The Louisville Royals will challenge the Notre Dame (SO) Knights at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Louisville 3.8, Notre Dame (SO) 1.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Louisville's usually-dominant pitching crew will be looking to make up for Thursday's struggle, when Chaminade hitters got past them. Louisville came up short against Chaminade on Thursday, falling 11-1. The Royals have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Louisville saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kelsey Vitalis, who went 1-for-2 with one double and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Notre Dame (SO) waltzed into their match on Thursday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. They skirted past the Trailblazers 7-5. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Knights have posted since April 18, 2024.
Keira Luderer was incredible, firing off two home runs and three RBI while going 2-for-3. Those two home runs gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Molly Coppola, who went 1-for-2 with one home run and two RBI.
Notre Dame (SO) hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most four strikeouts in 11 consecutive games.
Notre Dame (SO)'s victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-3. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Louisville, their loss dropped their record down to 4-7.
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