Saturday, April 15
Oxford, Ohio
4:00 PM
University of Louisville
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Photo by: Amanda Roussin
Cards Fall to No. 1 Oklahoma
April 15, 2023 | Softball
Korbe Otis extends her reached-base streak to a school-record 33 games, Sarah Gordon tallies two hits,
OXFORD, Ohio – The University of Louisville softball team fell 10-1 to No 1 Oklahoma in the Miami Softball Invitational Saturday evening at Miami Softball Stadium.
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In the game, Sarah Gordon went 2-for-2 with a double, Daisy Hess delivered an RBI and Korbe Otis earned a walk to extend her reached base streak to a school-record 33 games.
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The Sooners (38-1) jumped to an early lead, using eight hits to plate seven runs in the bottom of the first.
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The Cardinals countered with a run in the top of the second when Taylor Roby earned a leadoff walk and was lifted for pinch runner Vanessa Miller who moved to third on Sarah Gordon's double and crossed the plate on a groundout by Daisy Hess to put Louisville on the scoreboard. The run marked the first allowed by the Sooners in their last four games dating back to a 10-2 win over No 9/8 Texas on April 2.
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Oklahoma tallied three more runs in the bottom of the third to take a 10-1 lead.
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The Cards had a runner in scoring position in the fourth when Hannah File led off with a hit and Gordon delivered her second hit of the game to put two runners on with one out, but Oklahoma reliever Kierston Deal delivered a pair of strikeouts to end the top of the frame.
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Louisville (26-14) will return to action on Sunday when Oakland visits Ulmer Stadium for a doubleheader starting at 1 p.m.
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In the game, Sarah Gordon went 2-for-2 with a double, Daisy Hess delivered an RBI and Korbe Otis earned a walk to extend her reached base streak to a school-record 33 games.
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The Sooners (38-1) jumped to an early lead, using eight hits to plate seven runs in the bottom of the first.
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The Cardinals countered with a run in the top of the second when Taylor Roby earned a leadoff walk and was lifted for pinch runner Vanessa Miller who moved to third on Sarah Gordon's double and crossed the plate on a groundout by Daisy Hess to put Louisville on the scoreboard. The run marked the first allowed by the Sooners in their last four games dating back to a 10-2 win over No 9/8 Texas on April 2.
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Oklahoma tallied three more runs in the bottom of the third to take a 10-1 lead.
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The Cards had a runner in scoring position in the fourth when Hannah File led off with a hit and Gordon delivered her second hit of the game to put two runners on with one out, but Oklahoma reliever Kierston Deal delivered a pair of strikeouts to end the top of the frame.
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Louisville (26-14) will return to action on Sunday when Oakland visits Ulmer Stadium for a doubleheader starting at 1 p.m.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Storako, A. (13-0)
L: Felder, Taja (1-1)
Batting:
2B: Gordon, Sarah 1
RBI: Hess, Daisy 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Miller, Vanessa 1
Batting:
2B: Coleman, J. 1 ; Brito, A. 1
HR: Lee, H. 1 ; Sanders, C. 1
RBI: Coleman, J. 2 ; Lee, H. 2 ; Hansen, K. 1 ; Torres, A. 1 ; Sanders, C. 2 ; Boone, R. 2
SF: Torres, A. 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Coleman, J. 1 ; Lee, H. 1 ; Brito, A. 2 ; Hansen, K. 1 ; Lyons, G. 1 ; Torres, A. 1 ; Sanders, C. 2 ; Boone, R. 1
SB: Hansen, K. 1
PO: Brito, A. 1
Game Leaders
Hitting
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RBI
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1
RBI
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AB
2
R
0
H
0
RBI
0
AB
3
R
0
H
0
RBI
0
Players Mentioned
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