Saturday, March 7
Carbondale, Ill.
12:15 p.m. CT
DePaul University
7-11
0
at
1
Southern Illinois
13-6
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
R
H
E
DePaul
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
Southern Illinois
0
0
1
0
0
0
X
1
4
0
DePaul Edged by Southern Illinois
3/7/2020 2:45:00 PM | SOFTBALL
CHICAGO - DePaul softball fell in a narrow 1-0 game to Southern Illinois on Saturday on the second day of the Saluki Invitational. The Blue Demons fall to 7-11 and 1-2 thus far in the tournament.
The game's lone run came in the bottom of the third inning when Maddy Vermejan crossed the plate off a Susie Baranski single.
Erin Andris, Brooke Johnson and Angela Scalzitti all singled for the Blue Demons but couldn't make it across the plate. DePaul had Andris in scoring position in the top of the seventh but Sarah Harness struck out Cara Jimenez looking and that was game.
Junior Natalie Halvorson (1-3) stayed in the circle through the duration of the game striking out five, but ultimately earning the loss.
UP NEXT
Tomorrow, DePaul faces Northern Illinois at 10 a.m. and Western Illinois at 2:30 p.m. in the final day of the Saluki Invitational.
SCOUTING NORTHERN ILLINOIS (6-12, 0-0 MAC | Picked 7th in MAC)
SCOUTING WESTERN ILLINOIS (5-11, 0-0 Summit League | Picked T-5th in SL)
The game's lone run came in the bottom of the third inning when Maddy Vermejan crossed the plate off a Susie Baranski single.
Erin Andris, Brooke Johnson and Angela Scalzitti all singled for the Blue Demons but couldn't make it across the plate. DePaul had Andris in scoring position in the top of the seventh but Sarah Harness struck out Cara Jimenez looking and that was game.
Junior Natalie Halvorson (1-3) stayed in the circle through the duration of the game striking out five, but ultimately earning the loss.
UP NEXT
Tomorrow, DePaul faces Northern Illinois at 10 a.m. and Western Illinois at 2:30 p.m. in the final day of the Saluki Invitational.
SCOUTING NORTHERN ILLINOIS (6-12, 0-0 MAC | Picked 7th in MAC)
- Danielle Williams has a squad-highest batting average with .417.
- Katie Keller leads the team with 11 runs, 20 hits, two home runs and seven RBI. She has a team-high slugging percentage (.627).
- Amber Bumbalough is throwing a 5.63 ERA through 11 appearances in 32.1 innings pitched.
- Delaney Ostrowski has earned a save and 16 strikeouts.
- First matchup since 2018. DePaul won that game 4-2.
- Blue Demons own a 36-15 advantage and is on a 15 game winning streak.
SCOUTING WESTERN ILLINOIS (5-11, 0-0 Summit League | Picked T-5th in SL)
- Led by Alyssa Ealy who is hitting .349. She has tallied 15 hits and three RBI.
- Kellie Marcheschi has a team-leading pair of home runs.
- Welcomed three newcomers, lost five.
- Returns 14 total players, eight starters.
- Enters second season under head coach Beth Golitko who returned to her Alma Mater last season. She graduated from Western Illinois in 2011.
- This is the first time the Blue Demons will take on the Leathernecks since 2008.
- DePaul has a 10 game winning streak against Western Illinois.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Harness, Sarah (8-4)
L: Halvorson, Natalie (1-3)
Batting:
RBI: Baranski, Susie 1
SH: DePron, Aubree 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Vermejan, Maddy 1
SB: Vermejan, Maddy 1
Game Leaders
Hitting
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
2
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
3
R
0
H
0
RBI
0
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