Diamond Ties Freshman Home Run Record in Softball's Big Win Over WKU

Thursday, April 30

Newark, Del.

5 PM

University of Delaware

29-21, 16-9

Western Kentucky

36-11, 18-7

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Western Ky.	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	3	5	3
Delaware	3	0	1	0	0	2	X	6	3	1

Photo by: Mikey Reeves

Diamond Ties Freshman Home Run Record in Softball's Big Win Over WKU

4/30/2026 7:41:00 PM | Softball

Box Score

NEWARK, Del. - University of Delaware softball defeated WKU, 6-3, on Thursday, April 30, to begin the final regular season series of the season. Maddie Diamond tied the freshman program record for home runs in a season with her 15th, and marked the 135th win for the senior class of Katie Scheivert, Sydney Shaffer, and Kristen Luzon, tying a program record. Delaware now sits 16-9 in conference play and WKU is 18-7 with two regular season games remaining.

HEN HIGHLIGHTS

Diamond went 1-for-2 with a solo home run, a walk, and two runs scored.
Caylin Blazys went 1-for-3 with two RBIs and a stolen base.
Sorella Gallucci walked twice and scored a run.
Allie Nankivell had a hit, a run scored, and a stolen base.
Josie Crossman earned the win by allowing just one run on two hits in 4.1 innings pitched.
Claire Woods earned an eight-out save and struck out two.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Crossman pitched three no-hit innings to start the night, facing just one over the minimum.
Delaware jumped on WKU pitcher Erica Houge, who entered the night with a CUSA-leading 2.00 ERA, early with three runs in the first inning. Nankivell had a leadoff single, Shaffer was hit by a pitch, and Diamond walked to load the bases. Gallucci then walked to bring home the first run, and Blazys singled to right to score Shaffer and Diamond.
Diamond homered with two outs in the third to put UD up 4-0.
Crossman gave up her first hit in the fourth, but a strikeout ended the top half of the frame.
WKU scored its first run in the fifth, and with a runner on second and one out, Woods entered and retired the final two hitters of the inning with a strikeout and groundout.
Woods pitched a 1-2-3 sixth inning. Delaware tacked on two runs in the bottom half. Gallucci and Blazys both reached on errors, then Blazys stole second and Gallucci scored on a throwing error. Ellie Mulligan then hit a sacrifice fly to make the score 6-1.
WKU had four straight hitters reach base - a walk and three hits - before Woods retired the final two hitters to seal the win.

GAME NOTES

Diamond hit her 15th home run of the season, tied with Sydney Shaffer (2026), Anna Steinmetz (2016), and Mariah Kondravy (2025) for the second-most home runs in a single season in program history. She also tied the freshman record set by Steinmetz and Kondravy.
Diamond has homered in five of her last eight games and is on a career-long eight-game hitting streak.
Gallucci recorded her ninth multi-walk game of the season.
Blazys has driven in multiple first-inning runs in two of her last three games.
Delaware was hit by a pitch for the 42nd time this season after Katie Scheivert was plunked in the fifth. The 42 hit by pitches broke the single-season program record set in 2012.
Delaware has now won 11-straight home games, it's longest streak since 2024 and its second longest streak in program history.
Delaware has won 20 home games this year for the second time in program history and first time since winning a program record 21 in 2000.
Scheivert, Shaffer, and Luzon earned their 135th win together, tying Chloe Blantz and Graceyn Frost for most wins by a senior class in program history.

UP NEXT
Delaware will play WKU tomorrow night at 5:00 p.m.

TICKETS
Softball season ticket deposits are available now. Season ticket packages and individual game tickets will go on sale later this winter.

Individual ticket prices will be $10 per game and $5 for youth (ages 3-12). Season ticket packages will be available at 50 percent off the single-game rate. There will also be group rates, incentives, and additional gameday experience opportunities. All seating will be general admission at Delaware Softball Diamond.

UD students will continue to receive free tickets to all home softball games.

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