(CRESTVIEW HILLS, Ky.)-Thomas More University's softball team split with Ursuline on Saturday (April 25), winning 2-1 in game one and falling 5-2 in game two. The Saints overall record is now 20-28 and 7-15 in conference.


Game one: Thomas More won 2-1

• In the bottom of the fourth inning, senior Ashtyn Elbe (Cincinnati, Ohio/Mercy McAuley) scored on a throwing error made by the short stop to make it a 1-0 game. Sophomore Brooklyn Couch (Lawrenceburg, Ind./Lawrenceburg) hit a sac fly to center field to send in sophomore Haylee Palmer (Lawrenceburg, Ind./Lawrenceburg) to extend the lead to 2-0.
• Ursuline scored one run in the top of the seventh (2-1).

Game two: Ursuline won 5-2

• Ursuline scored two runs in the top of the first inning (0-2).
• In the bottom of the second, Brooklyn Couch hit her first home run of the season over the left field fence to put the Saints within one (1-2).
• Ursuline scored two runs in the third and one run in the fifth (1-5).
• First year Alisha Fox (Mason, Ohio/Mason) doubled to right field to score Ashtyn Elbe in the bottom of the sixth (2-5).

Game one:

• Junior Adi Johnson (Ross, Ohio/Ross) was 1-2 at the plate.
• Ashtyn Elbe and Haylee Palmer were 1-3 and scored one run.

Game two:

• Brooklyn Couch was 2-3 with one home run, one RBI, and scored one run.
• Alisha Fox went 1-2 with one double and one RBI.

Game one:

• Alisha Fox pitched 7.0 innings, allowing one earned run off five hits and struck out two.

Game two:

• Junior Kylie Ropp (Bellefontaine, Ohio/Kenton Ridge) pitched 3.0 innings, allowing four earned runs off five hits and struck out one.
• Sophomore Avery Gottlieb (Cincinnati, Ohio/Oak Hills) pitched 4.0 innings, allowing one earned run off six hits and struck out one.

The Saints return tomorrow (April 26) for senior day against Lake Erie beginning at noon.