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USF defeats Jacksonville 5-0

JACKSONVILLE, FLA. (May 5, 2004)-The University of South Florida softball team picked up its 51st victory of the season after beating Jacksonville University 5-0, Wednesday afternoon at the JU Softball Complex.

Jacksonville starter Stacy Bell got the Bulls three up and three down in the first inning. In the bottom half of the inning USF starter Leigh Ann Ellis (35-4) struck out the side. Ellis pitched six scoreless innings, striking out nine batters and allowing only one hit. With the victory Ellis breaks her own single season record for wins at USF with 35.

USF (51-10, C-USA 18-5) got on the scoreboard first in the top of the second when Alycia LePage walked with the bases loaded giving the Bulls a 1-0 lead.

The Bulls picked up another run in the third off of Holly Groves 17th home run of the season, the round tripper broke the Conference USA single season record.

USF increased its lead to 3-0 courtesy of a Christie Chapman RBI single to left center that scored Shelly Riker from second.

Pinch hitter Danielle Urbanik singled through the left side scoring Nicole Christensen from third to give the Bulls a 4-0 lead. Chapman increased the lead after scoring on a Krista Holle grounder.

Kasey Cash came in and closed out the game pitching a perfect seventh inning.

The Bulls will travel to play intra-state rival UCF in Orlando for a doubleheader on Friday starting at 2 p.m.

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