Softball Falls to Louisville in Rain-shortened Outing

Saturday, March 7

Louisville, KY

9 a.m.

Ball State University

9-7

Louisville

16-5

Ball State

Louisville

Softball Falls to Louisville in Rain-shortened Outing

March 07, 2026 | Softball

Box Score Box Score: Ball State 1 - Louisville 8 (5)

LOUISVILLE - - Ball State softball senior Ella Whitney stayed hot at the play Saturday morning, opening the scoring at Louisville with an RBI double.

Unfortunately, it was the Cardinals (9-7) only hit of the game as the host Louisville Cardinals (16-5) scored eight unanswered to avenge Friday's loss with an 8-1 (5) victory.

The game entered a rain delay with two outs in the top of the sixth, but was called due to weather, reverting to the last completed inning which was the fifth.

Junior shortstop Maia Pietrzak scored Ball State's lone run after being hit by the game's first pitch. The RBI was Whitney's ninth of the weekend as she drove in five in yesterday's win over Bellarmine and three more in the 7-5 victory over Louisville.

The Ball State softball team closes play in the Cardinal Classic Sunday with games versus Long Island (11:30 a.m.) and Illinois (2 p.m.)

SCORING SUMMARY: Ball State 1 - Louisville 8 (5)
T1 - Ball State struck first on Whitney's RBI double (1-0)
B1 - Camryn Lookadoo countered with a two-run home run to center field (1-2)
B2 - Katie Thatcher doubled Louisville's score with a two-run shot of her own to center field (1-4)
B3 - Lookadoo drove in two more runs with a single just past Pietrzak at short (1-6)
B4 - Chelsea Mack singled through the left side to drive in another run (1-7)
B5 - A solo shot to center from Madison Pickens extended the Louisville lead to seven runs (1-8)