THE FACTS
No. 14 Gettysburg (28-4, 8-1 CC) 6, Franklin & Marshall (8-18, 3-6 CC) 0 (Game 1)
No. 14 Gettysburg (29-4, 9-1 CC) 6, Franklin & Marshall (8-19, 3-7 CC) 1 (Game 2)
What: Centennial Conference (CC) softball doubleheader
When: Tuesday, Apr. 15
Where: Lancaster, Pa.
THE SKINNY STORY
Gettysburg, ranked 14th in the latest NFCA Div. III coaches' poll, scored multiple runs in four innings to sweep Franklin & Marshall, capturing game one 6-0 before taking the nightcap, 6-1.
THE LEADERS
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Anika Pelekis (Ridgewood, N.J./Ridgewood) led the Bullets with six hits on the day with a double and three RBIs.
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Audrey Bergan (Cardiff-by-the-Sea, Calif./La Jolla Country Day School) added six hits of her own, recording three in each contest.
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Paige Forry (Reading, Pa./Schuylkill Valley) twirled a one-hit shutout in game one with six strikeouts and just one walk.
FOR THE FOES
• Alexa Klepper led the Diplomats with two hits in game two.
THE REST OF THE STORY
• In game one,
Anika Pelekis reached on an error to lead off the top of the fourth inning. A
Carlie Goldstein (Verona, N.J./Verona) one-out single, fielder's choice and
Audrey Bergan two-out single scored Pelekis for a 1-0 lead. The Bergan single was the 100th hit of her career.
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Morgan DeFreitas (Coatesville, Pa./Downingtown West) singled to the gap with one out in the fifth before a two-out infield single and throwing error put two in scoring position.
Lauren O'Leary (Manasquan, N.J./Jackson Memorial) poked a ball to the right side, scoring both runners for a 3-0 lead.
• Bergan singled with one out in the sixth before stealing second. A two-out hit batter and error stretched the lead to 5-0. A walk and Pelekis single set the final margin.
• Bergan led off game two with a single before a sacrifice and
Elliana Hopple (Collegeville, Pa./The Episcopal Academy) single up the middle staked the Bullets to an early 1-0 lead.
• Franklin & Marshall responded in the bottom of the inning. Alexa Klepper led off with a single before a sacrifice, passed ball and sacrifice fly gave the Diplomats their lone run of the day.
• The game remained tied until a one-out Bergan single and error before a two-out Hopple single up the middle made it 2-1 in the fifth inning.
• Pelekis singled with one out in the sixth before scoring on an O'Leary triple.
Lily Mader (Las Vegas, Nev./Valley) followed with a double for a 4-1 lead.
• DeFreitas walked with one out in the top of the seventh. After a
Renee Laczkowski (Erie, Colo./Erie) single, Pelekis singled to right, scoring pinch-runner
Alyna Balewitz (Kendall Park, N.J./Lawrenceville School) and Laczkowski for the 6-1 final.
THE INSIDE STORY
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Audrey Bergan and
Anika Pelekis each had three hits in game one for the only multiple-hit outings of the opener. All nine starters had at least one hit as part of a 13-hit attack.
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Audrey Wright (Downingtown, Pa./Downingtown West) went the distance in game two with five strikeouts and no walks.
• In addition to three more hits from Bergan and Pelekis,
Renee Laczkowski and
Elliana Hopple added two hits each. Bergan finished the day with 105 hits in 72 career games.
• The Bullets added 12 hits in game two to total 25 in the two games.
NEXT UP
Gettysburg returns to action at home against Haverford on Saturday. The first game of the doubleheader begins at 1 p.m.
