Casey Herzog Completes Stellar Weekend With Three-Hitter as QU Softball Defeats Saint Joseph's 4-1

Sunday, March 18

Clearwater, Fla.

9:00 AM

Quinnipiac University

8-13

Saint Joseph's University

9-11

Saint Joseph's

Quinnipiac

Casey Herzog Completes Stellar Weekend With Three-Hitter as QU Softball Defeats Saint Joseph's 4-1

3/18/2018 11:18:00 AM | Softball

Box Score

By: QU Athletic Communications

CLEARWATER, Fla. - Senior Casey Herzog was one out from completing her third shutout in three days, but settled for a complete-game three-hitter as the Quinnipiac softball team closed out its Spring Break trip with a 4-1 win over Saint Joseph's on Sunday morning in the final game of the USF Michelle Smith Tournament at the EC Moore Sports Complex.

Team Records
Quinnipiac University Bobcats (8-13)
Saint Joseph's University Hawks (9-11)

GAME NOTES

Senior pitcher Casey Herzog retired the first 11 batters in order and took a no-hitter into the fifth before giving up a single to center fielder Amanda Kulp.
Just before hitting the single, Kulp went over the outfield wall in center field to rob senior outfielder Keilani Finley of a grand slam to end the bottom of the fourth, preventing the Bobcats from enforcing the eight-run rule.
Kulp also singled in the seventh, setting up an RBI double from Lauren Reilly with two outs that ended Herzog's bid for a third shutout in a row
Herzog opened the Michelle Smith Tournament with a complete-game shutout in a 2-0 win over Army on Friday, and then threw a one-hitter in an 11-0 win over Buffalo yesterday.
Quinnipiac gave Herzog all the offense she would need in the first inning, when senior first baseman Keala Cordeiro had a two-run single with two outs.
Junior third baseman Taylor Troyan tacked on a run in the bottom of the second with a solo shot to center, making the score 3-0.
Senior catcher Lexi Courtney drew a bases loaded walk with two outs in the fourth to stretch the lead to 4-0, and Finley nearly doubled the lead one batter later, but was denied by Kulp's game-saving catch.
Herzog was also 2-for-3 at the plate, while junior outfielder Erin Larsen and sophomore designated player Megan Dyson were each 2-for-4.

NEXT UP
Quinnipiac plays the first game of the northern part of its schedule when it takes on Central Connecticut for a road game on Thursday at 3 p.m., before opening up its home schedule this weekend with four games on Saturday and Sunday against Wagner and UMass-Lowell, respectively.