THE FACTS
Messiah (7-9) 2, Gettysburg (9-5) 1
Gettysburg (10-5) 11, Messiah (7-10) 5
What: Non-conference softball doubleheader
When: Thursday, Mar. 21
Where: Grantham, Pa.
THE SKINNY STORY
After dropping a game-one pitchers' duel, Gettysburg jumped out to a 10-0 lead in the nightcap and ultimately defeated Messiah, 11-5. The Falcons took game one 2-1 after scoring twice in the bottom of the sixth.
THE LEADERS
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Giovanna Komst (Londonderry, N.H./Londonderry) led the Bullets with two hits in each game. She also had two RBIs.
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Carlie Goldstein (Verona, N.J./Verona) had three hits in game two, including a double and triple, to go with three RBIs and two runs scored.
FOR THE FOES
• Kandice Schlabach led the Falcons with four hits on the afternoon.
THE REST OF THE STORY
• In game one,
Lauren O'Leary (Manasquan, N.J./Jackson Memorial) poked a one-out double into right before taking third on a wild pitch and scoring on a
Giovanna Komst double to the gap.
• That 1-0 lead held until the bottom of the sixth. Rebekah Wiley drew a leadoff, pinch-hit walk before back-to-back strikeouts. Brielle Rosario poked a single through the right side that extended the inning for Elianna Litwin, who doubled to left-center to score both runners for the 2-1 lead and win.
• In game two,
Morgan DeFreitas (Coatesville, Pa./Downingtown West) led off the second inning with a walk before
Carlie Goldstein doubled to the left-center gap.
Gabby Wood (Dalton, Pa./Tunkhannock Area) followed with a double of her own into the corner to score both runners for a 2-0 lead.
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Audrey Bergan (Encinitas, Calif./La Jolla Country Day School) started the third with a single up the middle before a one-out Komst single put two runners on. After a groundout moved the runners to second and third, Goldstein poked a triple to right-center to make it a 4-0 game. A throwing error allowed her to score for a 5-0 lead.
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Anika Pelekis (Ridgewood, N.J./Ridgewood) drew a walk to open the fourth. After a throwing error put two runners on base, Bergan walked to load the bases. A two-out Komst walk forced in Pelekis before DeFreitas cranked a 2-2 pitch to straightaway center field for her first career home run – a grand slam – stretching the lead to 10-0.
• Kandice Schlabach walked and Allie Book doubled to start the bottom of the inning and break up the shutout. A one-out Wiley single made it 10-2 before a two-out, two-run Paige Eakes home run to right-center closed the deficit to 10-4.
• Schlabach doubled with one out in the fifth before scoring on a two-out Wiley single to right to make it 10-5.
• Gettysburg got the run back in the sixth. O'Leary led off with a double before a Komst infield single put runners at the corners. Goldstein poked a ball through the left side to score O'Leary with one out for an 11-5 lead.
THE INSIDE STORY
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Giovanna Komst and
Julia Smith each went 2-for-3 in game one.
• In the nightcap,
Gianna Peralta (Gillette, N.J./Union Catholic) joined Komst and Smith a pair of hits each.
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Audrey Wright (Downingtown, Pa./Downingtown West) picked up the win in relief in game two.
NEXT UP
Gettysburg returns to action at home against Mary Washington on Friday. The doubleheader, which was originally scheduled for Saturday, was moved up one day due to the forecast for rain. Game one on Friday begins at 2:30 p.m.
