THE FACTS
No. 14 Gettysburg (37-5) 7, Ursinus (22-20) 4
What: Centennial Conference (CC) softball tournament elimination game
When: Saturday, May 3
Where: Swarthmore, Pa.
THE SKINNY STORY
Gettysburg, ranked 14th in the latest NFCA Div. III coaches' poll, scored four runs in the bottom of the fourth inning to defeat Ursinus 7-4 and advance to Sunday's championship game of the 2025 Centennial Conference tournament.
THE LEADERS
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Audrey Bergan (Cardiff-by-the-Sea, Calif./La Jolla Country Day School) led the Bullets with two hits and two RBIs in the game.
FOR THE FOES
• Stephanie Mallen went 2-for-4 with two runs scored and an RBI for the Bears.
THE REST OF THE STORY
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Audrey Bergan led off the bottom of the first inning with a single up the middle before
Jamie Shaw (Mount Airy, Md./Glenelg) beat out a bunt single to put runners at first and second. A wild pitch moved both runners up a base before an
Elliana Hopple (Coatesville, Pa./The Episcopal Academy) sacrifice fly and
Morgan DeFreitas (Collegeville, Pa./Downingtown West) double down the line staked Gettysburg to a 2-0 lead. An
Anika Pelekis (Ridgewood, N.J./Ridgewood) RBI single made it 3-0.
• Stephanie Mallen singled to lead off the top of the third before scoring on a two-out Reagan Robinson double off the fence in left field to make it 3-1. A Riley Coneeny infield single and throwing error made it a 3-2 game.
• Madyson Hickman doubled down the line to lead off the fourth before a one-out sacrifice and Mallen single down the line tied the game at 3-all. Singles from Anna Evanchik and Kayla Carr gave Ursinus a 4-3 lead.
• After
Carlie Goldstein (Verona, N.J./Verona) led off the bottom of the inning with a single through the left side,
Zoe Brennan (Arlington, Va./Yorktown) beat out a bunt single and a throwing error put runners at the corners. After Brennan stole second, Bergan singled up the middle to score both runners and give Gettysburg a 5-4 lead. A bunt single and sacrifice scored Bergan for a 6-4 lead before a DeFreitas sacrifice fly plated Shaw for the 7-4 final.
THE INSIDE STORY
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Jamie Shaw,
Anika Pelekis and
Zoe Brennan all added two hits each.
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Audrey Wright (Downingtown, Pa./Downingtown West) pitched the final 3 1/3 innings for the win in the circle.
• Gettysburg advances to the championship game for the 10th time and eighth time out of the loser's bracket.
NEXT UP
Gettysburg will need to defeat Swarthmore twice for a championship on Sunday. The first game begins at 10 a.m.
