The Ursuline Fighting Irish will venture away from home to face off against the Perry Pirates at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Perry took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Ursuline, who comes in off a win.
Ursuline took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Cardinal Mooney with a sharp 19-1 victory. The Fighting Irish have beaten the Cardinals the last six times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Cardinals has come to flipping the script.
Emma Davies made a big impact no matter where she played. She struck out 12 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Davies was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with three RBI, one run, and one double. Those RBI marked the first that she has brought in this season.
In other batting news, Brooke O'Palick and Katie Koulianos did most of the damage at the plate: O'Palick got on base in all four of her plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI, while Koulianos went 1-for-3 with three runs, one triple, and one stolen base. That stolen base was O'Palick's first of the season. Another player making a difference was Lauren O'Leary, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Ursuline always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .649. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Perry came up short against Jefferson Area on Thursday and fell 7-3. The match marked the Pirates' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Sydney Collins made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI.
Ursuline's record now sits at 2-8. As for Perry, their loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 8-5.
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