University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
DePaul Takes Two Against Lady Eagles
4/5/2003 12:00:00 AM | Softball
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DePaul Takes Two Against Lady Eagles
CHICAGO, Ill. ? The 10th-ranked DePaul Blue Demons proved their top-national seeding with a shutout sweep against the Southern Miss softball team, 2-0 and 11-0, in five innings, this afternoon, at Wish Field.
Game One: DePaul 2, Southern Miss 0
A pitchers? dual was featured in the opener, as Blue Demon ace Lindsay Chouinard threw a three-hit shutout with 12 strikeouts. The senior improved to 15-3 on the year.
Jessica Holaway (9-11) surrendered five hits, two runs, one walk and two strikeouts. The junior threw a no-hitter until the fourth inning, when DePaul (23-4, 10-1) got on the scoreboard.
Katy Kukman put down the suicide squeeze to allow Sarah Martz to come home, and the Blue Demons led 1-0 after the fourth. Christina Douglas smashed her fourth home run of the season, when she banged a solo shot over the right field fence, giving DePaul the 2-0 lead in the fifth.
Southern Miss (17-22, 3-8) stranded five runners of the basepaths. On four occasions, there were Lady Eagles in scoring positions, but DePaul?s defense prevented the run opportunities.
Game Two: DePaul 11, Southern Miss 0 (Five Innings)
The Blue Demon bats exploded in the nightcap, as DePaul outhit Southern Miss, 15-1, and claimed an 11-0, five-inning victory. Saskia Roberson hit 2-for-2 with a run, a double, a home run and three RBIs, leading the Blue Demons? offensive attack.
Four DePaul players each batted 2-for-2, and pitcher Sarah Martz helped her own cause, hitting 1-for-2 with a two-run home run and three RBIs. Martz (8-1) went the distance, pitching the one-hit shutout with two walks and five strikeouts.
After Roberson ignited the scoring with a solo home run in the bottom of the first, DePaul collected five runs in each of the second and third innings. Three Blue Demon home runs were produced, including Kukman?s leadoff solo blast in the third inning. She batted 2-for-2 with a run and an RBI in the second game.
Danielle Hatfield (4-3) received the loss after pitching three innings, giving up 12 hits and 11 runs. Tammy Edwards ended the day batting a combined 2-for-4 in the doubleheader.
A single game tomorrow, Sunday, April 5, concludes the USM-DePaul series. The matchup begins at noon.
