DePaul University Athletics
DePaul University
Louisville
Blue Demons Blanked by Louisville, 5-0
4/8/2015 12:00:00 AM | SOFTBALL
Box Score: Louisville 5, DePaul 0Â 
CHICAGO -- The DePaul softball team couldn't get the bats going in a 5-0 loss to Louisville on Wednesday afternoon. The Blue Demons (13-17, 5-0 BIG EAST) were limited to just four hits across the seven innings of play.
Mary Connolly was a bright spot at the plate for DePaul as she got on base in all three at-bats by virtue of a hit and two walks.
Ali Lenti, Morgan Maize and Nicole Pihl rounded out the offensive contingent, each collecting a hit.
Louisville (23-12, 11-4 ACC) got a quality start from Maryssa Becker who threw a complete-game shutout with 10 strikeouts.
The Cardinals opened the scoring in the first inning behind a pair of run-scoring hits from the middle of their lineup to take a 2-0 lead.
DePaul was held without a hit until the third frame when Lenti and Maize hit back-to-back singles. Following a walk to Connolly, the Blue Demons were unable to push a run across the plate as Louisville worked out of the jam.
Solo home runs in the fourth and fifth innings pushed the Cardinals out to a 4-0 cushion.
Louisville added a run in the sixth after drawing a bases-loaded walk and held the Blue Demons to just one hit in the final three innings. The Cardinals took the result, 5-0.
DePaul takes to the diamond this weekend when it travels to Georgetown for a three-game series, April 11-12.
Notes: This was the 49th meeting between the programs all-time... DePaul leads the overall series 25-24... Louisville has taken the last five decisions in the past three seasons... the Blue Demons move to 74-18 at Cacciatore Stadium since 2009... DePaul was shutout for just the fourth time this season... the loss snapped a season-best, six-game winning streak... the Blue Demons move to 8-2 against ACC opponents since 2010... Megan Leyva made her 15th appearance and 10th start of her career... Morgan Maize extended her hitting streak to eight games... Mary Connolly has reached base safely in the last eight contests.
