Saturday, April 17
Collins Family Softball Complex
12:00 PM
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Hurricane Uses Strong Pitching and Consistent Hitting to Defeat Tigers
4/17/2021 5:51:00 PM | Softball
TULSA, Okla. – Chenise Delce and Kylie Norwood dominate for the Hurricane, as Tulsa swept the series opening double-header with 8-0 and 5-0 victories against the Memphis Tigers Saturday afternoon at the Collins Family Softball Complex.
Delce threw 6 shutout innings during game one, allowing just 4 hits against 23 Tigers batters. The Oklahoma City, Okla. native threw a season-high 10 strike outs, picking up her 4th win of the season. From the plate, the duel-threat Delce put in two hits on the day, driving in 3 runs for TU.
Norwood, the Hurricane leader in batting average, continued her strong season going 3-7 with 4 runs batted in with 2 doubles on the day.
The Hurricane improved to 15-10 on the season and 6-3 in American Athletic Conference play, while the Tigers fell to 7-27 on the year and 0-10 in AAC action.
Tulsa will continue the series against the Tigers tomorrow in a series finale double-header starting at 11:00 AM with the second game following 30 minutes after the first. The game will be held in the Collins Family Softball Complex and broadcasted on ESPN+.
GAME 1
Tulsa jumped out to a 2-0 lead after one inning which is all Delce needed, throwing 6 shutout innings in the first game of the double-header.
Norwood began the game with a walk, which was followed by a bunt single from Haley Morgan. Both runners advanced a base as the Tigers third basemen threw the ball away. Delce then sent both runners home on a single through the right side, advancing to second on a fielding error in the outfield.
Tulsa continued its scoring ways in the bottom of the 4th as Imani Edwards led off with a 5-pitch walk. Abby Jones followed Edwards with a single to left field, before both runners moved up a base on a sacrifice bunt by Tajiah Ellison.
Norwood brought both runners home on a double off the center field fence, extending the Hurricane lead to 4-0.
The Hurricane ended the game in the bottom of the 6th as Ellison and Morgan reach by being hit by a pitch. Delce drove in Ellison on an error by the third basemen, giving TU runners on 1st and 3rd with one out.
After a stolen base from pinch runner Gracie Jarvis, Kyle Nash recorded her first career-hit an RBI single to right field. Aubree Seaney's fielder's choice scored Jarvis from third on an interference call by the Tigers' catcher. Rylee Keith hit a walk-off single to left field to give the Hurricane the 8-0 win.
1 2 3 4 5 6
Memphis 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tulsa 2 0 0 2 0 4
WP: Delce, C. (4-5) LP: Siems, H. (2-6)
GAME 2
Samantha Pochop continued where Delce left off in the first game, cruising in the circle for TU. The junior went 6 innings of shutout softball, allowing 5 hits while striking out 6. The victory gives her a Hurricane best 7 wins.
Tulsa got the offense going in the second inning, as Ellison started things off with a one-out single to right field. Jones followed suit, singling through the left side of the infield. A Kyndal Pirtle bunt loaded the bases for TU.
Norwood for the second time on the day sent a two-run double to center field, giving the Hurricane a 2-0 advantage. Edwards used a fielder's choice to score Pirtle and extended the Tulsa lead to 3-0.
In the bottom of the 4th, Pirtle singled to start off the inning and stole second base giving the Hurricane a runner in scoring position with no outs. With two outs and runners on the corners, Delce sent a rocket to the center field fence to score both baserunners.
Pochop was relieved in the top of the 7th inning by Kassidy Scott. Scott threw 1 inning of scoreless softball, allowing just one hit in her outing.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Memphis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tulsa 0 3 0 2 0 0 X
WP: Pochop, S. (7-1) LP: Johnson, O. (0-5)
Delce threw 6 shutout innings during game one, allowing just 4 hits against 23 Tigers batters. The Oklahoma City, Okla. native threw a season-high 10 strike outs, picking up her 4th win of the season. From the plate, the duel-threat Delce put in two hits on the day, driving in 3 runs for TU.
