The DePaul Blue Demons clinched their second consecutive C-USA Tournament title, defeating the second-seeded South Florida Bulls, 7-0, in the championship game of the C-USA Softball Tournament at the Cougar Softball Stadium on Saturday. DePaul improves to 46-5-1 on the season and earns the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Championship.

DePaul got on the board in the bottom of the first when Lindsay Chouinard notched a single scoring Sarah Martz and Liz Bouck.

The Blue Demons extended its lead after Bouck opened the third inning with a single. Saskia Roberson recorded her second home run of the tournament to give DePaul a 4-0 lead.

In the bottom of the sixth, Chouinard led off with a single. She would advance to second when Katy Kukman reached first off an error. They would score off a double from Gina Ramacci. She then was sent home on a Dana Kenney ground out.

Chouinard was named Tournament MVP, completing the game with four strikeouts and giving up only five hits. She would finish the day, batting 2-for-3 with two RBI.

USF’s Leigh Ann Ellis also earned All-Tournament honors, giving up five earned runs. She falls to 33-9 on the season.

All-Tournament Team
Courtney Lewellen, South Florida
Kattrina Dowd, South Florida
Liz Bouck, DePaul
Nicole Sparks, Louisville
Jessica Huerta, Southern Miss
Sara Bausher, Louisville
Kim Nesloney, Houston
Christina Douglas, DePaul
Leigh Ann Ellis, South Florida
Holly Groves, South Florida

MVP: Lindsay Chouinard, DePaul


C-USA Softball Championship
Cougar Field - Houston, Texas

Thursday, May 8
G1 – (4) Louisville 8, (5) Southern Miss 1
G2 – (3) Houston 7, (6) UAB 1
G3 – (1) DePaul 10, (4) Louisville 2
G4 – (2) South Florida 1, (3) Houston 0

Friday, May 9
G5 – Louisville 1, UAB 0
G6 – Southern Miss 7, Houston 6
G7 – DePaul 7 South Florida 4
G8 – Louisville 6, Southern Miss 5

Saturday, May 10
G9 – South Florida 7, Louisville 0
G10 – DePaul 7, South Florida 0