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Elizabeth Berry after a swing against WashU
Tim Phillis
11
Winner Case Western Reserve CWRU 19-9, 7-3 UAA
3
Chicago UCHI 10-17, 2-8 UAA
Winner
Case Western Reserve CWRU
19-9, 7-3 UAA
11
Final
3
Chicago UCHI
10-17, 2-8 UAA
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Case Western Reserve CWRU 0 0 3 2 6 11 15 1
Chicago UCHI 0 0 0 3 0 3 6 3

W: Alspaw, Josephine (7-2) L: Nicole Wong (4-9)

Game Recap: Softball |

CWRU Softball Bests UChicago in Five Innings, 11-3

The Case Western Reserve University softball team picked up a run-rule victory at the University of Chicago on Friday afternoon, opening the three-game series at the Stagg Grass Fields in Chicago with an 11-3 win in five innings over the Maroons.

The win was the fifth consecutive victory for the Spartans, who improved to 19-9 overall with a 7-3 University Athletic Association record, remaining just one game back in the loss column for first place in the league. UChicago dropped its fourth-straight game and now sits at 10-17 overall with a 2-8 league record.

Stats & Standouts

  • The Spartans finished the contest with a 15-6 edge in hits.

  • Senior Elizabeth Berry led the way for the Spartans at the plate, going three-for-three with two runs, two RBIs, and a walk. She hit a triple and connected on her second home run of the season, and now leads the team with 27 RBIs this year.

  • Junior Karen Potts added her team-leading seventh home run of the year, finishing the game two-for-four with two runs and two RBIs.

  • Junior Kaelyn Zusi was three-for-four with three doubles, a run, and an RBI, while also notching a steal in the game.

  • First-year Josephine Alspaw earned the win with a scoreless inning and a third of relief work, improving to 7-2. She allowed just two hits and two walks in her outing.

  • Senior Devanghi Misra started for the Spartans and went the first three and two-thirds innings, giving up three runs on four hits and a walk with three strikeouts in the no-decision.

  • UChicago starter Nicole Wong took the loss, dropping to 4-9 on the year.

Highlights & Scoring Recap

  • The game was scoreless until the top of the third, when Berry tripled with one out and scored a batter later on a double by junior Kaelyn Zusi. Sophomore Kate Coonan and first-year Violette Tuma added run-scoring singles in the inning to put CWRU up 3-0.

  • An inning later, a single by Berry combined with a UChicago error allowed Potts to score, and Coonan's second run-scoring single of the day made it 5-0.

  • The Maroons put up three runs in the bottom of the fourth to cut the Spartans' lead to two runs, 5-3.

  • CWRU broke the game open with six runs in the bottom of the fifth. First-year Sophia Becker started the scoring with an RBI single, and later in the inning, Potts and Berry each connected on two-run home runs to give the Spartans a 10-3 edge. Zusi capped off the CWRU scoring by stealing home to put CWRU ahead by eight runs going into the bottom of the fifth.

  • The Maroons put a pair on base in the bottom of the fifth, but Alspaw was able to record the final out without a run scoring for an early end to the contest due to the eight-run rule.

Spartan Notes

  • The Spartans improved to 13-9 all-time against UChicago, the team's 11th in the last 12 meetings with the Maroons. CWRU improved to 9-1 all-time in games played against the Maroons in Chicago.

  • Zusi's three doubles matched a program single-game record, achieved four times previously in team history. The last Spartan to hit three doubles in a game was KaiLi Gross, also against UChicago, on April 19, 2025.

  • Potts' home run was the 17th of her career, putting her one behind former Spartan Melissa Scopilliti for the eighth-most over a career in program history. Her seven home runs (four of which have come against UAA opponents) and .701 slugging percentage lead all UAA players this season.

Up Next

The Spartans and the Maroons will wrap up their three-game series with a doubleheader on Saturday, starting at 1:00 p.m. ET in Chicago.

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