Anna Wohlers Lifts DePaul Over Providence in 10-Inning Victory

Sunday, May 8

Providence, RI

11:00 A.M. CT

DePaul University

28-22, 11-13

Providence

25-21, 16-8

DePaul

Providence

Anna Wohlers Lifts DePaul Over Providence in 10-Inning Victory

5/8/2022 4:34:00 PM | SOFTBALL

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Solo shot to right field in the top of the 10th gives DePaul go-ahead run for 28th win of the season

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A deep fly ball off the bat of Anna Wohlers drifted over the right field wall in the top of the 10th inning to give DePaul the go-ahead run in a 5-4 victory over Providence in Sunday's regular season finale. Wohlers' eighth home run of the season broke a four-inning scoring drought after Tori Meyer forced extra innings with her third RBI of the day on a single to right center field in the sixth inning.

The Blue Demons capped off the season 28-22 overall and 16-8 in BIG EAST action and will appear in the 2022 BIG EAST Conference Championship in Rosemont, Ill. as the No. 4 seed with action set to get underway May 12-14.

On Sunday afternoon, Meyer went 3-for-4 with three RBI on a pair of extra-base hits while Kate Polucha drove in a run on an RBI-single. Sarah Lehman threw the complete game in the circle, allowing seven hits and four earned runs while striking out six batters to improve to 14-5 on the season and 9-1 in BIG EAST play.

DePaul jumped out to an early three run-lead after the top of the first saw Hilger and Johnson notch base hits. Polucha drove Hilger home on an RBI-single and Meyer cleared the bases with a two-RBI triple.

Providence responded in the bottom of the second with a leadoff walk that was driven in on a two-run homer to cut the Blue Demons advantage to one, 3-2.

Both squads went scoreless in the third inning before the Friars took the lead on a leadoff-double that come around to score on a deep shot to left field to make the score 4-3 in favor of Providence.

The Blue Demons tied the game in the top of the sixth inning after Wohlers drew a leadoff walk and advanced to second on a throwing error from the Friars catcher before Meyer drove in her third run of the game on an RBI-double to right field.

The ninth inning saw Meyer tap a leadoff base hit to left field before Baylee Cosgrove drew a walk but neither would advance as the score remained knotted at 4. The bottom of the frame saw Providence threaten with a double to center field before Lehman slammed the door with a pair of ground outs to get out of the inning.

With two outs and no one aboard in the top of the 10th, Wohlers lifted her eighth home run of the season to give DePaul a 5-4 advantage. The bottom half of the inning saw a leadoff walk and a base hit to left field but Lehman got out of the jam unscathed once again with her seventh strikeout of the day before inducing a 4-5 fielder's choice to close out the game.

DePaul will face top-seeded Connecticut on Thursday, May 12 at 11 a.m. CT with coverage on the BIG EAST Digital Network on FloSports.