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Game 1: USF 8, Colorado State 2
March 19 | 3 p.m. | Clearwater, Fla.
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| Team |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
R |
H |
E |
| Colorado State |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
| USF |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
X |
8 |
16 |
3 |
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| Pitcher |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
| W- Catalano |
3.0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
| L- Eubanks |
2.0 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
| S- None |
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| Top Performers |
AB |
H |
R |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
| CSU - Allen |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| USF - Goff |
3 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
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Game 2: USF 5, Oklahoma State 9
March 19 | 5:40 p.m. | Clearwater, Fla.
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| Team |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
R |
H |
E |
| Oklahoma State |
0 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
9 |
11 |
1 |
| USF |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
3 |
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| Pitcher |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
| W- Espinosa (12-2) |
7.0 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
| L- Nevins (7-5) |
3.2 |
7 |
8 |
8 |
1 |
2 |
| S- N/A |
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| Top Performers |
AB |
H |
R |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
| OSU - Hamilton |
4 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| USF - Medina |
2 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
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Game 2:
CLEARWATER, Fla. - The University of South Florida softball team kept its bats hot during the first three innings of its matchup against No. 20 Oklahoma State before dropping a 9-5 decision.
USF (17-15) went to work early, scoring three runs in the bottom of the first frame against the Cowgirls.
Gina Kafalas was first on base the Bulls after being hit by a pitch. Ashli Goff then hit a single to left field, advancing Kafalas to second base. Freshman Stephanie Medina then came in and drilled one over the right field fence, earning her first three RBIs of the afternoon.
Again in the bottom of the third, it was all Medina again when she brought home Kourtney Salvarola and Janine Richardson on a double to right field, making the score 5-2.
Medina finished the game with two hits, one run and five RBI for the Bulls.
Oklahoma State (24-6) had been relatively quiet up until the top of the fourth inning when it exploded for six runs, upping the score 8-5 at the end of the fourth.
From there on out, the Bulls' bats died down and OSU's mid-game comeback was too much to overcome.
Freshman Sara Nevins got the start on the mound and struggled against the Cowgirls, going 3.2 innings, allowing eight runs on seven hits.
OSU's Kate Espinosa pitched a complete game, going 7.0 innings and allowed only five runs on five huts with two strikeouts.
USF will be back in action on Sunday when it faces FAMU at 12 p.m. in Clearwater.
Game 1:
CLEARWATER, Fla. - The University of South Florida softball team jumped out to a quick 3-0 lead over Colorado State on Saturday at the Eddie C. Moore Complex and never looked back.
USF (17-14) had 16 hits and eight runs on the day to defeat the visiting Rams 8-2. The bats were hot early as the Bulls took a quick 6-0 lead after two innings of play.
Freshman Ashli Goff led the way for USF, going three-for-three at the plate and scored three runs while driving in a single RBI.
Capri Catalano got the start for the Bulls and went 3.0 innings with four strikeouts and allowed one walk. Catalano allowed two runs on three hits for the win.
Brittany Bowles came in to relieve Catalano and pitched a solid four innings, striking out three batters and didn't give up a hit or any runs.
In the bottom of the first frame, Gina Kafalas and Goff were on base when Kourtney Salvarola came in to drive home Kafalas. Janine Richardson hit in the four spot to bring home Goff. After a hit by Kelly McCarver, Richardson advanced to home, ending the inning 3-0.
Catalano went one, two, three in the batting order at the top of the second inning to move to the bottom of the inning, where USF would score three more runs.
Kafalas got on base after a successful bunt to first base. Salvarola scored Kafalas on a single to left field. Stephanie Medina then came in to single down the right line, advancing Goff to home and upping the score to 5-0. The catcher for the game, Laura Fountain, then came in and singled to left field, driving home Salvarola to end the inning 6-0.
USF will face Oklahoma State in the second game of their doubleheader with the first pitch coming at 5:40 p.m.
