-5)
L: Lilli Backes (6-13)
Batting:
2B: Sara Jubas 1 ; Taylor Greene 1
RBI: Sara Jubas 1 ; Kianna Jones 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Skyler Brooks 1 ; Carsyn Snead 1
SB: Sara Jubas 1 ; Alex Brown 1
HBP: Kiersten Licea 1 ; Alex Brown 1
Batting:
2B: Smith, Kendall 2 ; Otis, Korbe 1
3B: Greenwood, Carmyn 1
RBI: Greenwood, Carmyn 1 ; Smith, Kendall 1 ; Otis, Korbe 2 ; Cravens, Dylann 1
SH: Servi, Jenna 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Greenwood, Carmyn 1 ; Smith, Kendall 1 ; Otis, Korbe 1 ; Cravens, Dylann 1 ; Servi, Jenna 1
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