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WATERBURY, Conn. – Sophomore
Roni Peters (Leonardtown H.S./Leonardtown, Md.) had four hits, including a pair of doubles, and drove in three runs as Goldey-Beacom College (16-15, 6-6) earned a split of a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference doubleheader over Post University (9-23, 7-9) at the Eagles' LaMoy Field on Friday afternoon.
The Lightning earned a 3-1 victory in the first game before the Eagles rallied from a 4-0 deficit in the nightcap for a 6-5 decision in the second game.
Along with her performance at the plate, Peters also pitched a complete game in the Lightning's 3-1 victory and scattered six hits while upping her record to 6-3.
In the first game, the Lightning took a 1-0 lead in the sixth inning when Peters hit an RBI double that scored sophomore
Michelle Foster (Overbrook H.S./West Berlin, N.J.). But, the Eagles answered in the bottom of the inning when sophomore
Stephanie DeMartino (St. John Villa Academy/Staten Island, N.Y.) drove in a run with a double down the left field line.
Freshman
Samantha Alonzo (Roy C. Ketcham H.S./Wappinger Falls, N.Y.) regained the advantage for Goldey-Beacom in the top of the seventh inning when she hit a two-run double down the left field line.
Peters retired the side in the seventh inning to preserve the victory for Goldey-Beacom.
Led by Peters, the Lightning gained a quick 3-0 edge in the first inning. After Peters drove in a pair of runs with a double down the left field line, senior
Jordan Waterloo (Thomas Stone H.S./Waldorf, Md.) upped the advantage to 3-0 when she singled to right field, which allowed Peters to score.
In the fifth inning, Waterloo drove in another run with an infield single for a 4-0 lead before the Eagles started their comeback.
After narrowing the gap to 4-1 in the bottom of the fifth inning, the Eagles erupted for five runs in the sixth inning to take a 6-4 lead they did not relinquish. Junior
Lianna May (Southern Cayuga Central H.S./King Ferry, N.Y.) and sophomore
Casey Sclafani (Saint Edmund Prep/Brooklyn, N.Y.) hit RBI singles to close the gap to 4-3 before DeMartino hit a three-run double to give Post a two-run cushion.
Freshman
Katrina Swank (Caravel Academy/Bear, Del.) trimmed the deficit to 6-5 in the top of the seventh with a single to left center field, but the Lightning was not able to get any closer.
While Peters led the Lightning to the doubleheader split, Foster added a pair of runs while extending her hitting streak to 13 straight games by hitting safely in each game.
DeMartino led the Eagles with three hits in the doubleheader along with four runs batted in. Sclafani contributed four hits with an RBI.
The Lightning will return home on Monday afternoon to host Dominican College in a CACC doubleheader at 3 p.m. Meanwhile, the Eagles will host the University of the Sciences on Saturday afternoon in a doubleheader that starts at 12 p.m.
Lightning Strikes: The Eagles snapped a five-game losing streak with their victory in the second game … Goldey-Beacom is now 9-9 in road games this year … Foster has hit safely in 22 of her last 25 games … During her current 13-game hitting streak, Foster is hitting .381 with 16 hits and four runs batted in … Senior
Cailin Cavanaugh (Newark H.S./Newark, Del.) had her four-game hitting streak snapped by going 0-for-2 in the first game … However, she rebounded by posting two hits with a run in the nightcap … Alonzo now has 27 runs batted in this season, which ranks second on the Goldey-Beacom single-season list … Foster and senior
Shannon Graves (Glassboro H.S./Glassboro, N.J.) have each scored 24 runs this year, which is tied for fifth in school history … With two hits in the doubleheader, Graves has 98 hits in her career … When she reaches the 100-hit mark, Graves will become the ninth player in school history to reach the milestone … She will also be the third current Lightning player to have 100 career hits, joining Cavanaugh and senior
Danie Rice (Kingsway Regional H.S./Mullica Hill, N.J.) … Peters recorded her sixth win of the season, which is a career high … It also ties for the ninth-highest win total by a pitcher in a single season in GBC history.
