After four games on the road, Louisville is heading back home. They will take on the Providence Pioneers at 3:15 p.m. on Monday. Both teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
After only one run in their last game, Louisville made sure to put some runs up on the board against Bishop Alemany on Thursday. Louisville put the hurt on Bishop Alemany with a sharp 11-1 win.
Kelsey Vitalis made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (she also only allowed one walk). Vitalis has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Vitalis was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Lily Kougher, who scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Lily Rodriguez was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with four RBI, a run, and a double.
Meanwhile, Providence can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent match on Friday. They never let Chadwick onto the board and left with an 8-0 victory. Winning may never get old, but Providence sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
The result came thanks to Grace Workman's shutout, as she gave up just two hits and racked up seven Ks.
On the hitting side, Breanna Pelaez and Delailah Lopez did most of the damage at the plate: Pelaez scored three runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances, while Lopez got on base in all five of her plate appearances with three stolen bases, three RBI, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Malia Rode, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Louisville's win ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-9. As for Providence, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-2.
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