Box Score TAMPA (Feb. 23, 2017) – The USF softball team kept to their winning ways, shutting out Eastern Michigan (3-4), 4-0, Thursday afternoon.
Rain pushed the game from its original Wednesday night slot to Thursday afternoon, but the Bulls wouldn't let the change affect them.
USF (7-3) jumped out to an early 1-0 lead in the second inning. Morgan Gross and Cassidy Boyle led off with back-to-back singles, and AnaMarie Bruni took a pitch to the back to load the bases with no outs. A deep fly ball from Kristen Wyckoff plated Gross, putting the Bulls ahead.
In the third, USF plated three runs on three extra-base hits, falling just a home run shy of hitting for the cycle as a team. With one out, Hannah Parker walked and scored on a Sam Worrell triple. Gross would record her second hit of the game, an RBI double, to score Worrell before coming home on a double from Boyle.
Cheyenne Eggens picked up her third win of the year, throwing four scoreless innings and allowing just three hits. Eggens picked up a career-high six strikeouts and now has ten wins in her career.
Notables
-Cheyenne Eggens picked up her 10th career win. The sophomore had a perfect 7-0 record as a freshman and is now 10-1 in her career.
-Lauren Evans extended her hit streak to six straight games, the second longest on the team behind Astin Donovan's nine.
-Morgan Gross had her first career two-hit game and led the Bulls at the plate.
Key Stats
6- The number of strikeouts from Cheyenne Eggens to set a career high.
0-The number of walks the pitching staff allowed.
4-The number of hits between Cassidy Boyle and Morgan Gross. The pair had four of the Bulls' seven hits.
Next Up
The Bulls will head to DeLand, Fla., for the Hatter Invitational, Feb. 24-26. USF will face Ole Miss, Colgate and Stetson in the three-day tournament.
Be sure to follow USF softball on social media (Twitter / Facebook / Instagram) and visit GoUSFBulls.com for the most up-to-date information. The USF softball program has been one of the most successful on campus, making 12 NCAA tournament appearances, including a trip to the Women's College World Series in 2012. USF returns 15 players from the 2016 squad that advanced to the NCAA Tournament, including American Athletic Conference Player of the Year, Juli Weber, first-team all-conference selection Lauren Evans, and second-team selections Astin Donovan and Kristen Wyckoff.
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