Leopards Pounce on Lions 17-0 – Softball
Louisville 17, Minerva 0
The Louisville Leopards Varsity Softball Team mauled the host Minerva Lions 17-0 Tuesday Evening. With their sixth straight shutout, Louisville remains unscored upon and unbeaten at 6-0.
The Leopards pounded out 19 hits as a team led by Rylee Squire’s 4-for-5 performance at the plate. Squire had an RBI double, RBI single, and scored 3 runs. Lexi Zavarelle also drove in 4 runs, Savannah Miner drove in 3 runs, and Sydney McKeever had 3 hits & scored 3 runs.
Sarah Cantley started her second straight game, pitched 5 innings, gave up just 3 hits, and struck out 5. Cantley improves her record to 2-0 on the year with the victory. Kirsten Wharmby also finished the final two innings without giving up a hit and striking out 3 for Louisville.
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The Leopards held a 2-0 advantaged before erupting for 6 runs in the fifth. Minerva escaped the run-rule, but Louisville exploded for 8 runs in in the top of the seventh. The Leopards batted through the order and made 12 plate appearances during the frame.
Justina Sirohman cracked a 2-run triple in that same seventh inning. Alex Fankhauser and Miner also had a pair of hits. Seven different Louisville batters drove in runs including Fankhauser, Cassidy Glyder, and Teagan Rice.
With the victory, the Leopards have now defeated the Lions in 17 straight meetings, which includes the last 9 at Minerva. Louisville now leads the all-time series 41-10, which includes a 21-5 mark on the Lions home field. The Leopards have now won 50 of their last 51 road contests in the NBC.
Their 6-0 record ties the 1996 team for the best start in Louisville Softball history.
VARSITY BOX SCORE
LEOPARDS 17, MINERVA 0
Team 123-456-7–R-H-E
Louisville 020-061-8–17-19-2
Minerva 000-000-0–0-3-6
LOUISVILLE LEOPARDS VARSITY BATTING
Lineup | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Teagan Rice | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Justina Sirohman | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Sydney McKeever | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Kaycee Ollis | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Cassidy Glyder | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Alex Fankhauser | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Sarah Cantley | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Riley Bobo | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kirsten Wharmby | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rylee Squire | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Ellie Jackson | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Savannah Miner | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Lexi Zavarelle | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Peyton McKeever | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Totals | 43 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 2 |
LOUISVILLE LEOPARDS VARSITY PITCHING
Pitching | IP | #P | S% | H | R | ER | K | BB | HR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sarah Cantley | 5.0 | 47 | .830 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Kirsten Wharmby | 2.0 | 24 | .750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 7.0 | 71 | .803 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
MINERVA LIONS VARSITY BATTING
Lineup | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A Stanford | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K Brown | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
M Phillips | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
A Hume | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
G Street | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
O Kamph | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
L Frigyes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S Cress | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E Imler | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
A Street | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Totals | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
MINERVA LIONS VARSITY PITCHING
Pitching | IP | #P | S% | H | R | ER | K | BB | HR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L Frigyes | 7.0 | 138 | .594 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
Totals | 7.0 | 138 | .594 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
NOTE: These stats were scored with GameChanger and may not be accurate. We have been informed that Frigyes only pitched 2 innings.
Records: Louisville 6-0, 4-0