Wisconsin drops final tournament game to Louisville

Sunday, February 23

Tampa, FL

8 AM

Wisconsin Badgers

9-6

Louisville

10-5

Wisconsin

Louisville

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Wisconsin drops final tournament game to Louisville

February 23, 2025 | Softball

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Badgers fall, 5-1, to end South Florida Showdown

By: Jake Ross

TAMPA, Fla. – The Wisconsin softball team (9-6) dropped its final game of the South Florida Showdown this Sunday, falling to Louisville, 5-1. The Badgers finished the tournament with a 3-2 record.

Wisconsin fell out of the game quickly, with Louisville scoring all five of its runs in the first two innings.

The Cardinals hit two home runs in the bottom of the first inning, while a Wisconsin error in the second inning allowed two more runners to score.

The Badgers mustered just one run in return, with Alivia Bark driving in Ellie Hubbard off an RBI-double in the bottom of the third. UW didn't collect another hit for the rest of the game.

The scoring halted for Louisville as well, with Gabi Salo pitching 5.1 innings - only giving up the two unearned runs in the bottom of the second. She allowed just two hits from the fourth to the end of the game.

Kendra Lewis started the game, and was charged for the loss. Salo came in for relief after Lewis recorded the first two outs of the game.

Batting Cleanup

Alivia Bark went 1-for-3 with an RBI double. Bark now has hits in 13 of the Badger's 15 games this season.
Emily Bojan went 1-for-3 with a double. The senior went 4-for-11 during the South Florida Showdown, hitting two doubles and walking four times.
In 13.2 innings of the South Florida Showdown, Gabi Salo allowed just one earned run. The grad now has a .95 ERA for the season.

Up Next:

The Badgers begin their next tournament, the Chanticleer Showdown in South Carolina, next Friday. Live stats for every game are available on the Badger softball schedule on uwbadgers.com, and live updates will be given on the @badgersoftball Facebook, X, and Instagram pages.