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Tulsa Travels to Tampa to take on the Bulls

4/8/2021 10:12:00 AM | Softball

SERIES #6 - USF Bulls

GAME NOTES

RV Tulsa Golden Hurricane (12-8, 3-1) vs. USF Bulls (17-9, 7-1)

Date: Friday-Sunday | April 9-11

Time: 11:00 AM - Friday - April 9
          11:00 AM  & 1:00 PM - Saturday - April 10 
          9:00 AM - Sunday - April 11


Site: USF Softball Stadium  - Tampa, Fla.

TV: ESPN+  - Cole Pepper (pxp) & Leah Secondo (analyst)
 

A LOOK AHEAD - USF 

• The Hurricane will continue conference play this weekend, April 9-11, in Tampa, Fla. against the USF Bulls.

• Tulsa will take on the Bulls Friday at 11:00 a.m. ... the series will continue with a double-header on Saturday at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. ... the series finale will take place on Saturday at 9:00 a.m.

• The Bulls enter the series with a 17-9 record overall on the season and 7-1 in conference play ... USF opened conference play sweeping the Memphis Tigers, 4-0,  at home, before going 3-1 at Houston last weekend.

• USF is led in the circle by Georgina Corrick who has drawn 15 starts with a 10-4 record ... from the plate AnaMarie Bruni leads the Bulls with a .392 batting average, 29 hits and 10 RBIs. 

DELCE AND NORWOOD NAMED TO AAC WEEKLY HONOR ROLL

• Pitcher Chenise Delce and second basemen Kylie Norwood both land on the American Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll for their contributions in TU's 3-1 series victory over UCF. 

• Delce did it all for the Hurricane going 6-7 from the plate with a .857 batting average, while also throwing 6 innings of shutout softball in the series opening victory. 

• Norwood was 7-16 from the plate for a .438 average, driving in 4 runs during the weekend ... she recorded a double and home run in the process. 

HURRICANE CAPTURES SERIES WIN AGAINST NO. 22 UCF

• TU went 3-1 during the opening weekend of conference play, defeating the no. 22-ranked UCF Knights at the Collins Family Softball Complex. 

• The Hurricane used a balance attack of consistent pitching and hitting to take down the nights ... from the circle Chenise Delce shined pitching 6 scoreless innings in the series opener.

• Tulsa received production from the entire lineup from the plate throughout the weekend ... Kylie Norwood led the way with 7 hits and 4 runs batted in. 

• Down 4-2 entering the 7th inning of the second game of the series, the Hurricane bats came alive ... Norwood started the inning off with a solo home run cutting the Knights' lead to 1 ... after an Alexis Perry walk, Aubree Seaney hit a walk-off 2-run home run to seal TU's second win.

TULSA RECEIVING VOTES IN USA TODAY/NFCA COACHES POLL

• The Golden Hurricane received 6 votes in the USA Today/NFCA Coaches Poll on Tuesday, April 6. 

• Tulsa is 12-8 on the season and 3-1 in American Athletic Conference play with wins over then No. 22 UCF, Louisiana Tech, and North Dakota State.

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