Louisville Surges Past St. Vincent-St. Mary 6-1 in District Semifinals – Softball
#18 Louisville 6, #16 St. Vincent-St. Mary 1
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The #18 seed Louisville Leopards Varsity Softball Team defeated the host #16 seed St. Vincent-St. Mary 6-1 in the DIII Northeast 5 District Semifinals Tuesday evening at Firestone Stadium in Akron. With the victory, Louisville has now won three straight improving to 14-13 on the season. The Lady Leopards will next face the #4 seed Medina Buckeye Bucks in the DIII Northeast 5 District Championship on Friday, May 22. Game time is set for 5:00 PM from LaBrae High School.
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Kaitlin Twinem drove in four runs on three hits to lead Louisville Varsity Leopards past St. Vincent-St. Mary Varsity Fighting Irish 6-1 on Tuesday at 1575 Firestone Pkwy. Twinem tripled in the fourth inning, scoring three runs, and doubled in the fifth inning, scoring one.
Louisville Varsity Leopards jumped out to the lead in the top of the fourth inning after Twinem tripled, scoring three runs, and an error scored one run.
Katelynn Miller earned the win for Louisville Varsity Leopards. The pitcher gave up four hits and one run (zero earned) over six innings, striking out six and walking one. Cameron Eckroad stepped in the circle first for St. Vincent-St. Mary Varsity Fighting Irish. The hurler surrendered two hits and three runs (two earned) over three innings, striking out one and walking two. Taylor Schneider collected the save.
Anna Sirohman collected two hits for Louisville Varsity Leopards in three at bats. Louisville Varsity Leopards turned one double play in the game. Louisville Varsity Leopards were sure-handed and didn’t commit a single error. Addy Campbell made the most plays with seven.
Eckroad led St. Vincent-St. Mary Varsity Fighting Irish with one run batted in. The right-handed hitter went 2-for-3 on the day.
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UP NEXT: The #18 Lady Leopards will next take on the #4 Medina Buckeye Buckeyes in the DIII Northeast 5 District Championship Game on Friday, May 22. Game time is set for 5:00 PM from LaBrae High School.
DIII Northeast Softball Tournament
District Semifinals
Monday, May 18
Northeast 1
#6 Chardon 11, #13 Canfield 4
Northeast 3
#3 Uniontown Lake 11, #23 Geneva 0, 5 Innings
Northeast 4
#12 Parma Heights Holy Name 7, #11 Willoughby South 0
Tuesday, May 19
Northeast 1
#7 Aurora 9, #21 Chagrin Falls Kenston 2
Northeast 2
#25 Richfield Revere 2, #5 Grafton Midview 0
#9 Boardman 11, #15 Westlake 1
Northeast 4
#2 Gates Mills Gilmour Academy 11, #32 Alliance 1, 5 Innings
Northeast 5
#7 Medina Buckeye 7, #26 Parma Padua Franciscan 1
#18 Louisville 6, #16 Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary 1
Northeast 6
#1 Akron Archbishop Hoban 21, #29 Madison 0, 5 Innings
#14 Warren Howland 5, #22 Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy 0
Wednesday, May 20
Northeast 3
#10 Tallmadge 7, #19 Rocky River 4
District Championship
Thursday, May 21
Northeast 2 (at North Royalton)
#25 Richfield Revere 4, #9 Boardman 3, 9 Innings
Northeast 3 (at Jackson-Milton)
#3 Uniontown Lake 11, #10 Tallmadge 0
Northeast 4 (at Mentor)
#12 Parma Heights Holy Name 3, #2 Gates Mills Gilmour Academy 0
Northeast 6 (at Norwayne)
#1 Akron Archbishop Hoban 4, #14 Warren Howland 1
Friday, May 22
Northeast 1 (at Austintown Fitch)
#6 Chardon Vs. #7 Aurora, 5:00
Northeast 5 (at LaBrae High School)
#4 Medina Buckeye Vs. #18 Louisville, 5:00
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Louisville at St. Vincent-St. Mary Softball Box Score
LEOPARDS 6, FIGHTING IRISH 1
Team 123-456-7—R-H-E
Louisville 000-420-0—6-5-0
St. Vincent-St. Mary 000-000-1—1-5-3
LOUISVILLE LEOPARDS BATTING
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leah Claugus #14 (CF) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anna Sirohman #27 (3B) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Katelynn Miller #16 (P) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| –Taylor Schneider #1 (P) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Addy Campbell #4 (C) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kaitlin Twinem #8 (SS) | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Shae O’Neill #99 (LF, RF) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bailee Griffith #6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taylor Thompson #22 (1B) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Maggie Baker #17 (2B) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| –Ky Thorn #11 (2B) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TEAM | 27 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
LOUISVILLE LEOPARDS PITCHING
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katelynn Miller #16 (W) | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Taylor Schneider #1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TEAM | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
ST. VINCENT-ST. MARY FIGHTING IRISH BATTING
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ella Kim #12 (CF) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mackenzie McFarland #1 (C) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rhyan Johnson #2 (SS) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kate Krabill #18 (2B, P) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ali Zajac #24 (LF) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Eckroad #7 (P, 2B) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Noelle Keso #8 (RF) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Savannah Whited #19 (1B) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Zoey Smith #28 (F10) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TEAM | 24 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
ST. VINCENT-ST. MARY FIGHTING IRISH PITCHING
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Eckroad #7 | 3.0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Kate Krabill #18 | 4.0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| TEAM | 7.0 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
