Saturday, March 28
Louisville, KY
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‘Cuse Out-Slugged By Cards In Doubleheader
3/28/2015 9:09:00 PM | Softball
Maddi Doane was four-for-eight with three runs scored and six runs batted in
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The Orange never quit but its effort fell short in both contests with the Cardinals as Syracuse fell to Louisville, 15-11 in the opener and 5-4 in game two. The 16 runs posted by the Orange was fueled by eight extra base hits and is the most its produced in a two-game stretch this season.
The Highlights From Game One
• Maddi Doane had a hand in seven of Syracuse's 11 runs in the game – five runs batted in and two runs scored - with all three of her hits going for extra bases (two doubles and a triple).
• Corinne Ozanne launched her ninth home run of the season, scoring three runs with the blast.
• Julie Wambold reached base three times in the game with a hit and two walks. Her hit was an RBI double and she also scored a run in the game.
• Sydney O'Hara was one-for-three with a walk and a run scored.
• Mary Dombrowski was two-for-three with a walk, a double and a run scored.
• Danielle Chitkowski finished the game two-for-three with a double.
• Jocelyn Cater picked up an RBI single in the game.
• Alyssa Dewes benefitted from Doane's hot day at the plate, scoring three runs in the game.
• Kristina Kinsey scored after pinch running for Cater.
• Jordyn White made her first relief appearance of 2015.
'Cuse Falls In Slugfest
A single and a pair of wild pitches allowed the Cardinals to grab a run in the first. Louisville then capitalized on a leadoff single with a home run in the ensuing at-bat to give UofL a 3-0 lead over the Orange.
The fourth was a wild ride for pitchers on both sides as both offenses exploded for a combined 12 runs in the inning. Three straight doubles for Louisville scored five runs to take an 8-0 lead but Syracuse wasn't about to give up.
Doane kicked off the rally with a leadoff double and was later hit home along with Wambold on a home run by Ozanne. Back-to-back singles by O'Hara and Chitkowski immediately followed and in the next at-bat, Cater singled up the middle to score O'Hara. A single by Dombrowski loaded the bases, setting up a bases-clearing triple by Doane to make it an 8-7 ball game.
Louisville threw together a two-out rally in the fifth after Chitkowski turned a double play to prevent a bases loaded, no-outs situation. With a runner on second, the Cards doubled down the left field line and then late doubled with runners on second and third to bring in another pair. Louisville tacked on one more with a single through the left side to control a 12-7 advantage heading into the bottom of the inning.
After UofL scored another run in the sixth, 'Cuse responded with three runs to cut the deficit to three. The runs were due to another extra base hit by Doane as she doubled down the right field line to score Dombrowski and Dewes after Dombrowski had doubled and Dewes reached on an error. Wambold made it two-straight with an RBI double of her own to score Doane and bring the game to a 13-10 score heading to the seventh.
'Cuse couldn't hold off the Cards in the final inning as they scored two more to take a 15-10 lead. The Orange made one last push in the bottom of the inning when Doane reached second on an error by the left fielder and scored Dewes on the play, but the one run was all it could muster, falling to Louisville, 15-11.
The Highlights From Game Two
• Maddi Doane continued to produce out of the leadoff spot, playing a factor in two of Syracuse's four runs with an RBI single and a run scored.
• Sydney O'Hara absolutely crushed her fifth home run of the season. She finished one-for-three with a run and two runs batted in.
• Julie Wambold was one-for-three with a run scored.
• Corinne Ozanne picked up her 19th RBI of the season in the game.
Syracuse's Late Inning Push Falls Short
Louisville struck first again in the second game of the day. UofL's leadoff hitter reached first and later scored from third on a single to center to give Louisville a 1-0 lead.
The Cardinals later expanded on its lead in the fourth with a bases clearing double, driving in three runs to take a 4-0 lead. Two innings later, they added another run on a fly ball deep enough in center to tag up on from third and take a 5-0 lead.
Syracuse made its move in the bottom of the sixth when Burkhardt singled up the middle to kick off the inning. She was pinch ran for by Kinsey who later scored on a single through the right side by Doane. She then scored on a groundout by Ozanne to cut the lead to three. O'Hara then launched a two-run bomb into right, cutting the lead to one. The Orange held Louisville scoreless in the seventh but was unable to score in the bottom of the inning, falling to Louisville, 5-4.
The Highlights From Game One
• Maddi Doane had a hand in seven of Syracuse's 11 runs in the game – five runs batted in and two runs scored - with all three of her hits going for extra bases (two doubles and a triple).
• Corinne Ozanne launched her ninth home run of the season, scoring three runs with the blast.
• Julie Wambold reached base three times in the game with a hit and two walks. Her hit was an RBI double and she also scored a run in the game.
• Sydney O'Hara was one-for-three with a walk and a run scored.
• Mary Dombrowski was two-for-three with a walk, a double and a run scored.
