Cardinals Down Seton Hall 12-4 to Stay Undefeated

Friday, February 16

Boca Raton, Fla.

11:30 AM

University of Louisville

8-0

Seton Hall

0-2

Louisville

Seton Hall

Photo by: Chad Harmon

February 16, 2024 | Softball

Box Score

Louisville produces a season-high 12 runs and 11 hits against Seton Hall to move to 8-0 on the season

By: Lori Harmon

BOCA RATON, Fla. – The University of Louisville softball team continued its early-season win streak with a 12-4 victory over Seton Hall Friday afternoon in the Joan Joyce Classic at FAU Softball Stadium. The Cardinals (8-0) are off to their best start since the 2012 campaign.

Louisville will return to action Friday afternoon with a 4:30 p.m. matchup against host FAU. The Cards prevailed 2-1 in the teams' Thursday night matchup.

After a scoreless first inning, the Cardinals put up three runs in the top of the second. Vanessa Miller drew a one-out walk and crossed the plate on a double by Ally Alexander. Chelsea Mack followed with an RBI single. An error sent Mack home to make the score 3-0.

The Pirates (0-2) had a chance to score in the home half of the second when back-to-back hits and a groundout placed runners at second and third, but second baseman Ally Alexander made a diving catch and recovered for a throw to Riley Frizell at first base to end the inning.

Louisville tacked on two more runs in the fifth inning courtesy of Maddi Grant's two-run triple. Bailee Richardson got the offense started with a two-out walk and Frizell reached on an error to put two on for Maddi Grant who connected on a triple scoring Richardson and pinch-runner Mia Forsythe.

Seton Hall used four hits and an error to put up a four-spot in the home half of the fifth to make the score 5-4.

The Cards countered with seven runs in the top of the sixth. Miller was hit by a pitch to start the frame. A walk to Alexander and bunt single by Pickle Winkler loaded the bases for Kiley Goff whose fielder's choice saw Miller safe at the plate. Hess delivered a two-run single and Richardson walked to load the bases for Frizell's sacrifice fly. One out later, Paige Geraghty's ripped a two-run single. In her second at bat of the inning, Miller singled to bring home Geraghty, extending Louisville's lead to 12-4.

Sam Booe (1-0) picked up the win, holding the Pirates scoreless on four hits in 4.2 innings of work. Alexander went 2-for-3 with a double, two runs and an RBI. Hess also had two hits and two RBIs as the Cards tallied a season-high 11 hits in the game.

Sydney Babik (0-1) took the loss, allowing 10 runs, eight earned, on eight hits and striking out seven in five innings of work. Taylor Hill and Andrea Perez had two hits, a run and an RBI apiece to lead the Pirates at the plate.

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Team Stats

Pitching:

W: Booe, Sam (1-0)

L: S. Babik (0-1)

Louisville

Batting:

2B: Alexander, Ally 1

3B: Grant, Maddi 1

RBI: Goff, Kiley 1 ; Hess, Daisy 3 ; Frizell, Riley 1 ; Grant, Maddi 2 ; Geraghty, Paige 2 ; Miller, Vanessa 1 ; Alexander, Ally 1 ; Mack, Chelsea 1

SF: Frizell, Riley 1

Base Running:

RUNS: Goff, Kiley 1 ; Hess, Daisy 1 ; Richardson, Bailee 2 ; Forsythe, Mia 1 ; Geraghty, Paige 1 ; Miller, Vanessa 2 ; Alexander, Ally 2 ; Mack, Chelsea 1 ; Winkler, Madison "Pickle" 1