Monmouth 7, Wichita State 4
Monmouth jumped out to an early six-run lead and would never trail, handing Wichita State a 7-4 defeat in the final game of the USF Spring Invitational Sunday morning. Asea Webber led the Shockers offensively with two hits in her four at-bats, with Erin McDonald recording six strikeouts in the circle.
Cleveland State 1, UConn 0 (8 innings); UConn 6, Mercer 1
UConn split a pair of games on the final day of the Mercer Bears Classic, falling to Cleveland State 1-0 in extra innings before a 6-1 victory over host Mercer. The Huskies nabbed at least one hit in five of the eight innings against Cleveland Stat, while a two-run third and a three-run sixth inning were key in the victory over Mercer.
Tulsa 6, Nebraska 0
Samantha Pochop tossed the 22nd no-hitter in program history to lead Tulsa to a 6-0 win over Nebraska on Sunday morning in the final game of the Rock Chalk Challenge. Pochop's no-no is the first for the Golden Hurricane (18-8) since Emily Watson blanked ECU in a five-inning game in 2017. It's the first seven-inning no-hitter for TU since Aimee Creger topped Creighton with a then-school-record 17 strikeouts on Feb. 28, 2014.
Josie Muffley paced the offense to back Pochop with a 3-for-4 day at the plate, which included a homer and double, with three RBIs and two runs scored, as Tulsa ran its winning streak to six games. Julia Hollingsworth went 2-for-3 with an RBI and two runs scored, while Rylie Spell homered and Morgan Neal doubled and drove in a run.
ECU 10, Cornell 0; ECU 7, George Mason 2
ECU wrapped up a successful week on the road with a pair of wins on the final day of the Mason Invitational. The Pirates knocked off Cornell 10-0 before downing the host team George Mason 7-2. Erin Poepping was brilliant in the circle against Cornell, throwing her first complete-game shutout of the season. She scattered three hits in seven innings and struck out eight batters against no walks. Tyler King, Ashleigh Inae, Rachel McCollum, Logan Wood and Ashley Weingartz all tallied two hits apiece while McCollum drove in three runs and Morgan Halo posted two RBI.
Whitney Sanford was the victor in the circle against George Mason, going four innings and allowing two runs on seven hits with two walks and two strikeouts. Poepping tossed three scoreless innings and struck out two batters to close it out. Wood and Ziemba collected two hits apiece while Tate McClellan drove in three RBI with one swing – her team-best seventh home run of the season.
USF 7, Florida A&M 3; Minnesota 3, USF 0
USF closed out tournament play with a split day against FAMU and No. 21 Minnesota. The Bulls took down the rattlers, 7-3, but dropped a 3-0 decision to the Gophers. AnaMarie Bruni is now on a 15-game hitting streak, and had her 13th multi-hit game against FAMU, while Macy Cook recorded her sixth multi-hit game and third multi-RBI game against the Rattlers. Sunday's doubleheader concluded a stretch of 34 games in 37 days for the Bulls.
Memphis 9, Murray State 5
Memphis finished the Tiger Classic on a high note with a 9-5 victory over Murray State Sunday afternoon. Memphis evened the weekend series against Murray State and ultimately finished the Tiger Classic with a 3-2 overall record. Ryleigh Aungst's home run in the third inning was her fourth this season as she led Memphis offensively with a 3-for-4 effort at the plate. Ashley Threatt and Delaney Smith also contributed two hits each for the Tigers. Delaney Smith extends her hitting streak to a team-leading four games, and Bayleigh Wisher improved to 6-1 overall after 3.2 innings of work in relief.