Cards Post Two Shutouts Saturday at FGCU Kickoff Classic

Saturday, February 10

Ft. Myers, Fla.

5:00 PM

University of Louisville

3-0

Georgetown University

0-4

GEORGETOWN

Louisville

Photo by: Chad Harmon

Cards Post Two Shutouts Saturday at FGCU Kickoff Classic

February 10, 2024 | Softball

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Louisville beats Georgetown 7-0, Florida Gulf Coast 6-0 on day two of the FGCU Kickoff Classic to improve to 4-0 on the season

By: Lori Harmon

FT. MYERS, Fla. – The University of Louisville softball team posted back-to-back shutouts, defeating Georgetown 7-0 and Florida Gulf Coast 6-0 on day two of the FGCU Kickoff Classic Saturday at the FGCU Softball Field.

The Cardinals (4-0) and the Eagles (1-4) will meet again Sunday at 12:30 p.m. in the tournament finale.

Louisville 7 – Georgetown 0
Lindsey Mullen (1-0) earned her first collegiate win, holding the Hoyas scoreless and scattering three hits in four innings of work. Sam Booe picked up her second save of the weekend while combining on the shutout and allowing two hits in three innings of relief. Paige Geraghty went 2-for-3 with a pair of doubles and two RBIs and scored a run, Easton Lotus and Bailee Richardson had two hits apiece and Maddi Grant tallied two RBIs to help lead the Cardinals at the plate.

The Cardinals jumped to an early lead with three runs in the first inning. Lotus delivered a leadoff single and walks to Daisy Hess and Kiley Goff loaded the bases for Riley Frizell whose ground ball sent Lotus home. Geraghty's two-out double plated Hess and Goff to put the Cards on top 3-0.

The third inning brought two more runs for Louisville. Back-to-back walks issued to Goff and Frizell set the table for Richardson's RBI single. One out later, Grant's sacrifice fly made the score 5-0.

The Cards tacked on a run in the fourth when Hess reached on a fielder's choice and eventually scored on a Hoya error - and again in the sixth behind Grant's RBI double which sent Geraghty home, increasing the lead to 7-0.

Georgetown (0-4) had a chance to push a run across in the top of the seventh, loading the bases with no outs after starting the inning with a hit batter, a single and a walk, but reliever Sam Booe fielded a double play to get outs at the plate and first base and then delivered a strikeout to end the game.

Julia Parker (0-2) took the loss, giving up five runs, six earned, on five hits in 3.2 innings of work. Brooke Rebhan, K. Alvarado Rojas, Dayanara Campos and Abby Kozo each had a hit for the Hoyas.

Louisville 6 – Florida Gulf Coast 0
In the nightcap, Alyssa Zabala struck out eight en route to a two-hit shutout and the Cardinals belted out five hits including home runs by Daisy Hess and Bailee Richardson and a double by Paige Geraghty to back Zabala.

The Cards wasted no time getting on the scoreboard as Hess launched a solo shot over the left field fence for her first home run of the season. After a walk to Frizell, Richardson connected on her first home of the season to put Louisville on top 3-0.

Louisville put up a three-spot with two outs in the sixth. Richardson earned a walk to set up Geraghty's RBI double. Vanessa Miller followed with a walk and proceeded to steal second. An error on the throw moved her to third and sent Geraghty home. Miller crossed the plate on a wild pitch, extending the Cardinals' lead to 6-0.

Ally Hulme (0-1) took the loss, allowing six runs, four earned, on four hits and striking out two in six innings.

Zabala (2-0) retired the first six batters she faced before Neely Peterson reached on a bloop infield single in the third. She did not allow another hit until the bottom of the seventh when Meagan Ricks connected on another infield hit. The sophomore has not allowed a run in 11 innings of work.