THE FACTS
Ohio Northern (4-1) 9, Gettysburg (5-2) 1 (5 inn.)
Gettysburg (6-2) 5, Wisconsin Lutheran (1-7) 0
What: Non-conference softball games
When: Tuesday, Mar. 12
Where: Clermont, Fla.
THE SKINNY STORY
A five-run fourth inning in the second game of the day salvaged a split on Gettysburg's second day of The Spring Games. Ohio Northern hit four home runs in a 9-1, five-inning victory over the Bullets before Gettysburg topped Wisconsin Lutheran, 5-0.
THE LEADERS
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Marissa Markel (Carson, Calif./San Pedro) led the Bullets with three hits on the day, including a 2-for-2 game against Wisconsin Lutheran with two walks.
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Paige Forry (Reading, Pa./Schuylkill Valley) and
Isabella Santiago (Austin, Texas/Akins Early College) combined for the game-two shutout.
FOR THE FOES
• Ashley Lenser led the Polar Bears, going the distance in the circle with seven strikeouts and no walks while scattering four hits and allowing just the one run.
• Addison Gelande had a pinch-hit single for the Warriors.
THE REST OF THE STORY
• In game one, a fielding error to lead off the home first coupled with a Sydney Matylinksi single and two wild pitches staked Ohio Northern to an early 1-0 lead.
• A two-out
Gabby Wood (Dalton, Pa./Tunkhannock Area) single up the middle, wild pitch and
Marissa Markel RBI double tied the game in the next half-inning.
• Ashley Lenser led off the home third with a home run to help her own cause before a walk and two-run Kaylie Griffin long ball stretched the lead to 4-1. A Callie Rosser three-run home run and Matylinski solo homer pushed the lead to 8-1 in the fourth.
• Singles from Mariana Alejandro and Rosser ended the game in the bottom of the fifth.
• After leaving the bases loaded in the third inning against Wisconsin Lutheran,
Allegra DeCandia (Basking Ridge, N.J./Ridge) doubled to lead off the fourth.
Morgan DeFreitas (Coatesville, Pa./Downingtown West) drew a walk before
Katherine Speltz (East Greenwich, R.I./Moses Brown School) and
Alyna Balewitz (Kendall Park, N.J./Lawrenceville School) each pinch ran. Clare Sottle (Poughkeepsie, N.Y./Spackenkill) followed with a single up the middle to load the bases. A fielder's choice scored the first run of the game. An RBI ground made it 2-0 before
Audrey Bergan (Encinitas, Calif./La Jolla Country Day School) beat out an infield single and scored
Zoe Brennan (Arlington, Va./Yorktown) for a 3-0 lead. Bergan then stole second, took third on a throwing error and then scored on a second throwing error for a 4-0 lead. Singles from Markel and
Lauren O'Leary (Manasquan, N.J./Jackson Memorial) set the final margin.
THE INSIDE STORY
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Paige Forry, the reigning Centennial Conference Pitcher of the Week, threw five innings with four strikeouts against Wisconsin Lutheran. She allowed just one hit – on a runner's interference call in the third inning.
Isabella Santiago finished off the game with two strikeouts in the final two frames.
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Audrey Bergan and
Marissa Markel each had two hits in game two.
NEXT UP
Gettysburg returns to action against North Park on Wednesday. The single game begins at 10 a.m.
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