TAMPA, April 30, 2023 – The University of South Florida softball team (30-22, 9-6 AAC) completed the series shutout sweep over the Memphis Tigers (8-40, 2-13 AAC) behind 8-0 and 5-0 wins on Sunday afternoon.
South Florida outscored Memphis 18-0 over the weekend. USF hit four home runs in the series finale, tying a single-game record for the second time this season. The Bulls have tied the record eight time in program history, the last was game two over Stetson this season.
GAME 1 | USF 8, MEM 0 (5 Inn.)
South Florida sealed the series win with an 8-0 win in game two of the series highlighted by a five-run inning.
After a weather delay that lasted a little under 19 hours, the Bulls and Tigers continued their second game of the final home series of 2023.
Play resumed in the top of the third inning with USF leading 1-0, the run scored by Vivian Ponn’s (Fort Myers) RBI single.
Emma Humplik (Orange, Texas) opened the scoring after the game resumed with a two-RBI double to center field.
Marissa Trivelpiece (Sugarloaf, Pa.), Humplik, and Emilee Hanlon (Dunkirk, N.Y.) drove in runs in the fifth inning, with Trivelpiece leading with two. The Bulls complete the run-rule with a bases loaded four-pitch walk to Megan Pierro (Lutz).
Jaden Martinez (Tallahassee) earned her third win of the season after holding the Tigers to 2.1 scoreless innings. Redshirt freshman Payton Dixon made her comeback after missing 43 days. She pitched the final two innings.
GAME 2 | USF 5, MEM 0
The Bulls made the home finale a home run derby, scoring all five runs by home runs. Trivelpiece kicked off the scoring in the fourth inning with a two-run homerun, her seventh of the season.
Three more home runs came in the sixth inning, starting with back-to-back solo shots from Ponn and Trivelpiece. This is the second time this season Trivelpiece has hit two home runs in a single game.
Tieley Vaughn (Wesley Chapel) joined in with her third home run of her career to cap off the scoring.
Gabriella Nori (Weston) had a perfect game going into the fifth inning. It was broken up on a first pitch double to right-center field. She retired two batters in 5.1 innings.
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