DePaul University
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Georgetown
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DePaul Takes Two Over Georgetown on Sunday for Series Win
3/10/2024 6:53:00 PM | SOFTBALL
Blue Demons move to 2-1 in BIG EAST play
CHICAGO - DePaul softball won a pair of games Sunday afternoon against Georgetown to open BIG EAST play with a series victory. DePaul (6-19, 2-1 BIG EAST) took the 6-1 win in game one before defeating the Hoyas (10-12, 1-2 BIG EAST), 5-4, in game two.Â
Lydia Ettema (1-2) got her first career win during her second start of the season in game one, going 4.0 innings and allowing one run on three hits. Bella Nigey earned the save as she recorded four strikeouts and faced only 10 batters in 3.0 innings pitched. Nigey (4-5) also pitched 2.1 innings of relief in game two, giving up one hit and earning the victory.Â
Brooke Johnson went 3-of-5 on the day, including a 2-2 performance in the first game that also included her seventh home run of the season. Brooke Cwick added three RBIs on the day in addition to three hits.Â
Brenna Smith (1-4) got the start in game two, pitching 4.0 innings and giving up one run on three hits. Junior Katey Pierce also made an appearance with 0.2 innings pitched and three runs (one earned) allowed.Â
HOW IT HAPPENED
Game 1 - Georgetown 1, DePaul 6
Johnson started the game off hot with a solo home run deep into left field for a 1-0 DePaul lead at the end of the first inning. Ettema retired six of the next seven batters she faced before DePaul tallied a second run in the bottom of the third. Baylee Cosgrove drew a hit by a pitch before advancing to second on a ground out. Cosgrove then stole third and scored on a Georgetown error, 2-0.
After retiring two more Georgetown batters to open the fourth, the Hoyas used a pair of singles to tally their first run of the game, cutting DePaul's lead 2-1.Â
Bella Nigey entered the game in the fifth inning, retiring six straight batters through two innings of work.Â
Johnson and Pool singled in the sixth, setting up an RBI single by Cwick before a Georgetown error gave her two additional bases to sit at third with one out. A single from Cwick and a Georgetown error scored the two runners and allowed DePaul to push the lead, 4-1. Ariana Rodriguez was hit by a pitch giving DePaul runners at the corner as Bibianna Rodriguez entered to pinch run. Rodriguez promptly stole second, forcing the Hoyas to commit their third error of the day and giving DePaul a 5-1 lead. A ground out by Alvers plated Rodriguez for additional insurance runs.Â
Game 2 - Georgetown 4, DePaul 5
Cwick grabbed the first hit of the game with a lead off single to right field in the first inning. A Georgetown error on a fielder's choice put Carly Alvers aboard before Pool earned a walk, loading the bases. Rodriguez singled up the middle for a pair of RBIs and a 2-0 DePaul lead.
Georgetown singled to right field in the third, before a double scored their first run of the game. The Hoyas scored three additional runs in the fifth inning off of a pair of hits for their first lead of the afternoon, 4-2.Â
Abbey Pochie made a pinch hitting appearance in the fifth inning, knocking a single up the middle for her third hit of the series. Johnson doubled to left, moving Pochie to third before Riley Pool tied the game, 4-4, scoring both on a single to right field.
Nigey recorded two strikeouts in the top of the sixth inning to keep the Hoyas off the board. Two straight walks to kick off the sixth inning set up a RBI single by Cwick for the go-ahead lead.Â
UP NEXT
DePaul heads to Storrs, Conn. to take on UConn, March 15-17. All three matchups will be streamed on FloSoftball.Â
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Ettema, Lydia (1-2)
L: Julia Parker (5-6)
S: Nigey, Bella (1)
Batting:
RBI: Kayla Dunn 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Gabby Park 1
Batting:
HR: Johnson, Brooke 1
RBI: Johnson, Brooke 1 ; Cwick, Brooke 2 ; Alvers, Carly 1
SH: Johnson, Brooke 1 ; Alvers, Carly 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Cosgrove, Baylee 1 ; Johnson, Brooke 2 ; Miklesh, Maddy 1 ; Cwick, Brooke 1 ; Rodriguez, Bibianna 1
SB: Cosgrove, Baylee 1 ; Rodriguez, Bibianna 2 ; Pochie, Abbey 1
CS: Pochie, Abbey 1
HBP: Cosgrove, Baylee 1 ; Rodriguez, Ariana 1
