Box Score vs. Alvernia
Box Score vs. Mt. St. Vincent

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. –  Jackie Pareso (Washington, PA/Canevin Catholic) went a combined 5-for-7 with three RBIs, four runs scored and a double to lead Gettysburg past Alvernia 15-0 and Mt. St. Vincent 7-1 in non-conference softball action on Thursday.

Katie Eiden (Silver Spring, MD/Georgetown Visitation [DC]) went a perfect 4-for-4 and scored two runs while Shannon Kiry (Cinnaminson, NJ/ Cinnaminson) pitched a four-hit shutout in game one to collect her first win of the season on the mound.

Gettysburg (4-3) scored 15 runs on 22 hits, including runs from 12 different players to shut out the Crusaders 15-0 in the opening game.

Megan Gorsuch (Mount Airy, MD/South Carroll) and Sara Gutermuth (Flanders, NJ/Mount Olive) tripled while Megan Pilarcik (Middletown, MD/Middletown) recorded a double to help the Bullets take an 8-0 lead after the second inning.

Riding the momentum from the eight-run inning, Lara Grieco (Thornton, PA/West Chester East) added a run on Pareso’s single in the top of the third. Michelle Oravis (Morgantown, PA/Boyertown) then hit a two RBI single down the middle to bring home Emily Payne (Dallastown, PA/Dallastown) and Pareso to extend the lead, 11-0.

Gettysburg tallied four more runs in the fourth and held Alvernia off the board to close the game in five innings. Molly Gale (Franklin, MI/Wylie E. Groves) went 2-for-3 with two RBIs and one run scored in the winning effort.

In the nightcap, the Bullets carried over the hot hitting and dominant defense from game one into game two to defeat Mt. St. Vincent, 7-1.

Meghan Howlett (Millsboro, DE/Milford) hurled all seven innings, allowing only two hits while striking out two for her second win on the mound.  

Gorusch, Pareso and Gale each walked on their trips to the plate in the first inning before scoring the first three runs for Gettysburg. Gorsuch reached home on a wild pitch, while Pareso and Gale rounded the bases on a Mt. St. Vincent error.

Daria Calvecchio hit an RBI single to shortstop, allowing Caitlin Morch to score Mt. St. Vincent’s lone run in the top of the second.

Next time up, Gorsuch scored her second of three runs after being walked and stealing two bases and reaching thanks to Pareso’s pop up over third base for a 4-1 edge.

The final three runs came in the fourth inning. Pareso knocked an RBI double to centerfield to help Gorsuch record her third run of the day, before touching the plate herself off  Margaret Hallahan’s (Huntingdon, PA/Huntingdon) ground ball to left field. Hallahan advanced to second on Gale’s single and was brought home for the last run on Pilarcik’s single to end the scoring and the game.

The Bullets return to action on Friday, facing Rutgers-Newark at 9:30 a.m. and SUNY Oswego at 11:30 a.m.

Score by Inning	1	2	3	4	5	-	R	H	E
Gettysburg (3-3)	0	8	3	4	0	-	15	22	2
Alvernia	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	4	0

Shannon Kiry and Sara Gutermuth; Laura Wilson, Amanda Daher (4) and Danielle Carroll; WP: Kiry. LP: Wilson. SO-BB: Kiry 1-3; Wilson 3-1, Daher 1-0. 2B: Megan Pilarcik (G), Molly Gale (G). 3B: Meg Gorsuch (G), Sara Gutermuth (G).

Score by Inning	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	-	R	H	E
Mt. St. Vincent	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	1	2	1
Gettysburg (4-3)	3	1	0	3	0	0	x	-	7	6	1

Megan Howlett and Sara Gutermuth; Heather Zimmerman and Nabela Tahir. WP: Howlett. LP: Zimmerman. SO-BB: Howlett 2-0; Zimmerman 1-9. 2B: Jackie Pareso (G). 3B: Caitlin Morch (M).  

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