THE FACTS
Gettysburg (21-10, 8-5 CC) 5, Franklin & Marshall (14-21, 5-8 CC) 0 (Game 1)
Gettysburg (22-10, 9-5 CC) 3, Franklin & Marshall (14-22, 5-9 CC) 2 (Game 2)
What: Centennial Conference (CC) softball doubleheader
When: Tuesday, Apr. 23
Where: Gettysburg, Pa.
THE SKINNY STORY
Gettysburg broke open a 1-0 game with a four-run sixth inning to capture game one 5-0 before scoring all three runs in the sixth and seventh innings to complete a sweep of Franklin & Marshall, 3-2.
THE LEADERS
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Allegra DeCandia (Basking Ridge, N.J./Ridge) led the Bullets with five hits in the two games, including the walk-off single in game two.
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Paige Forry (Reading, Pa./Schuylkill Valley) threw a complete-game, four-hit shutout with nine strikeouts in the opener.
FOR THE FOES
• Jaden Sprigner accounted for all of the Diplomat home runs on the day with a two-run home run in the third inning of game two.
THE REST OF THE STORY
• In game one, both teams had baserunners but could not get them home until a one-out
Allegra DeCandia double in the fourth. After giving way to pinch-runner
Gianna Peralta (Gillette, N.J./Union Catholic), pinch-hitter
Maddie Murphy (Summit, N.J./Summit) drew a two-out walk.
Morgan DeFreitas (Coatesville, Pa./Downingtown West) poked a pinch-hit single through the right side and Peralta avoided the tag at the plate for a 1-0 lead.
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Carlie Goldstein (Verona, N.J./Verona) singled past the third baseman to start the bottom of the sixth. DeCandia followed with a single to right before a
Lauren O'Leary (Manasquan, N.J./Jackson Memorial) got a ball through the left side to load the bases.
Lily Mader (Las Vegas, Nev./Valley) knocked a ball up the middle that scored two runs for a 3-0 advantage. After a fielder's choice and
Marissa Markel (Carson, Calif./San Pedro) single reloaded the bases,
Audrey Bergan (Encinitas, Calif./La Jolla Country Day School) and
Giovanna Komst (Londonderry, N.H./Londonderry) each drew bases-loaded walks around a groundout to stretch the lead to 5-0.
• After the Diplomats put two on with one out in the seventh,
Paige Forry got a double play to end it.
• In game two, Claire Sullivan doubled to start the third inning but a strong relay throw cut her down trying to stretch it to a triple. After a Hillary Murse single, Jaden Spigner poked the first pitch she saw over the left-field fence for a 2-0 lead.
• Komst, DeCandia and Goldstein all doubled to start the sixth and tie the game at 2-all.
• Bergan led off the seventh, dropping a single into shallow left before
Julia Smith (Marydel, Md./Queen Anne's County) beat out the sacrifice attempt for a hit. Komst worked a 3-0 count before a pitching change and then completed the four-pitch walk one pitch into the relief pitcher's outing. DeCandia then drove a 1-0 pitch over the heads of the drawn-in outfield for the game-winning single to score Bergan.
THE INSIDE STORY
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Carlie Goldstein and
Allegra DeCandia each had two hits in game one.
• In game two,
Nikki Caesar (Manorville, N.Y./Eastport South Manor) and
Megan Hughes (Woodstock, Md./Marriotts Ridge) combined to allowed just three base runners after the third-inning home run – one of which was erased on an interference call on a strikeout that ended the third. Caesar struck out four and allowed two hits in 2 1/3 innings. Hughes retired all seven batters she faced over the final 2 1/3 innings to pick up the win with one strikeout.
• DeCandia had three hits in game two while
Audrey Bergan added two.
• The Bullets enter Saturday's regular-season finale against Ursinus with a magic number of one to clinch a playoff spot. Gettysburg is currently tied with Swarthmore for second place in the conference standings, one game behind Washington and two games ahead of a three-way tie for fourth place between Dickinson, Muhlenberg and Ursinus.
NEXT UP
Gettysburg returns to action at York (Pa.) on Thursday to complete the halted game from Apr. 9. The Bullets trail 6-1 in that contest after four innings.
