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Bullets Deal Shutouts, Abell Climbs Hits List at Dickinson

Aileen Reilly '18 posted her fourth shutout of the season at Dickinson.
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CARLISLE, Pa.  – A day after watching the offense light up the scoreboard at Haverford College, the Gettysburg College pitching staff posted a pair of dominating efforts as the Bullets swept Dickinson College in Centennial Conference softball action Sunday afternoon.
 
Gettysburg (17-8-1, 6-3-1 CC) posted 22 runs and 29 hits in a sweep of Haverford on Saturday, but on Sunday the offense took a back seat to senior Aileen Reilly (Huntington Station, N.Y./St. Anthony's) and sophomore Morgan Clauser (Columbus, N.J./Northern Burlington). Reilly scattered three hits and struck out three on the way to a 3-0 win in the opening game. Clauser followed with a four-hitter in a 5-0 decision.
 
Senior Jamie Abell (Glenn Dale, Md./Elizabeth Seton) accounted for five of Gettysburg's 12 hits on the day. Abell moved past Joy Hallfors '13 and Melissa Tighe '15 into second place on the program's career hits list. With 193 base knocks, the senior is 20 behind all-time leader Steph Zengel '16.
 
Reilly allowed only two runners to reach scoring position in game one and she retired 14 of the final 15 batters she faced. It was her fourth shutout and she improved to 7-5 this season.
 
Abell provided the first run of the game with a two-out double in the fifth inning. Sophomore Sophia Blasius (Ramsey, N.J./Ramsey) slapped a run-scoring single in the sixth and freshman Mattea Ghaffary (Moorpark, Calif./Moorpark) added a pinch-hit RBI single in the seventh to close the scoring.
 
Abell finished 3-for-4 with a run, stolen base, and one RBI.
 
In game two, the only trouble Clauser got into occurred in the first inning when back-to-back singles put a pair of runners on base with one out. The sophomore induced a pair of fly-outs to get out of the jam and cruised over the last six innings, allowing just two hits and stranding two runners at first base. Clauser improved to 10-2 this season.
 
Gettysburg capitalized on errant pitching and fielding mistakes to post all of its runs. The Bullets scored twice on wild pitches in the second inning and picked up two unearned runs in the fourth, the last coming home on a sacrifice fly by junior Stephanie Leonardo (East Haddam, Conn./Choate Rosemary Hall). The visitor's final run came in on an error.
 
Abell finished 2-for-4 and Blasius drew a pair of walks.
 
Gettysburg hosts Lebanon Valley College for a non-conference doubleheader on Tuesday beginning at 3 p.m.
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Players Mentioned

Steph Zengel

#17 Steph Zengel

OF
5' 6"
Senior
Jamie Abell

#1 Jamie Abell

SS
5' 7"
Senior
Morgan Clauser

#12 Morgan Clauser

P
5' 6"
Sophomore
Stephanie Leonardo

#10 Stephanie Leonardo

1B/3B
5' 5"
Junior
Aileen Reilly

#6 Aileen Reilly

P
5' 4"
Junior
Sophia Blasius

#15 Sophia Blasius

2B/SS
5' 7"
Sophomore
Mattea Ghaffary

#20 Mattea Ghaffary

C/OF
5' 2"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Steph Zengel

#17 Steph Zengel

5' 6"
Senior
OF
Jamie Abell

#1 Jamie Abell

5' 7"
Senior
SS
Morgan Clauser

#12 Morgan Clauser

5' 6"
Sophomore
P
Stephanie Leonardo

#10 Stephanie Leonardo

5' 5"
Junior
1B/3B
Aileen Reilly

#6 Aileen Reilly

5' 4"
Junior
P
Sophia Blasius

#15 Sophia Blasius

5' 7"
Sophomore
2B/SS
Mattea Ghaffary

#20 Mattea Ghaffary

5' 2"
Freshman
C/OF