Good morning and happy Friday readers! We are officially 2 weeks from the Derby weekend which I am very much looking forward to. Get your fascinators ready ladies!!!
Softball
The Cards are on the road in Charlottesville, Virginia for an ACC series with the Cavs ahead of the holiday weekend. The Cavs are celebrating their seniors this weekend and UofL is celebrating a 3 game winning streak taking game 1 of the series Thursday evening. Its just the second loss for the Cavs at home this season.
The Cards eek out a victory over the RPI Top 25 Cavaliers 6-5 in 9 innings. Alyssa Zabala got the start in the circle and looked to complete the game heading into the 7th inning with a 5-1 UofL lead. After giving up 3 hits in the inning, UofL head coach Holly Aprile made the pitching change. She finished her day giving up 8 hits and 4 runs (3 in the 7th) and 4 strikeouts.
Brooke Gray got the win in 2.2 innings of one-hit softball in the circle.
Easton Lotus finished with 4 hits on 5 plate appearances, scoring 2 runs. Char Lorenz had a 2 run HR to put the Cards ahead 5-1 late in the game.
The last time UofL and UVA faced off was in 2023 in Charlottesville when the Cards swept em.
1st inning
The Cards had 5 batters appear to open the game but count come up with any runs. The Cavs came out swinging to get on the board early with a single and a double and a SAC bunt in-between to score the games first run. But I will say I think it was a bad defensive effort that allowed that first runner to get on board to begin with.
2nd inning
Pretty anticlimactic inning as the score remains the same throughout.
3rd inning
A single up the middle for Lotus to start the offensive punch for the Cards before Lookadoo found herself looking at a bases loaded situation. She singled over third base to score 2 runs and then some defensive chaos throwing the ball around allows for some advancements and then a play at home which was reviewed and upheld as out at the plate. Card up 3-1
4th inning
Both squads with 1 hit and 1 left on base but no runs to show in the inning.
Both squads with 1 hit and 1 left on base but no runs to show in the inning.
5th inning
Three up, three down for both squads for a quick inning.
6th inning
Zabala started the 6th with a 10 pitch at bat that should've been a strike 3 called on a beautiful pitch on the inside corner but instead resulted in a single to CF which is quite deflating but the Cards were able to get out of the inning unscathed.
7th inning
A Lotus single to left followed by a quick slap homerun to left center put the Cards in a comfy position heading into the final frame of regulation. But the Cavs would respond with 3 hits and runners on the corners and a chance to tie it at the plate. Coach Holly Aprile makes the pitching change and put Lindsey Mullen in the circle instead. She threw just 6 pitches facing 2 batters for the night, giving up a home run and a single putting the Cavs in a position to win in walk off fashion. Aprile makes another pitching change putting Gray in to clean up the mess. To extras we go...
8th inning
The Cards had 3 hits but were unable to plate any runs it in and defensively it was 3 up, 3 down for UVA.
9th inning
Ally Alexander walked to get on base and ultimately score the game winning run on a fielding error from UVA and Maddi Grant doubling to right field to push the run across. The Wahoos got two runners on but where unable to respond.
The Cards win!
Lacrosse
ND scored in the first minute of the game and the Cardinals responded a minute later when Negai Nakazawa sent a feed to Maggie McMahon who delivered her 12th goal of the season. ND scored nine unanswered goals to close out the first quarter. Reese Whiteman for her team-best 25th goal of the season but the Cards could not come back from the early deficit and went into the break down 10.
This is the Health Science Campus of UofL - Downtown - the School of Medicine
I am working on finishing up a pretty awesome UofL related project here in the coming weeks that I am looking forward to sharing soon =)
As Always
Go Cards
Go Cards
~Daryl
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