Norwood, the Hurricane leader in batting average, continued her strong season going 3-7 with 4 runs batted in with 2 doubles on the day.
The Hurricane improved to 15-10 on the season and 6-3 in American Athletic Conference play, while the Tigers fell to 7-27 on the year and 0-10 in AAC action.
Tulsa will continue the series against the Tigers tomorrow in a series finale double-header starting at 11:00 AM with the second game following 30 minutes after the first. The game will be held in the Collins Family Softball Complex and broadcasted on ESPN+.
GAME 1
Tulsa jumped out to a 2-0 lead after one inning which is all Delce needed, throwing 6 shutout innings in the first game of the double-header.
Norwood began the game with a walk, which was followed by a bunt single from Haley Morgan. Both runners advanced a base as the Tigers third basemen threw the ball away. Delce then sent both runners home on a single through the right side, advancing to second on a fielding error in the outfield.
Tulsa continued its scoring ways in the bottom of the 4th as Imani Edwards led off with a 5-pitch walk. Abby Jones followed Edwards with a single to left field, before both runners moved up a base on a sacrifice bunt by Tajiah Ellison.
Norwood brought both runners home on a double off the center field fence, extending the Hurricane lead to 4-0.
The Hurricane ended the game in the bottom of the 6th as Ellison and Morgan reach by being hit by a pitch. Delce drove in Ellison on an error by the third basemen, giving TU runners on 1st and 3rd with one out.
After a stolen base from pinch runner Gracie Jarvis, Kyle Nash recorded her first career-hit an RBI single to right field. Aubree Seaney's fielder's choice scored Jarvis from third on an interference call by the Tigers' catcher. Rylee Keith hit a walk-off single to left field to give the Hurricane the 8-0 win.
1 2 3 4 5 6
Memphis 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tulsa 2 0 0 2 0 4
WP: Delce, C. (4-5) LP: Siems, H. (2-6)
GAME 2
Samantha Pochop continued where Delce left off in the first game, cruising in the circle for TU. The junior went 6 innings of shutout softball, allowing 5 hits while striking out 6. The victory gives her a Hurricane best 7 wins.
Tulsa got the offense going in the second inning, as Ellison started things off with a one-out single to right field. Jones followed suit, singling through the left side of the infield. A Kyndal Pirtle bunt loaded the bases for TU.
Norwood for the second time on the day sent a two-run double to center field, giving the Hurricane a 2-0 advantage. Edwards used a fielder's choice to score Pirtle and extended the Tulsa lead to 3-0.
In the bottom of the 4th, Pirtle singled to start off the inning and stole second base giving the Hurricane a runner in scoring position with no outs. With two outs and runners on the corners, Delce sent a rocket to the center field fence to score both baserunners.
Pochop was relieved in the top of the 7th inning by Kassidy Scott. Scott threw 1 inning of scoreless softball, allowing just one hit in her outing.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Memphis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tulsa 0 3 0 2 0 0 X
WP: Pochop, S. (7-1) LP: Johnson, O. (0-5)
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Delce, Chenise (4-5)
L: Hallie Siems (2-6)
Batting:
2B: Delaney Smith 1
Base Running:
SB: Delaney Smith 1
Batting:
2B: Norwood, Kylie 1
RBI: Norwood, Kylie 2 ; Delce, Chenise 1 ; Nash, Kylee 1 ; Seaney, Aubree 1 ; Keith, Rylee 1
SH: Ellison, Tajiah 1
SF: Morgan, Haley 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Norwood, Kylie 1 ; Morgan, Haley 2 ; Jarvis, Gracie 1 ; Seaney, Aubree 1 ; Edwards, Imani 1 ; Jones, Abby 1 ; Ellison, Tajiah 1
SB: Jarvis, Gracie 1
HBP: Morgan, Haley 2 ; Ellison, Tajiah 1
Game Leaders
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