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Photo by: Justin Kreutzian
Softball Drops Series Finale At DePaul, 6-4
4/8/2023 1:56:00 PM | Softball
CHICAGO, Ill. – Despite recording 10 hits, the Creighton softball team dropped the series finale at DePaul, 6-4, on Saturday afternoon at Cacciatore Stadium in Chicago, Illinois.
The loss drops the Bluejays to 16-22 on the year and 3-9 in BIG EAST play, while DePaul improved to 12-20 overall and 4-8 in league action.
DePaul opened the scoring with an RBI triple in the bottom of the first inning. Addison Talbot drew a four-pitch walk before Brooke Johnson hit a triple just out of the reach of the diving Emma Rosonke in right field to give the Blue Demons a 1-0 lead.
DePaul's early advantage didn't last long as junior Alyssa Gappa launched the first pitch she saw over the left center field wall for her team-leading ninth home run of the season to level the contest at 1-1.
After a scoreless third, Creighton capitalized on a trio of hits to take its first lead of the game. Madeline Vejvoda got things started with a bloop single to center before senior Saren Croker lined a double off the left field wall. Vejvoda looked to be thrown out at home trying to score on a fly out to left by Emma Rosonke, but a challenge by Creighton overturned the call giving Creighton a 2-1 lead. Freshman Ensley Frame then delivered an RBI single down the left field line to extend the Bluejays lead out to 3-1.
DePaul, however, answered with four runs in the bottom half of the fourth inning to regain a 5-3 lead. A fielding error, a walk and an RBI single by Tori Meyer cut the Bluejays lead down to 3-2, before a two-run single by Riley Pool pushed the Blue Demons out in front 4-3. Following a pitching change, Anna Wohlers delivered an RBI groundout to first to extend the advantage out to 5-3.
Creighton responded with a single run in the top half of the fifth on a solo home run by junior Cayla Nielsen to cut the deficit in half to 5-4, but a solo home run by Meyer in the bottom of the sixth inning pushed the lead back out to two at 6-4.
The Bluejays tallied 10 hits in the game, led by Nielsen with two hits including a solo home run. Croker also contributed two hits, including a double. Freshman Natalia Puchino (9-10) suffered the loss after allowing five runs, three earned, on just three hits and three walks in 3.1 innings of work.
The Bluejays will return to action on Tuesday for a midweek non-conference clash with crosstown rival Omaha. First pitch between the Bluejays and Mavericks is scheduled for 5 p.m. at the Creighton Sports Complex.
The loss drops the Bluejays to 16-22 on the year and 3-9 in BIG EAST play, while DePaul improved to 12-20 overall and 4-8 in league action.
DePaul opened the scoring with an RBI triple in the bottom of the first inning. Addison Talbot drew a four-pitch walk before Brooke Johnson hit a triple just out of the reach of the diving Emma Rosonke in right field to give the Blue Demons a 1-0 lead.
DePaul's early advantage didn't last long as junior Alyssa Gappa launched the first pitch she saw over the left center field wall for her team-leading ninth home run of the season to level the contest at 1-1.
After a scoreless third, Creighton capitalized on a trio of hits to take its first lead of the game. Madeline Vejvoda got things started with a bloop single to center before senior Saren Croker lined a double off the left field wall. Vejvoda looked to be thrown out at home trying to score on a fly out to left by Emma Rosonke, but a challenge by Creighton overturned the call giving Creighton a 2-1 lead. Freshman Ensley Frame then delivered an RBI single down the left field line to extend the Bluejays lead out to 3-1.
DePaul, however, answered with four runs in the bottom half of the fourth inning to regain a 5-3 lead. A fielding error, a walk and an RBI single by Tori Meyer cut the Bluejays lead down to 3-2, before a two-run single by Riley Pool pushed the Blue Demons out in front 4-3. Following a pitching change, Anna Wohlers delivered an RBI groundout to first to extend the advantage out to 5-3.
Creighton responded with a single run in the top half of the fifth on a solo home run by junior Cayla Nielsen to cut the deficit in half to 5-4, but a solo home run by Meyer in the bottom of the sixth inning pushed the lead back out to two at 6-4.
The Bluejays tallied 10 hits in the game, led by Nielsen with two hits including a solo home run. Croker also contributed two hits, including a double. Freshman Natalia Puchino (9-10) suffered the loss after allowing five runs, three earned, on just three hits and three walks in 3.1 innings of work.
The Bluejays will return to action on Tuesday for a midweek non-conference clash with crosstown rival Omaha. First pitch between the Bluejays and Mavericks is scheduled for 5 p.m. at the Creighton Sports Complex.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: SMITH (4-8)
L: Puchino, Natalia (9-10)
Batting:
2B: Croker, Saren 1
HR: Nielsen, Cayla 1 ; Gappa, Alyssa 1
RBI: Nielsen, Cayla 1 ; Gappa, Alyssa 1 ; Rosonke, Emma 1 ; Frame, Ensley 1
SH: Rosonke, Emma 1
SF: Rosonke, Emma 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Nielsen, Cayla 1 ; Gappa, Alyssa 1 ; Vejvoda, Madeline 1 ; Croker, Saren 1
Batting:
3B: JOHNSON 1
HR: MEYER 1
RBI: WOHLERS 1 ; JOHNSON 1 ; MEYER 2 ; POOL 2
Base Running:
RUNS: TALBOT 1 ; COSGROVE 1 ; ALVERS 1 ; MEYER 2 ; FRAZIER 1
SB: JACOBS 1
HBP: COSGROVE 1
Game Leaders
Hitting
AB
4
R
1
H
2
RBI
1
AB
4
R
1
H
2
RBI
1
AB
4
R
1
H
2
RBI
0
Players Mentioned
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UTL
/ Softball
OF
/ Softball
P
/ Softball
OF
/ Softball
IF
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