Spartans Swept on Senior Day

The Case Western Reserve University softball team suffered a pair of losses to Brandeis University on Saturday afternoon at Mather Park in Cleveland.

The Spartans fell to 20-12 this season and 8-6 in University Athletic Association contests, while the Judges improved to 20-16 and 7-7 in UAA games.

Prior to the first game, CWRU celebrated its three graduating members: seniors Elizabeth Berry, Tara Fritscher, and Devanghi Misra

Stats and Standouts

• Junior infielder Karen Potts went five-for-seven with a pair of home runs and six runs batted in across the two games

• Junior infielder Kaelyn Zusi had extra-base hits in each game

• Sophomore outfielder Ashley Miller and junior outfielder Nylah Durham each had a hit in both games

Game 1: Brandeis 8, CWRU 4

• Before the suspension on Friday afternoon, Potts drove in a pair of runs with a single in the second inning

• Play resumed on Saturday in the top of the third inning

• Brandeis claimed a 3-2 lead with a home run in the frame

• Potts evened the score with a solo home run to lead off the bottom of the fifth inning

• The Judges took the lead on a bases loaded walk in the sixth and scored four more times to take an 8-3 edge

• Zusi doubled home a run in the final frame, but the CWRU rally fell short

Game 2: Brandeis 21, CWRU 5 (6 inn.)

• The Judges scored eight runs in the first two innings to take an early 8-0 lead

• Zusi led off the second frame with a home run to cut into the deficit

• The visitors responded with back-to-back hits in the third, making the score 9-1

• Potts drove in a pair of runs in the bottom of the inning, dropping the deficit to six

• A sacrifice fly by first-year catcher Sophia Becker made the score 9-4, and Potts hit her second homer of the day to bring the Spartans closer

• Brandeis scored 12 times in the sixth inning

Spartan Notes

• The Spartans fell to 34-30 all-time against the Judges with the losses snapping a 12-game winning streak for CWRU in the series

• Potts has now reached base in her last 19 games. The homers were her eighth and ninth of the season and the 18th and 19th of her career

• CWRU dropped to 3-5 at home this season

Up Next

The teams will conclude their three-game series on Sunday with a single game beginning at 11 a.m. at Mather Park