USF Falls to No. 17 Indiana, Run-Rules St. John’s

Saturday, March 9

Clearwater, FL // Eddie C. Moore Softball Complex

3:30 PM

University of South Florida

16-10

Indiana

21-2

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Indiana	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	7	1
South Florida	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	5	2

Team	1	2	3	4	5	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
SJU	0	0	0	1	1	2	8	0
South Florida	4	0	3	5	X	12	12	0

Photo by: UA_TP

USF Falls to No. 17 Indiana, Run-Rules St. John’s

March 09, 2019 | Softball

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By: Erin Beck

CLEARWATER, Fla., March 9, 2019 – USF came back against No. 17/16 Indiana for a 2-1 lead in the fifth inning, but ultimately fell 3-2, before run-ruling St. John's 12-2 in five innings.

Indiana 3, USF 2
Indiana's (21-2) leadoff runner opened the game with a walk, stole second and scored on a single before the end of the inning. In the third inning, senior Lindsey Devitt (Jacksonville, Fla.) led off with a home run over the left field fence to tie up the game. The Bulls took the lead in the bottom of the fifth inning when freshman Tayli Filla hit her fourth double of the season and scored as junior Brooke Hartman (Port Orange, Fla.) singled to left field.

The Hoosiers put up two runs to take the lead in sixth inning and not trail again. Indiana hit two singles and runners advanced a base on a groundout. A single to left field scored both runners.

Senior Nicole Doyle pitched 5.1 innings and faced 21 batters in the loss.

USF 12, SJU 2
Devitt started USF's (17-10) scoring with a bang when she hit a leadoff homerun on a full count for her second homerun of the day. The Bull's big first inning saw two singles, two doubles and a fielder's choice that scored four leaving just one on base for a 4-0 lead over St. John's early (8-11).

USF tacked on another three runs in the third inning to go up 7-0. Hartman singled in her 2-for-3 outing against the Red Storm, Leistl followed suit, and junior Riley Gore (West Palm Beach, Fla.) entered to pinch hit and sent a three-run blast over the wall for her second homer of the season.

The Bulls added to their momentum and sealed the run-rule victory with five runs in the bottom of the fourth inning. USF loaded the bases on balls and a pair of RBI singles through the left side by freshman Dezarae Maldonado (Winter Haven, Fla) and junior Hartman scored two. A sacrifice fly by redshirt sophomore Brooke Leistl (Valrico, Fla.) sent another run across the plate, and Gore batted in two more runs with a single to right field for five total RBI against the Red Storm.

Seniors Cheyenne Eggens and Doyle kept St. John's to just two runs, one off a single and one off a double to right field. The pair combined for five innings and four strikeouts in the win with just one walk.

Key Stat
7 – USF has won seven out of its last 8 games

Notable

Four Bulls had multi-hit games in today's doubleheader
Bruni went 12-for-19 with eight runs this week
Doyle has recorded three wins this week and held opponents to a .210 batting average
USF averaged .367 at the plate in six games this week

Up Next
USF will welcome Colgate for a doubleheader starting at 4 p.m. on Tuesday at USF Softball Stadium.

About USF Softball
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