CHARLOTTE, N.C., March 15, 2025 – The University of South Florida softball team (24-8, 5-1 AAC) completed the series sweep over the Charlotte 49ers (14-15, 2-5 AAC) with a pair of wins on Saturday afternoon in Charlotte. The Bulls took the first game 9-1 before a dominating 12-3 run-rule in game two.
 
GAME ONE | South Florida 9, Charlotte 1 
Charlotte had the early threat in the opening frame, loading the bases with one out. A line out to Karhys Pierce turned into a double play to hold the 49ers scoreless.
 
Camille Ortiz-Martinez singled in the second inning. Another single from Pierce and a 49ers error put runners in scoring position. Jamia Nelson cleared the bases with her third home run of the season.
 
The Bulls added two more to their lead in the following inning. Alanah Rivera reached on a fielding error by Charlotte's second baseman. Ortiz-Martinez followed in Nelson's footsteps and hit a two-run home run to center field.
 
The Bulls added to their lead in the fourth inning with a sacrifice fly from Rivera. Charlotte got on the board in the sixth inning.
 
South Florida added three more runs in the seventh inning. Pierce and Nelson started the inning with back-to-back singles and then advanced on stolen bases. Kathy Garcia-Soto hit an RBI double. She would cross the plate on a sacrifice fly from Alexa Galligani.
 
Belle Sardja pitched her 10th complete game of the season. She held the 49ers to seven hits and one run.
 
GAME TWO | South Florida 12, Charlotte 3 (5 innings)
The Bulls pick up where they left off in game two. Elliott and Galligani started the game with back-to-back walks. Josie Foreman knocked a bases-clearing double to get the Bulls on the board first. Rivera followed with an RBI double, bringing her seven away from tying Kourtney Salvarola in career doubles. Rivera would cross the plate on an RBI single from Nelson.
 
The South Florida bats stayed hot, scoring three runs in the second, one in the third, and three in the fourth.
 
Elliott hit her second triple of the season in the second inning and came home on a double from Galligani. Alex Wilkes cleared the bases on her sixth home run of the season.
 
South Florida's lone run in the third inning came on an RBI single from Galligani to bring DaNia Brooks across the plate.
 
Back-to-back doubles from Ortiz-Martinez and Nelson added another Bulls run in the fourth inning. A single from Brook and a double from Garcia-Soto brought Grace Chin, who pinch-ran for Nelson, home. The last run of the inning came off a groundout from Elliott.
 
The Bulls' 12th run came in the fifth inning on a groundout from Nelson that allowed Pierce to score.
 
Anne Long earned her eighth start of the season. She pitched 4.2 innings and only allowed three runs.
 
Key Stats:

• Nelson led the team with five hits today.
• Nelson, Pierce, and Ortiz-Martinez led with three hits in game one.
• In total, eight Bulls had a multi-hit performance.
• Ortiz-Martinez was a triple away from hitting for the cycle in game one.
• Sardja pitched her 10th complete game of the season.
• Elliott hit her second triple of the season.

 
Notables:

• The Bulls have now had seven multi-home run games this season.
• The Bulls improve to 21-0 when leading in hits.
• The Bulls outscored the 49ers 21-4.
• The Bulls had 15 hits in the second game; the last time they had done that was on March 20, 2021, against North Dakota.
• The Bulls finished with 27 hits total.
• With three home runs today, the Bulls have 27 home runs this season, only three away from tying their 2023 total.
• Rivera is seven double away from tying Kourtney Salvarola's career double total.
• The Bulls have run-ruled five opponents this season.

 
Up Next:
South Florida will go on the road again for a midweek doubleheader at Stetson. The Bulls and Hatters are set for 3 p.m. and a 5:30 p.m. start.
 
Tickets:
Tickets to watch Bulls softball at the USF Softball Stadium may be purchased by calling 1-800-GoBulls or clicking HERE.
 
About USF Softball
The South Florida softball program has been one of the most successful on campus, making 17 NCAA tournament appearances, including a trip to the Women's College World Series in 2012. Under head coach Ken Eriksen, who enters his 28^th season in 2025 and has accumulated 1,117 wins, ranking seventh among active DI head softball coaches, USF has produced 10 NFCA All-Americans, two USA Softball Top 10 Player of the Year, and one NFCA Pitcher of the Year. In 2022, Georgina Corrick became the first player in softball history to earn the NCAA Pitching Triple Crown. She led the nation in ERA (0.51), Victories (37), and total strikeouts (418).
 
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