DePaul University
6-8
Tulsa
5-9
DePaul Takes Down Tulsa 9-1 in Six Innings
3/4/2022 4:38:00 PM | SOFTBALL
Blue Demons turn up the offense in game one win
TULSA, Okla. — DePaul saw production from every position in the lineup on Friday afternoon to power past Tulsa 9-1 in six innings in the weekend opener at the Tulsa/Oklahoma State Invitational. Senior pitcher Natalie Halvorson surrendered just four hits and a single run in the win.
Maranda Gutierrez tallied four hits in the victory while Brooke Johnson, Kate Polucha and Anna Wohlers all notched multi-hit games.
DePaul saw a run hung early in the matchup with Johnson driving Gutierrez home on an RBI single to give DePaul a 1-0 lead after 1.Â
The Blue Demons added on in the second inning to take a 4-0 lead. Grace Frazier drew a leadoff walk before Wohlers advanced her on a double to put a pair of runners in scoring position. At the turn of the lineup, Gutierrez knocked a single down the third base line to plate Frazier and advance Wohlers. A sacrifice bunt from Skylor Hilger pushed Wohlers across before Johnson plated Gutierrez on her second RBI single in as many innings.Â
In the third inning, DePaul (6-8) stretched the lead to 5-0 on a Polucha solo home run to left field, her first long ball of the season.Â
Tulsa (5-9) put a run on the board in the bottom of the fifth inning as the runner was ruled safe at home on a groundout to third.Â
A bases-loaded walk drawn by Nicole Sullivan extended the Blue Demons lead to 6-1. An RBI single to right field from Polucha pushed Johnson and Meyer across the plate while Sullivan advanced to third and DePaul extended their lead to 8-1. Sullivan scored the third run of the inning on a Frazier sacrifice to put the Blue Demons ahead by eight runs.Â
Halvorson improved to 3-2 on the season after her six innings of work.Â
The Blue Demons will turn around for game two of Friday's doubleheader against Tulsa in approximately 30 minutes time.Â
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Halvorson, Natalie (3-2)
L: POCHOP, Samantha (3-4)
Batting:
HR: Polucha, Kate 1
RBI: Gutierrez, Maranda 1 ; Hilger, Skylor 1 ; Johnson, Brooke 2 ; Sullivan, Nicole 1 ; Polucha, Kate 3 ; Frazier, Grace 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Gutierrez, Maranda 2 ; Hilger, Skylor 1 ; Johnson, Brooke 1 ; Meyer, Tori 1 ; Sullivan, Nicole 1 ; Polucha, Kate 1 ; Frazier, Grace 1 ; Wohlers, Anna 1
SB: Gutierrez, Maranda 1 ; Hilger, Skylor 1 ; Johnson, Brooke 1
HBP: Meyer, Tori 1
PO: Hilger, Skylor 1
Batting:
2B: WOOD, Celeste 1 ; JONES, Abby 1
RBI: CRAMER, Kennedy 1
Base Running:
RUNS: JONES, Abby 1
