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Devanghi Misra throwing a pitch against WashU
Tim Phillis
1
Brandeis BRANDEIS 20-17, 7-9 UAA
11
Winner Case Western Reserve CWR-S 21-12, 9-6 UAA
Brandeis BRANDEIS
20-17, 7-9 UAA
1
Final
11
Case Western Reserve CWR-S
21-12, 9-6 UAA
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Brandeis BRANDEIS 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 3
Case Western Reserve CWR-S 6 2 0 3 X 11 5 0

W: Misra, Devanghi (7-4) L: Madeline Jennings (6-8)

Game Recap: Softball |

Softball Defeats Brandeis 11-1 in Sunday Series Finale

The Case Western Reserve University softball team used a six-run first inning to defeat Brandeis University 11-1 in five innings in the finale of a three-game series at Mather Park in Cleveland on Sunday morning.

The Spartans improved to 21-12 this season and 9-6 in University Athletic Association games, while the Judges dropped to 20-17 overall and 7-9 in UAA contests.

Stats and Standouts

  • Senior pitcher Devanghi Misra (7-4) tossed her first career complete game, allowing just one run on five hits and two walks with three strikeouts
  • Five different Spartans recorded a hit in the game
  • Junior outfielder Alaina Steffes had three RBI, including two on a home run
  • Junior infielder Karen Potts, first-year infielder Natalie Ching, and sophomore outfielder Ashley Miller each drove in a run
  • First-year catcher Sophia Becker and sophomore infielder Kate Coonan both scored twice

Game Summary

  • After a scoreless top of the first, CWRU scored six times in the bottom of the frame on just two hits to take an insurmountable lead
    • Potts and Ching led off the inning with a walk and a single
    • After a groundout, Potts scored on a wild pitch
    • Ching crossed home plate on an error
    • Steffes followed with a two-run homer, her third of the season, to increase the lead to four
    • Coonan and Becker scored later in the inning on two different wild pitches
  • The Spartans added a pair of runs in the second inning on a double by Miller and a groundout by Steffes
  • Case Western Reserve scored three more times in its last at-bat in the fourth inning
    • Potts drove in a run with a bases loaded groundout
    • Ching followed with a sacrifice fly
    • Junior outfielder Nylah Durham crossed the plate on a wild pitch
  • Brandeis broke the shutout with a one-out sacrifice fly in the final inning

Spartan Notes

  • CWRU improved to 35-30 against Brandeis in the all-time series and 20-7 against the Judges since the start of UAA site play in 2017
  • Potts has now reached base in 20 consecutive games
  • Becker was hit by two pitches in the game, matching a program record she also tied on April 3 against Emory
  • The Spartans had five steals by five different baserunners
  • Eight of the nine Case Western Reserve starters scored a run
  • Misra lowered her ERA for the season to 3.61

Up Next

The Spartans will head across town on Saturday, May 2 for a non-conference doubleheader against Baldwin Wallace in Berea, Ohio. First pitch is scheduled for 12 p.m.

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