Bensons Breaks LHS Home Run Record as Louisville Dominates Duhon Tournament – Softball

By Leopard Nation · Published April 21, 2024 · Updated April 21, 2024

Matti Benson Louisville Leopards Softball Career Home Run Record at Genshaft Park 2024

Louisville Finishes 3-0 at Duhon Tournament

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The Louisville Leopards Varsity Softball Team finished undefeated at George Duhon Memorial Tournament held this past weekend at Arthur Genshaft Memorial Park in Massillon. Louisville defeated GlenOak 7-4 on Friday. The Lady Leopards followed that by dominating both games of their double header Saturday. They trounced St. Vincent-St. Mary 23-5 in the morning and run-ruled Alliance 11-0 in five innings after that. With the three victories, Louisville improves to 13-1 on the season.

April 19: Louisville 7, GlenOak 4

Bailee Griffith and Matti Benson both hit 2-run homers to give the Lady Leopards an early 4-0 advantage. Griffith’s homer was the first of her varsity career as it gave Louisville a 2-0 lead in the second inning.

Benson’s 2-run shot to center field in the third inning was her record-breaking 32nd career home run. Grace Jackson (2013-2016) set the previous high mark of 31 during her senior season seven years prior. Benson’s dinger doubled the Lady Leopard lead to 4-0.

Ryleigh Hall answered with a three-run homer for GlenOak in the bottom half of the inning to cut the Louisville lead to 4-3.

However, the Lady Leopards would increase their lead to four runs once more with three more timely hits. Leah Campbell cracked a 2-out RBI double bringing home Addy Campbell in the fifth. Anna Sirohman also singled home Kaitlin Twinem and Kenzi Denzer drove in Benson to make it 7-3 in the sixth inning.

Louisville would out-hit GlenOak 11-8 for the game. Katelyn Miller, Sirohman, and Twinem would all finish with a pair of hits each .

Taylor Schneider earned the victory in the circle for the Lady Leopards pitching 4 2/3 innings, surrendering 2 runs on 4 hits, and striking out 3. Sirohman also worked 2 1/3 innings and fanned 3.

April 20: Louisville 23, St. Vincent-St. Mary 5

Louisville erupted for a team record 15 runs in the seventh inning to turn what was a closely contested game into a 23-5 blowout. The 15 runs eclipses the previous record of 13 that was set twice previously. The Lady Leopards scored 13 runs in the first inning of their 15-0 win at Carrollton on April 30, 2013. Louisville also scored 13 runs in the second inning in an 18-2 home win over GlenOak on March 24, 2012.

Addy Campbell’s 2-run homer to center capped off the 15-run seventh inning in which 9 runs were scored with 2 outs. Campbell would finish 4-for-6 with two RBI singles, a double, and 3 runs scored for LHS.

The Leopards out-hit the Irish 26-8 for the contest and 8 Louisville batters recorded 3 or more hits. Chay Cline went 3-for-4 with a triple, 3 RBIs, and 3 runs scored. Brooke Haren also went 3-for-5 with 3 RBIs and 2 runs scored.

Matti Benson and Kenzi Denzer each batted 3-for-6 with a pair of RBIs for the Lady Leopards. Benson ripped 3 doubles and scored 4 runs. Denzer also added a double.

Bailee Griffith, Katelyn Miller, and Olivia Mongiardo also finished 3-for-5 at the plate. Mongiardo and Miller both scored thrice as well. Leah Claugus rounded out Louisville’s highlights at the dish by going 1-for-3 with a pair of RBIs and a pair of runs scored.

The Lady Leopards took a 6-1 lead into the bottom of the fifth inning before the Irish answered back to cut their deficit to 6-5. Louisville would score 17 unanswered runs after that.