THE FACTS
Messiah (11-5) 11, Gettysburg (8-4-1) 3
Gettysburg (9-4-1) 5, Messiah (11-6) 4
What: Non-conference softball doubleheader
When: Tuesday, Mar. 21
Where: Gettysburg, Pa.
THE SKINNY STORY
Gettysburg carried the momentum of late scoring burst in game one into a 5-4 victory over Messiah in the nightcap. The Falcons captured the opener 11-3 behind two big innings.
THE LEADERS
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Carlie Goldstein (Verona, N.J./Verona) led the Bullets with three hits on the day and scored the game-winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning in game two.
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Giovanna Komst (Londonderry, N.H./Londonderry) had a pair of hits, including the game-winning single.
FOR THE FOES
• Hannah Dyer led the Falcons with three hits in the twinbill.
THE REST OF THE STORY
• In game one, a one-out infield single and throwing error put Ali Wagner at second base. After moving to third on a groundout, a second error in the frame allowed her to score for a 1-0 lead.
• Three errors and heads up baserunning by Messiah led to a four-run third inning. None of the three hits in the inning left the infield.
• Jaden Keister led off the sixth with a pinch-hit single before moving up a base on a sacrifice, to third on a flyout and scoring on a wild pitch for a 6-0 lead.
• McKenzie Shannon led off the seventh with a double before two singles and a walk made it 7-0 with no outs. After a popup, RBI single, and fielder's choice had the Falcons in front 8-0 with two outs and the bases loaded, Alexa Burger cleared the bases with a double the gap for an 11-0 lead.
• With one out in the bottom of the inning,
Olivia Moser (Robbinsville, N.J./Robbinsville),
Giovanna Komst and
Allie Cluster (Pasadena, Md./Mount de Sales Academy) all singled to load the bases.
Elliana Hopple (Collegeville, Pa./The Episcopal Academy) drew a four-pitch walk to break up the shutout. After a flyout for the second out,
Lauren O'Leary (Manasquan, N.J./Jackson Memorial) and
Jess Campana (Brick, N.J./St. John Vianney) each drew bases-loaded walks to make it 11-3. Lydia Cullison then had to re-enter the circle and got a flyout for the final out of the game.
• O'Leary led off the bottom of the first in the second game with a double before scoring on a one-out
Carlie Goldstein single up the middle to stake Gettysburg to a 1-0 lead.
• Maggie Chinnadurai singled to lead off the third and stole second. After back-to-back strikeouts, Kyley Mellage reached on an infield single that moved pinch-runner Joy Hedrick to third. Mellage then took second when the Bullets vacated the bag. Shannon followed with a single up the middle that scored both runs and put the Falcons in front, 2-1.
• Messiah stretched the lead to 3-1 in the fourth after Elianna Litwin struck out but reached on a wild pitch. A hit batter and walk loaded the bases before a groundout scored Litwin for the two-run advantage.
• Hopple lined a ball just out of the reach of the third baseman to start the home fourth before a two-out bunt single from
Bailey Quinn (Hanford, Calif./Robinson Secondary School [Va.]) and throwing error put runners at the corners. An O'Leary walk loaded the bases for Campana, who sliced a single to right to score Hopple and Quinn, tying the game.
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Allegra DeCandia (Basking Ridge, N.J./Ridge) laced a ball back to the pitcher to lead off the fifth before giving way to pinch-runner
Nikki Caesar (Manorville, N.Y./Eastport South Manor) at first. A sacrifice moved Caesar into scoring position before she took third on a groundout and scored on a Moser line-drive single for a 4-3 edge.
• A hit batter, passed ball and sacrifice bunt put Rebekah Wiley at third base with one out in the top of the sixth. Chinnadurai helped herself out with a single up the middle to retie the contest.
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Paige Forry (Reading, Pa./Schuylkill Valley) and Chinnadurai then combined to retire the next eight batters in order before Goldstein led off the seventh with a double into the left-field corner. She moved up 60 feet on a groundout and was able to when Komst got a 2-1 pitch that she was able to drive as a bouncer back up the middle for the game-winning knock.
THE INSIDE STORY
• Gettysburg finished game two with 11 hits.
Carlie Goldstein and
Olivia Moser had two hits each.
Jess Campana drove in a pair in the game.
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Paige Forry, the reigning Centennial Conference Pitcher of the Week, went the distance in the circle with nine strikeouts and two walks.
NEXT UP
Gettysburg returns to action at Stevenson on Thursday. The first game of the doubleheader begins at 3 p.m.
