2021 big 12 conference softball championship

2021 big 12 conference softball championship series#

The Wildcats (32-12, 15-2) and Huskies (20-18, 12-9) have two of the longest BIG EAST Championship histories, with Villanova tying for the all-time lead in appearances with its 18 th showing this year. Meghan O’Neil held the high-scoring Wildcats to just one run in Game 1 of the three-game series, but the UConn pitchers struggled in Games 2 and 3, surrendering 16 earned runs over the final two games. 600 batting average, while Devon Casazza notched six RBI against Villanova.

The Huskies saw recently crowned BIG EAST Freshman of the Year Jana Sanden explode for a. 500 with six RBI to power the Villanova offense against UConn. All-BIG EAST Second Team second baseman Angela Giampolo batted.

The senior pitcher made BIG EAST history today, becoming the first to sweep Player of the Year and Pitcher of the Year honors in the same season. Three different Wildcat pitchers scored victories in the series, including an 11-strikeout, 1-0 shutout victory for Paige Rauch. Inside The Matchup: Villanova won a BIG EAST-best 15 games in league play, capping the regular season with a three-game sweep of Thursday’s opponent, UConn. Villanova In The BIG EAST Championship: 18 th appearance 13-28 (.317) three runner-up finishes (2019, ’03, 1993) Other players of note in Thursday’s tilt include BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year Maranda Gutierrez of DePaul, and unanimous All-BIG EAST First Team second basemen for Butler, Lauren Fey. To reach that final, Butler upset top-seeded DePaul, 10-6, in the semifinals in what was the lone postseason meeting between the Bulldogs and Blue Demons. The Bulldogs (16-19, 6-11 BIG EAST) are making their first postseason appearance since 2017 and have one BIG EAST Championship to their credit coming in 2016 when the fourth-seeded Dawgs dethroned the reigning champions from St. 556 clip in the DePaul series, while Alyssa Graves wasn’t credited with a decision but pitched 9.2 innings and posted a 1.45 ERA. For Butler, Mackenzie Griman led all batters with a.

2021 big 12 conference softball championship series#

All-BIG EAST First Team pitcher Natalie Halvorson earned two wins against the Bulldogs during regular-season play, while All-BIG EAST Second Team first baseman Brooke Johnson batted a DePaul series high. The Blue Demons went 13-1 in BIG EAST play in 2021 to claim its seventh regular-season title, ending league play with a three-game sweep of Thursday’s Game 1 opponent, Butler. Inside The Matchup: Winners of three straight BIG EAST Championships and five overall, DePaul (25-9) enters the postseason with a target on its back. 1 seed DePaul (Noon ET)ĭePaul In The BIG EAST Championship: 15 th appearance 19-9 (.679) five titles (2019, ’18, ’17, ’14, ‘08)īutler In The BIG EAST Championship: third appearance 2-1 (.667) 2016 championĢ021 Regular-Season Series: DePaul, 3-0 (2-0, 5-1, 3-1) Both of Friday’s games will air live on FS2, as will Saturday’s title series slated for noon, and 2:30 p.m. In addition to YouTube, FloSoftball will also stream Thursday’s contests.Īction will continue on Friday with winners of Game 1 and Game 2 meeting at noon ET in Game 4, before the week’s second elimination game pits the Game 3 winner against the Game 4 loser at 3 p.m. All three of Thursday’s games will stream live on the BIG EAST Digital Network presented by SoFi. The week’s first elimination game is slated for 6 p.m., when the losers of Game 1 and Game 2 meet in a win-or-go-home contest. 2 seed Villanova against host and third-seeded UConn at 3 p.m.

The four-team, double-elimination tournament kicks off at noon ET on the campus of the University of Connecticut with No. – The 2021 BIG EAST Softball Championship presented by JEEP gets under way at Burrill Family Field at the Connecticut Softball Complex on Thursday.