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Site: Asbury Field (New Castle, Del.)
Final Scores: Wilmington 3, Goldey-Beacom 1; Wilmington 2, Goldey-Beacom 1
Records: Goldey-Beacom (9-13, 5-5), Wilmington (16-14, 3-3)
Next GBC Event: Friday, Apr. 5 vs. Holy Family | 2 p.m. | Jackson Athletic Complex (Wilmington, Del.)
Goldey-Beacom at Wilmington Box Scores: Game 1 | Game 2
NEW CASTLE, Del. – Sophomore pitcher
Chelsea Botsch (Smyrna H.S./Smyrna, Del.) and senior pitcher
Katie Warrington (Red Lion Christian Academy/Townsend, Del.) combined to allow just one earned run while recording 20 strikeouts as Wilmington University (16-14, 3-3) upped its win streak to four straight games with a pair of Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference victories over Goldey-Beacom College (9-13, 5-5) at the Wildcats' Asbury Field on Tuesday afternoon.
After Botsch led the Wildcats to a 3-1 victory in the first game, Warrington helped Wilmington earn the sweep with a 2-1 triumph in the nightcap.
The Wildcats took an early 3-0 lead in the first inning of the first game. After freshmen
Cambria Ziemba (St. Mark's H.S./Wilmington, Del.) and
Brook Ash (Indian River H.S./Millsboro, Del.) opened the inning with back-to-back singles, junior
Christin Headley (Sussex Central H.S./Georgetown, Del.) gave Wilmington a 1-0 lead with an RBI groundout.
With two outs in the inning, the Wildcats upped the lead to 3-0 on a fielding error by sophomore
Alexa Houston (Sussex Central H.S./Georgetown, Del.) that allowed both Ash and senior
Brooke Berger (Ridley H.S./Ridley Park, Pa.) to score.
In the top of the fourth inning, the Lightning trimmed the margin to 3-1 on an RBI double by sophomore
Samantha Alonzo (Roy C. Ketcham H.S./Wappinger Falls, N.Y.). However, Botsch retired the final 11 hitters she faced to secure the victory for the Wildcats.
Botsch, who improved to 5-6 on the season, allowed just one earned run on three hits while striking out seven batters. She did not walk a batter and faced just four batters over the minimum.
The Lightning claimed a 1-0 lead in the top of the fourth inning in the nightcap after junior outfielder
Michelle Foster (Overbrook H.S./West Berlin, N.J.) scored on a passed ball.
But, the Wildcats answered in the bottom of the fifth inning as Botsch scored an unearned run after a throwing error by Alonzo with two outs, tying the game at 1-1.
In the bottom of the seventh inning, senior
Skye Boris (Caesar Rodney H.S./Magnolia, Del.) doubled to right center field before being replaced by freshman
Emily Nowell (St. Mark's H.S./Wilmington, Del.). After a groundout moved Nowell to third base with two outs, she scored the game-winning run after freshman
Rice Fazio (Shawnee H.S./Medford, N.J.) reached on a fielding error by Alonzo.
The win capped a solid performance by Warrington, who struck out 13 hitters without walking a batter. The CACC leader with 127 strikeouts, she earned her league-leading ninth win of the season and has earned three consecutive wins.
Foster led the Lightning offense with two hits while Alonzo and junior utility player
Roni Peters (Leonardtown H.S./Leonardtown, Md.) each contributed a hit.
The reigning CACC Pitcher of the Week, Peters allowed just one earned run on five hits in the first game while striking out six Wilmington batters. Meanwhile, senior
Ashley Antosh (Twin Valley H.S./Honey Brook, Pa.) tallied a season-high seven strikeouts in the second game while scattering seven hits without allowing an earned run.
The Lightning, who have lost three straight games, will return home on Friday afternoon to face Holy Family University in a CACC doubleheader at 2 p.m. Meanwhile, the Wildcats will travel to the University of the Sciences for a CACC doubleheader on Thursday beginning at 2:30 p.m.
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