Sunday, May 2
East Carolina 1, No. RV USF 0 (8)
Backed by a complete-game shutout by Kama Woodall, East Carolina defeated South Florida 1-0 in eight innings Sunday in the finale of an American Athletic Conference series at the USF Softball Stadium.
The Pirates improve to 12-32 overall and 3-17 in league play in advance of their final series of the regular season next weekend against Memphis in Greenville. The Bulls drop to 27-13 and 15-4.
Woodall (7-18) stymied the South Florida offense all game long, scattering two hits while walking two and striking out one. The complete game was her 13th of the campaign. Georgina Corrick (20-5) suffered just her fifth loss of 2021, allowing an unearned run and two hits. She finished with two walks and eight strikeouts.
Logyn Estes and Taylor Woodring accounted for ECU's two hits while Bethaney Keen and Kelsey Lay did the same for USF. Woodring notched the only extra-base hit of the contest with a double that led off the eighth.
The Bulls put up their only real threat to score in the bottom of the fourth. Keen and Vivian Ponn reached after getting hit with one out, but Woodall responded by retiring the next two hitters.
With the contest working its way into the eighth inning, Woodring roped a two-bagger to left to spark the offense. After two quick outs, Inae was intentionally walked and Womack put a ball in play that resulted in an error – allowing pinch runner Gianna Edwards to cross home plate for the winning run. Woodall retired South Florida in order in the bottom of the frame to preserve the win.
Tulsa 10, Wichita State 6
The Hurricane bats come alive on senior day, as TU scores 10 runs, including 4 home runs to take down the Wichita State Shockers 10-6 Sunday afternoon at the Collins Family Softball Complex.
Chenise Delce (7-6) drew the start in the circle, but she started the scoring off for the Hurricane in the bottom of the first inning with her first home run of the season.
The Hurricane continued the onslaught of home runs in the bottom of the third. Celyna Shaw started the inning with a solo shot to left field, as the ball landed on 6th street. Kylie Norwood followed Shaw with a homer to left center, giving the Hurricane a 3-0 advantage.
With 2 outs in the inning Alexis Perry recorded her 7th home run of the season, lacing a ball over the left field fence, giving Tulsa a home run inning.
After the Shockers scored a run in the 4th and 5th, Tulsa began the bottom of the 5th with back-to-back singled from Norwood and Haley Morgan. The runners both advanced on a wild pitch, before an error from the pitcher scored Norwood.
Alexis Perry walked and Aubree Seaney singled scoring another TU run. Imani Edwards' fielders' choice scored the 7th Hurricane run. With one out, senior Kyndal Pirtle singled home two more giving Tulsa the 9-2 advantage.
The Shockers fought back, scoring 4 runs in the top of the 6th on back-to-back two-out singles to cut the Hurricane lead to 9-6.
The Hurricane answered in the bottom of the inning, Perry drove home Morgan on an RBI single after Haley was hit by a pitch. Morgan's 21 career HBPs is now 2nd all-time in TU history.
Senior Kassidy Scott closed down the Shockers in the top of the 7th with a strikeout and two ground outs to give TU the 10-6 victory.
The Hurricane improves to 22-13 on the season and 13-6 in American Athletic Conference play, while the Shockers falls to 37-10-1 on the year and 18-5-1 in AAC action.
During senior day, the Hurricane honored the 4 current seniors in Alexis Perry, Kyndal Pirtle, Kassidy Scott and Sarah Briers, while also honoring the 2 from last season in Madison Higley and Mikayla Whitten.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
WSU 0 0 0 1 1 4 0
Tulsa 1 0 3 0 5 1 X
WP: Delce, C. (7-6) LP: Bingham, C. (9-3)