TAMPA, April 7, 2023 – Freshman Alexa Galligani (White Plains, N.Y.) led the University of South Florida (24-18, 4-3 AAC) softball team to a 2-1 win over the Tulsa Golden Hurricane (16-19, 2-3 AAC) in extra innings on Friday afternoon.
The Bulls and Golden Hurricane entered the eighth inning tied at one. Gabriella Nori (Weston) and the South Florida defense retired the first three batters to head to the bottom half of the inning.
Marissa Trivelpiece (Sugarloaf, Pa.) got on base with walk and was pinch ran by Natalie Zweig (Tampa). Zweig advanced to second on a groundout from Vivian Ponn (Fort Myers). After watching one pitch, Galligani singed through the right side for Zweig to score the game winning run.
In the bottom of the second, Galligani beat the tag at home to score the Bulls first run on a fielder’s choice from Jordyn Kadlub (Wesley Chapel).
USF sent three pitchers to the circle with Jaden Martinez (Tallahassee) earning her 11th start of her career. Ponn and Martinez pitch three innings each and each allowed three hits. Nori pitched the final two innings with just as many strikeouts.
NOTABLES
- Kathy Garcia-Soto (Tampa), Rian Eigenmann (Millville, N.J.), and Galligani each had a hit.
- Kaldub had the Bulls lone stolen base. Her season total to nine.
- After missing a month, Nori has made an appearance in every game except one.
- The Bulls improve to 5-0 in eight inning games.
Up Next
South Florida and Tulsa will close out the series with Tulsa tomorrow morning at 11 a.m.
About USF Softball
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