• Danielle Chitkowski finished the game two-for-three with a double.
• Jocelyn Cater picked up an RBI single in the game.
• Alyssa Dewes benefitted from Doane's hot day at the plate, scoring three runs in the game.
• Kristina Kinsey scored after pinch running for Cater.
• Jordyn White made her first relief appearance of 2015.
'Cuse Falls In Slugfest
A single and a pair of wild pitches allowed the Cardinals to grab a run in the first. Louisville then capitalized on a leadoff single with a home run in the ensuing at-bat to give UofL a 3-0 lead over the Orange.
The fourth was a wild ride for pitchers on both sides as both offenses exploded for a combined 12 runs in the inning. Three straight doubles for Louisville scored five runs to take an 8-0 lead but Syracuse wasn't about to give up.
Doane kicked off the rally with a leadoff double and was later hit home along with Wambold on a home run by Ozanne. Back-to-back singles by O'Hara and Chitkowski immediately followed and in the next at-bat, Cater singled up the middle to score O'Hara. A single by Dombrowski loaded the bases, setting up a bases-clearing triple by Doane to make it an 8-7 ball game.
Louisville threw together a two-out rally in the fifth after Chitkowski turned a double play to prevent a bases loaded, no-outs situation. With a runner on second, the Cards doubled down the left field line and then late doubled with runners on second and third to bring in another pair. Louisville tacked on one more with a single through the left side to control a 12-7 advantage heading into the bottom of the inning.
After UofL scored another run in the sixth, 'Cuse responded with three runs to cut the deficit to three. The runs were due to another extra base hit by Doane as she doubled down the right field line to score Dombrowski and Dewes after Dombrowski had doubled and Dewes reached on an error. Wambold made it two-straight with an RBI double of her own to score Doane and bring the game to a 13-10 score heading to the seventh.
'Cuse couldn't hold off the Cards in the final inning as they scored two more to take a 15-10 lead. The Orange made one last push in the bottom of the inning when Doane reached second on an error by the left fielder and scored Dewes on the play, but the one run was all it could muster, falling to Louisville, 15-11.
The Highlights From Game Two
• Maddi Doane continued to produce out of the leadoff spot, playing a factor in two of Syracuse's four runs with an RBI single and a run scored.
• Sydney O'Hara absolutely crushed her fifth home run of the season. She finished one-for-three with a run and two runs batted in.
• Julie Wambold was one-for-three with a run scored.
• Corinne Ozanne picked up her 19th RBI of the season in the game.
Syracuse's Late Inning Push Falls Short
Louisville struck first again in the second game of the day. UofL's leadoff hitter reached first and later scored from third on a single to center to give Louisville a 1-0 lead.
The Cardinals later expanded on its lead in the fourth with a bases clearing double, driving in three runs to take a 4-0 lead. Two innings later, they added another run on a fly ball deep enough in center to tag up on from third and take a 5-0 lead.
Syracuse made its move in the bottom of the sixth when Burkhardt singled up the middle to kick off the inning. She was pinch ran for by Kinsey who later scored on a single through the right side by Doane. She then scored on a groundout by Ozanne to cut the lead to three. O'Hara then launched a two-run bomb into right, cutting the lead to one. The Orange held Louisville scoreless in the seventh but was unable to score in the bottom of the inning, falling to Louisville, 5-4.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Shelby McCombs (7-2)
L: Cater, Jocelyn (8-10)
Batting:
2B: Kelsi Jones 2 ; Whitney Arion 1 ; Maryssa Becker 1 ; Alison Szydlowski 1 ; Sidney Melton 1
3B: Whitney Arion 1
HR: Hailey Smith 2
RBI: Kelsi Jones 4 ; Whitney Arion 2 ; Sydney Benz 1 ; Hailey Smith 3 ; Alison Szydlowski 2 ; Sidney Melton 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Kelsi Jones 2 ; Whitney Arion 2 ; Sydney Benz 1 ; Kayla Soles 1 ; Hailey Smith 4 ; Nicole Pufahl 1 ; Alison Szydlowski 2 ; Sidney Melton 2
HBP: Alison Szydlowski 1 ; Sidney Melton 1
Batting:
2B: Doane, Maddi 2 ; Wambold, Julie 1 ; Chitkowski, Danielle 1 ; Dombrowski, Mary 1
3B: Doane, Maddi 1
HR: Ozanne, Corinne 1
RBI: Doane, Maddi 5 ; Wambold, Julie 1 ; Ozanne, Corinne 3 ; Cater, Jocelyn 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Doane, Maddi 2 ; Wambold, Julie 1 ; Ozanne, Corinne 1 ; O'Hara, Sydney 1 ; Kinsey, Kristina 1 ; Toczynski, Annie 1 ; Dombrowski, Mary 1 ; Dewes, Alyssa 3
HBP: Chitkowski, Danielle 1
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