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Natalie Ching swinging at a pitch against Emory
Tim Phillis
3
Winner Case Western Reserve CASE WES 16-9
2
New York U. NEW YORK 6-21
Winner
Case Western Reserve CASE WES
16-9
3
Final
2
New York U. NEW YORK
6-21
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Case Western Reserve CASE WES 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 9 2
New York U. NEW YORK 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 5 2

W: Alspaw, Josephine (7-3) L: Olyvia Rutter (4-2)

10
Winner Case Western Reserve CASE WES 18-9
6
New York U. NEW YORK 6-22
Winner
Case Western Reserve CASE WES
18-9
10
Final
6
New York U. NEW YORK
6-22
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
Case Western Reserve CASE WES 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 4 10 15 1
New York U. NEW YORK 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 9 4

W: Alspaw, Josephine (5-2) L: Olyvia Rutter (2-4) S: Misra, Devanghi (1)

Game Recap: Softball |

Softball Rallies Late Twice to Sweep Doubleheader at NYU

The Case Western Reserve University softball teams swept New York University in a doubleheader on Friday night at Bahoshy Field in the Bronx, New York, winning the first game 3-2 and taking the second 10-6 in eight innings.

The Spartans improved to 17-9 and 5-3 in University Athletic Association play, while the Violets fell to 6-22 at 0-8 in league contests.

Stats and Standouts

  • First-year infielder Natalie Ching scored all three runs in the first game and went four-for-seven at the plate across the two games with two runs batted in
  • Junior infielder Karen Potts and junior outfielder Alaina Steffes each had a pair of hits in the opening contest with Potts finishing the day four-for-eight overall
  • Senior infielder Elizabeth Berry had two hits and two walks in the second contest with sophomore infielder Kate Coonan and first-year catcher Sophia Becker added two hits and two runs scored each
  • Senior pitcher Devanghi Misra started the first game, allowing two runs on five hits in five and one-third innings with six strikeouts. She earned the save (1) in the second contest by striking out the only two batters she faced
  • First-year pitcher Josephine Alspaw (5-2) won both games in the circle in relief, totaling seven and two-third innings of work. She allowed just one run on five hits and recorded 13 strikeouts, including 10 in the later game

CWRU 3, NYU 2 (Game 1)

  • CWRU scored in the opening frame when Berry bunted home a run with one out and runners on second and third
  • Two innings later, junior infielder Kaelyn Zusi drove in the second run with a single
  • The Violets responded with a run in the bottom of the stanza
  • After scoreless fourth and fifth innings, NYU tied the score at two in the sixth with a one-out double
  • Alspaw stranded the go-ahead run at third base with a strikeout to end the inning
  • With no outs and Ching on third base in the final frame, Potts doubled to put the Spartans ahead
  • Alspaw retired the Violets in order, clinching the win

CWRU 10, NYU 6 (8 inn.) (Game 2)

  • Potts led off the second game of the twin bill with a single, stole second, and quickly scored on a Ching single
  • NYU claimed the lead with three runs in the bottom of the inning
  • Ching delivered the team's second run with a single and scored on a single by Berry to tie the score at three
  • New York scored three times in the bottom of the second to take a 6-3 advantage
  • A Violet error led to a Spartan run in the third inning before a double by junior outfielder Nylah Durham brought the visitors within one
  • Two batters later, Berry walked with the bases loaded to even the score at six
  • The hosts loaded the bases with two outs in the sixth inning, but Alspaw escaped with a strikeout to keep the score tied
  • Neither squad scored in the seventh inning with Alspaw striking out the side to force extra innings
  • Berry led off the additional frame with a double as the Spartans loaded the bases with one out in the stanza
  • Sophomore outfielder Ashley Miller delivered a go-ahead double, plating a pair of runs with the hit
  • Becker followed with a sacrifice fly with an additional Case Western Reserve run scoring on an error
  • NYU loaded the bases with one out in the bottom of the inning
  • Misra entered the game and struck out back-to-back batters to earn the save

Spartan Notes

  • CWRU improved to 25-5 against NYU all-time, extending the winning streak in the series to 17 games with the sweep
  • Potts had her eighth and ninth multi-hit games of the season and reached base in her 12th and 13th consecutive games
  • Steffes and Becker recorded their second two-hit games of the campaign
  • Ching secured three hits for the first time in her career, and Coonan added to her team lead with her 10th multi-hit game in 2026
  • The team's 15 hits in the second game are its most in a game this season and the most by the Spartans since collecting 15 over Belhaven on March 2, 2025
  • Alspaw's 10 strikeouts are the most by a CWRU hurler in a single game this season and the most by a Spartan since Lexi Miskey struck out 10 Hiram Terriers on April 29, 2025
  • CWRU improved to 2-1 in extra inning games in 2026

Up Next

The two teams will conclude their three-game series on Saturday with a single game set to begin at 7 p.m.

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