MANSFIELD, Conn. (April 2, 2017)— After dealing with negative weather conditions and playing offsite, the USF softball team split a pair of games with the UConn Huskies in the second weekend of conference play. The Bulls are now 21-19, 1-4 American, while UConn is 12-15, 1-1 American.

The offense was hot in game one as the Bulls recorded nine runs on 12 hits. JoJo McGill held the Husky offense to just one hit in the complete-game shutout. In game two, the Bulls bats were quieted, recording just a pair in the loss.

GAME ONE: USF 9, UCONN 0 (6 inn.)

Astin Donovan had quite the homecoming in game one of the doubleheader, going 3-for-4 at the plate with three runs and six RBI, to lead the Bulls to a 9-0 run-rule victory.

Donovan, a Guilford, Conn. native, was just a single shy of hitting for the cycle after recording a double in the first, a triple in the second and a home run in the sixth. She had a hand in eight of the nine runs the Bulls scored

USF jumped out to an early lead, plating a pair of runs in the first inning. Kristen Wyckoff led off with a single and came home on an Astin Donovan RBI double. Donovan would come around to score on a steal of third and an error by the UConn shortstop.

In the second, Donovan once again came up clutch, knocking in a pair of runs on a two-RBI triple to make it a 4-0 game.

Donovan would score her second run of the game in the fourth, reaching on a throwing error and coming around to score on a Sam Worrell RBI single. In the sixth, her three-run home run would plate AnaMarie Bruni and Wyckoff to make it 8-0 USF.

Worrell would score on an RBI double from Bethaney Keen to make it a 9-0 game after the sixth.

Kalen McGill picked up the win, throwing a six-inning complete game one-hitter. McGill retired the last 13 batters she faced, hurling four 1-2-3 innings to end the game.

GAME TWO: UCONN 1, USF 0

One swing of the bat made all the difference as the Bulls fell, 1-0, to UConn in game two of the doubleheader.

Both teams remained scoreless through 3.5 innings, with UConn taking a 1-0 lead on a leadoff homerun from Valerie Sadowl.

USF would get the tying run in scoring position in the sixth as Wyckoff singled and stole second with just one out. The Bulls couldn't bring her home, heading to the final inning facing a one-run deficit.

The Bulls would pick up just two hits in the second game after clubbing 12 in the opener. UConn pitcher Katie Koshes threw a complete game shutout with 13 strikeouts. 

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 14 players from the 2016 squad that advanced to the NCAA Tournament, including first-team all-conference selection Lauren Evans, and second-team selections Astin Donovan and Kristen Wyckoff.

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