THE FACTS
Gettysburg (28-11) 7, Muhlenberg (26-16) 0
What: Centennial Conference softball tournament championship game
When: Saturday, May 11
Where: Chestertown, Md.
THE SKINNY STORY
Gettysburg jumped out to a 4-0 lead after two innings and wrapped up a 3-0 Centennial Conference tournament run with a shutout win over Muhlenberg, toppling the Mules 7-0 in the championship game.
THE LEADERS
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Paige Forry (Reading, Pa./Schuylkill Valley) tossed a two-hit shutout to wrap a tournament in which she threw every pitch, posting a 1.00 ERA and 13 strikeouts against just two walks to claim the Most Outstanding Player honor. She fanned three in Saturday's blanking.
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Julia Smith (Marydel, Md./Queen Anne's County) had a pair of hits, including blasting her first career home run in the second inning.
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Carlie Goldstein (Verona, N.J./Verona) added two hits that included a first-inning, two-run double.
FOR THE FOES
• Gillian Zack was on base twice for the Mules, including with a leadoff double in the fourth.
THE REST OF THE STORY
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Audrey Bergan (Encinitas, Calif./La Jolla Country Day School) led off the bottom of the first with an infield single before
Julia Smith followed with a double to put runners at second and third. A one-out walk to
Allegra DeCandia (Basking Ridge, N.J./Ridge) loaded the bases and
Carlie Goldstein laced the first pitch she saw through the left side for a 2-0 lead.
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Anika Pelekis (Ridgewood, N.J./Ridgewood) singled in the second before a fielder's choice had Bergan at first with two outs. Smith drove an 0-2 pitch out to center field to double the advantage.
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Lauren O'Leary (Manasquan, N.J./Jackson Memorial) led off the fifth with a single before Gaby Wood (Dalton, Pa./Tunkhannock Area) was hit by a pitch. A Pelekis single and throwing error allowed O'Leary to score for a 5-0 lead.
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Giovanna Komst (Londonderry, N.H./Londonderry) singled with one out in the sixth before a fielding error and Goldstein single loaded the bases.
Morgan DeFreitas (Coatesville, Pa./Downingtown West) poked a two-out, pinch-hit single to right to score Komst and pinch-runner
Camryn MacKay (Union Bridge, Md./Linganore) for a 7-0 lead.
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Paige Forry retired the final 12 batters she faced after the Gillian Zack double that led off the fourth inning.
THE INSIDE STORY
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Giovanna Komst and
Anika Pelekis joined
Julia Smith and
Carlie Goldstein with two hits each as part of an 11-hit attack for Gettysburg.
• The Bullets won their second championship in three seasons and fourth since 2018. It was the sixth CC title overall for Gettysburg and first time the Orange and Blue won a tournament title on the field since 2007.
• Gettysburg enters the NCAA tournament on a nine-game winning streak, which is the longest since 2015. The Bullets' 28 wins this season is the most since 2017.
• With the title, Gettysburg earns the conference's automatic qualifier to the NCAA tournament, which begins on Thursday at 16 double-elimination regional sites.
NEXT UP
The Bullets will learn their destination for the NCAA tournament when the field is announced on Monday at 11 a.m. The selection show will be available on NCAA.com.
