Box Score 1 |
Box Score 2
Site: Jackson Athletic Complex (Wilmington, Del.)
Final Scores: Holy Family 10, Goldey-Beacom 0; Holy Family 4, Goldey-Beacom 1
Records: Goldey-Beacom (9-15, 5-7), Holy Family (13-11, 8-2)
Next GBC Event: Saturday, Apr. 6 at Dominican | 12 p.m. | DC Softball Field (Orangeburg, N.Y.)
Goldey-Beacom vs. Holy Family Box Scores: Game 1 |
Game 2
WILMINGTON, Del. – Led by freshman outfielder
Alicia Alvarado (Paraclete H.S./Palmdale, Calif.), Holy Family University (13-11, 8-2) extended its win streak to five consecutive games by sweeping a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference doubleheader over Goldey-Beacom College (9-15, 5-7) at the Lightning's Jackson Athletic Complex on Friday afternoon.
Holy Family, which has won 9 of their last 11 games, erupted for a season-high 10 runs in the first game en route to a 10-0 victory over the Lightning before taking the nightcap by a 4-1 margin.
The Tigers took a 3-0 lead in the top of the third inning in the first game. After junior
Roni Peters (Leonardtown H.S./Leonardtown, Md.) recorded the first two outs of the inning, she hit Alvarado with a pitch before a single by junior
AnnMarie Dalton (Northampton Area H.S./Northampton, Pa.) moved Alvarado to third base.
After back-to-back walks scored Alvarado for the Tigers' first run, senior catcher
Deanna Myers (William Tennent H.S./Warminster, Pa.) upped the Holy Family advantage to 3-0 with a two-run single to center field.
Myers extended the lead to 4-0 in the top of the fifth inning with an RBI triple to center field before scoring on an RBI groundout by junior
Hayley Brennan (Indian River H.S./Frankford, Del.) for a five-run cushion.
The Tigers added two more runs in the top of the sixth inning on a pair of unearned runs with one out as Dalton and sophomore
Kelsi Bunda (Pennsbury H.S./Yardley, Pa.) scored after a strikeout and throwing error by freshman catcher
Alivia Schoff (Rising Sun H.S./Colora, Md.).
In the seventh inning, Holy Family scored three more runs on a two-run single by Bunda and an RBI single by Dalton.
Led by junior
Rachael Alligood (Harry S. Truman H.S./Levittown, Pa.), the Tigers held Goldey-Beacom to just four hits en route to the victory. Alligood, who upped her record to 3-3 on the season, did not allow a hit until the sixth inning while posting three strikeouts.
In the second game, the Tigers took advantage of three Goldey-Beacom errors to take a 4-0 lead. After Myers walked to open the inning, she advanced to third base when junior
Erin Corrado (St. Mark's H.S./Fair Hill, Md.) reached on a throwing error by sophomore
Asia Ellis (Lenape H.S./Marlton, N.J.).
With two outs in the inning, both Corrado and Myers scored when senior
Lindsey Iden (Council Rock North H.S./Rushland, Pa.) tripled to right field. Bunda singled home Iden to increase the advantage to 3-0 before a single by freshman
Kristine Casey (Caravel H.S./Newark, Del.) increased the margin to 4-0.
The Lightning narrowed the deficit to 4-1 in the bottom of the fifth inning when senior
Ashley Antosh (Twin Valley H.S./Honey Brook, Pa.) hit an RBI double to right center field.
But, the Lightning were unable to get any closer as junior
Victoria Reuscher (Little Flower H.S. for Girls/Cheltenham, Pa.) retired seven of the final eight batters she faced to secure the doubleheader sweep.
Reuscher, who improved to 7-2 on the season, allowed just one run on four hits while recording a pair of strikeouts. She did not walk a batter.
While Alvarado led the Tigers to the doubleheader sweep, Dalton contributed three hits with two runs scored while Myers added three hits with three runs batted in.
Antosh, who fell to 5-7 on the season, scattered five hits while recording a strikeout. She also had two hits in the doubleheader while Schoff added two hits while scoring the Lightning's lone run.
The Lightning, who have lost five straight games, will begin a four-game road trip on Saturday afternoon when they travel to CACC co-leader Dominican for a pair of conference games beginning at 12 p.m. Meanwhile, the Tigers will host Felician on Saturday in a CACC doubleheader.
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