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Kaelyn Zusi about to hit a home run against Emory
Tim Phillis
15
Winner Case Western Reserve CASE WES 18-9
5
New York U. NEW YORK 6-23
Winner
Case Western Reserve CASE WES
18-9
15
Final
5
New York U. NEW YORK
6-23
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Case Western Reserve CASE WES 0 0 2 2 1 0 10 15 18 2
New York U. NEW YORK 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 5 8 4

W: Alspaw, Josephine (6-2) L: Monique Kamrowski (1-6)

Game Recap: Softball |

Softball Scores 10 in Seventh Inning to Sweep NYU

Behind a 10-run seventh inning, the Case Western Reserve University softball team defeated New York University 15-5 on Saturday night at Bahoshy Field in the Bronx, New York, to complete a three-game series sweep.

The Spartans improved to 18-9 with the victory and 6-3 in University Athletic Association contests, while the Violets dropped to 6-23 overall and 0-12 in league play.

Stats and Standouts

  • Three Spartans—junior infielder Kaelyn Zusi, sophomore infielder Kate Coonan, and junior outfielder Alaina Steffes —each had three hits in the game
  • Steffes and sophomore outfielder Ashley Miller both had three runs batted in during the contest with Zusi and junior infielder Karen Potts each adding two RBI
  • Miller and first-year infielder Natalie Ching had a pair of hits in the contest
  • All nine CWRU batters in the starting lineup had least one hit in the game
  • Senior pitcher Devanghi Misra started the game in the circle and did not allow an earned run in three and two-third innings
  • First-year pitcher Josephine Alspaw (6-2) earned the win in relief, tossing three and one-third innings. She allowed one run on two hits with three strikeouts

Game Summary

  • NYU took an early 2-0 lead in the first inning
  • With two runners in scoring position in the third inning, Zusi tied the score with a one-out single
  • Potts gave CWRU the lead in the fourth inning with a sacrifice fly and an additional run scored on an NYU error
  • The Violets tied the score with a bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the frame after scoring on an error
  • First-year catcher Sophia Becker put the Spartans ahead again, 5-4, in the next inning with a bases loaded sacrifice fly
  • The hosts responded with a sacrifice fly of their own to tie the score at five
  • The Spartans scored 10 times in the seventh inning to take the lead and clinch the victory
    • Zusi led off the inning with a double
    • Miller drove in a pair of runs with a triple and scored on a fielder's choice with the help of an error
    • Another two runs scored on bases-loaded fielders' choices, and Ching drove in a run with a single
    • Potts later crossed the plate on an error, and Miller made the score 13-5 with a single to record her third RBI of the frame
    • Steffes added a two-out double which drove in the final two runs of the inning

Spartan Notes

  • CWRU improved to 26-5 against NYU all-time, extending the winning streak in the series to 18 games
  • The Spartans last scored 10 runs in an inning on March 4, 2017, in a 12-0 win over Rutgers-Camden
  • The 15 runs are tied for the eighth most in a single game in program history and are the most since CWRU plated 16 runs against Carnegie Mellon on April 23, 2022
  • It marked the fourth time the team scored at least 10 runs in a contest this season
  • The Spartans recorded 18 hits, one shy of program record of 19 last set on March 20, 2021, against Kenyon
  • Since April 4, Zusi is seven-for-13 (.538) at the plate with four runs scored and eight RBI
  • Ching, who recorded hits in all three games of the series, went six-for-11 (.545) against NYU with two walks, two stolen bases, four runs scored, and three runs batted in. She extended her hitting streak to seven games on Saturday

Up Next

The Spartans will travel to Chicago for their next UAA series facing the University of Chicago for a three-game set starting on Friday, April 17 at 4 p.m. ET.

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