DePaul University Athletics
DePaul University
6-8
Tulsa
5-9
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DePaul | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 0 |
| Tulsa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
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
Players Mentioned
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