Box Score WASHINGTON – With the game knotted at three runs apiece,
Cameron Kondo smacked a home run to left center, sealing Georgetown softball's 4-3 walk-off victory over Creighton on Friday afternoon. With the win at Washington Nationals Youth Academy, the Hoyas improve their league record to 6-7 and 12-24 overall while the Bluejays slip to 17-23 overall and 3-10 in BIG EAST action.
HEAD COACH PAT CONLAN
"Proud of this team for staying the course even when we fell behind early. Cam Kondo keeps coming up with big time hits and
Julia Parker threw a really nice game. Every BIG EAST win is huge right now as we work to get to the tournament. I love the fight in our team and now we have a chance to go take the series tomorrow." - Head Coach
Pat Conlan
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Creighton got on the board early tacking on a pair of runs in the first and adding another in the third to take the 3-0 lead.
- Still trailing 3-0 going into the bottom of the fifth, the Hoyas were in need of some offense. With runners on second and third, Claire Turner's sacrifice fly sent Brittany Lew home and put the Hoyas on the board, trailing 3-1 with two outs.
- Kondo lined up to the plate with a runner on second. With a full count, the graduate student homered to right center, plating a pair of runs and tallying the equalizer. The 3-3 score would hold through the scheduled seven innings.
- In the top of the eighth, the Hoyas gave up a pair of singles to put Bluejay runners on first and second with one out. However, Julia Parker was poised in the circle and got the next two outs. leaving both runners stranded.
- In the bottom of the eighth, and behind another full count, Kondo crushed a home run to left center for the walk-off 4-3 win.
OF NOTE
- Kondo's star shined bright today as she went 2-for-4 at the plate with a pair of home runs and three RBIs.
- Turner went 1-for-2 at the plate with an RBI to her name while Mae Forshey added a hit.
- In the circle, Parker took the win, pitching eight innings, giving up three runs, walking two and striking out a pair. It marked her third win of the season.
UP NEXT
Georgetown will return for the second game of the series on Saturday as the squad hosts the Bluejays in the second game at 3 p.m. at the Washington Nationals Youth Academy. Live stats and a stream ($) will be available at GUHoyas.com.
