THE FACTS
Gettysburg (2-0) 12, Penn State-Harrisburg (1-1) 1 (5 inn.)
Gettysburg (3-0) 4, Waynesburg (1-2) 0
What: Non-conference softball games
When: Sunday, Mar. 5
Where: North Myrtle Beach, S.C.
THE SKINNY STORY
Gettysburg rapped out 21 hits and allowed just one run in a pair of victories. The Bullets opened the day with a 12-1, five-inning victory over Penn State-Harrisburg before topping Waynesburg 4-0 to round out the sweep.
THE LEADERS
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Lauren O'Leary (Manasquan, N.J./Jackson Memorial) led the Bullets with five hits on the day. She went 3-for-4 with three runs scored in game one and 2-for-3 with a pair of runs in game two.
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Gianna Peralta (Gillette, N.J./Union Catholic) added three hits that included a pair of triples against Penn State-Harrisburg.
FOR THE FOES
• Kierstyn Smith had the lone hit for the Lions.
• Reghan Benschoter had two of the five hits for the Yellow Jackets.
THE REST OF THE STORY
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Lauren O'Leary singled up the middle to start the first game before stealing second and taking scoring on a dropped fly ball. A pair of two-out singles from
Giovanna Komst (Londonderry, N.H./Londonderry) and
Carlie Goldstein (Verona, Va./Verona) made it a 2-0 game with runners at first and second.
Gianna Peralta followed with a triple to center, scoring both runners to double the advantage.
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Bailey Quinn (Hanford, Calif./Robinson Secondary School [Va.]) led off the second with a triple before O'Leary followed with a triple. A
Julia Smith (Marydel, Md./Queen Anne's County) RBI groundout made it a 6-0 game.
• A one-out error followed by Peralta's second triple and a
Michaela Carroll (Hackensack, N.J./Hackensack) double to the gap made it 8-0 before another dropped fly ball stretched the lead to 9-0.
• Kierstyn Smith led off the home third with a single before a pair of walks and a RBI groundball made it 9-1.
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Morgan DeFreitas (Coatesville, Pa./Downingtown West) led off the top of the fifth with a pinch-hit single through the left side before scoring on a Carroll double. After a one-out O'Leary double but runners at second and
Julia Schinik (Osprey, Fla./Watchung Hills Regional [N.J.]) pinch hit and drew a walk to load the bases. A wild pitch allowed Carroll to score before O'Leary scored on a throwing error after a strikeout for the 12-1 final.
• Against Waynesburg, O'Leary led off the bottom of the first with a double to left before Smith followed with an RBI single for a 1-0 lead. A one-out
Allegra DeCandia (Basking Ridge, N.J./Ridge) infield single and two-out
Elliana Hopple (Collegeville, Pa./The Episcopal Academy) single doubled the advantage.
• O'Leary led off the fifth with a single before scoring on a DeCandia two-out base hit to left, making it a 3-0 game.
• Peralta started the sixth with a single before taking second on a wild pitch, third on a ground out and scoring on an O'Leary sacrifice fly for the final margin.
THE INSIDE STORY
• The Bullets legged out four triples against Penn State-Harrisburg. The total tied the program record for triples in game.
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Megan Hughes (Woodstock, Md./Marriotts Ridge) threw three innings, allowing just one hit for the win against the Lions.
Jasmin Herrera (Hollywood, Fla./Cooper City) pitched the final two innings in relief, recording all six of her outs via the strikeout.
• In addition to
Lauren O'Leary's three hits,
Giovanna Komst,
Gianna Peralta and
Michaela Carroll all had two knocks.
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Paige Forry (Reading, Pa./Schuylkill Valley) went the distance against the Yellow Jackets, fanning eight without a walk for her second shutout in as many days.
• O'Leary,
Julia Smith and
Allegra DeCandia all had two hits in the second game.
NEXT UP
Gettysburg returns to action against Penn College and Penn State Abington on Monday. The first game begins at 3 p.m.
