THE FACTS
No. 10 Randolph-Macon (13-4) 8, Gettysburg (9-6-1) 0 (6 inn.)
No. 10 Randolph-Macon (14-4) 8, Gettysburg (9-7-1) 2
What: Non-conference softball doubleheader
When: Sunday, Mar. 26
Where: Ashland, Va.
THE SKINNY STORY
Randolph-Macon, ranked 10th in the latest NFCA coaches' poll, jumped out to two-run leads after the first innings of both games to sweep Gettysburg. The Yellow Jackets took the opener 8-0 in the sixth inning and completed the sweep, 8-2.
THE LEADERS
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Allegra DeCandia (Basking Ridge, N.J./Ridge) was one of three Bullets with two or more hits on the day. She had a knock in each game and also drew a walk.
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Giovanna Komst (Londonderry, N.H./Londonderry) had two of the four hits in game one and added a third knock in game two.
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Carlie Goldstein (Verona, N.J./Verona) recorded two hits and an RBI in game two.
FOR THE FOES
• Olivia Owens recorded six hits on the day to pace the Yellow Jackets, who pounded out 21 hits in the twinbill.
THE REST OF THE STORY
• In game one, Gracie Ellis retired Gettysburg in order in the top of the first before Amanda Lanyon started the bottom of the frame with the first of three straight hits. After a fielder's choice prevented the first run from scoring, Olivia Owens singled up the middle to plate Naomi Sadler and Ellis helped her own cause with a bases-loaded walk for a 2-0 lead.
• Randolph-Macon started the second with three straight singles again before a two-out, bases-clearing double from Owens made it a 5-0 game.
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Nikki Caesar (Manorville, N.Y./Eastport South Manor) then came on in relief in the circle and retired 11 of the first 13 batters she faced. Lanyon then reached on a bunt single with one out in the sixth before stealing second. After a double from Sadler put runners at second and third, Rilee Baughan singled up the middle to score both runners and Owens dropped a two-out single into left to plate the run-rule run.
• In game two,
Lauren O'Leary (Manasquan, N.J./Jackson Memorial) reached on an error to lead off the game before moving to second on a passed ball and scoring on a one-out
Carlie Goldstein single for a 1-0 lead.
• A Lanyon walk and Sadler bunt single put the first two on the bottom of the inning, however, before a two-out infield singled from Owens tied the game. Kiley Lamberth and Reagan Hill added RBI singles for a 3-1 lead.
• The Bullets closed to within 3-2 in the fourth.
Allegra DeCandia,
Giovanna Komst and
Maddie Murphy (Summit, N.J./Summit) put together three straight singles to start the inning. After a fielder's choice cut down the run at the plate, an
Olivia Moser (Robbinsville, N.J./Robbinsville) sacrifice fly closed the deficit to one.
• Three walks and two hit batters in the fifth contributed to five runs in the bottom of the fifth for the final margin.
THE INSIDE STORY
• Gracie Ellis went the distance in game one with six strikeouts for the Yellow Jackets while Rilee Baughan matched her with a complete-game, six-strikeout performance in the nightcap.
NEXT UP
Gettysburg returns to action at home against York (Pa.) on Tuesday. The first game of the doubleheader begins at 3 p.m.
