MEADVILLE, Pa. – The Allegheny softball team collected a Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) sweep against Waynesburg at home Wednesday (April 24).
 
The Gators won game one 7-0 and game two by a 7-2 margin.
 
Game One - Allegheny 7, Waynesburg 0
 
After Aleya Belardinelli (Melbourne, Fla./West Shore) struck out the side in the top of the inning, the Gators produced three runs in the bottom of the frame. Samantha Phillips (Pittsburgh, Pa./Mount Lebanon) was hit by a pitch to start the frame. Later in the inning, Sophia Godzak (Belle Vernon, Pa./Belle Vernon) reached on an error. Sofia Genareo (Lakewood, N.Y./Southwestern Central) then stepped up to the plate and hit the ball over the center field fence to give Allegheny a 3-0 lead. That home run was Genareo's fourth of the season and 10th of her career.
 
The Gators added another in the second. The bases were loaded when Olivia Devries (Kent, Ohio/Field) was hit by a pitch, scoring Cameron Long (Midlothian, Va./Midlothian) to extend the lead to 4-0.
 
In the fourth, the Gators loaded the bases with singles by Long and Phillips and a fielder's choice by Belardinelli where Long beat the throw to third. Devries followed up with a chopper up the middle, scoring Long and Phillips. An error loaded the bases again. Hadley Horensky (Jefferson Hills, Pa./Seton LaSalle Catholic) hit a sacrifice fly to bring Belardinelli home as the lead hit 7-0.
 
Belardinelli limited the Yellow Jackets to just a single hit while keeping them off the scoreboard as the Gators picked up the conference win.
 
Inside the Box

• Genareo hit a three run home run, her fourth of the season. She also singled 
• Devries also had three RBI on two hits. 
• Horensky drove in a run on a sacrifice fly.
• Phillips, Blarr and Long also recorded a hit. 
• Belardinelli threw a one hit shutout, striking out eight batters. It was her 11th win of the season.

Game Two - Allegheny 7, Waynesburg 2
 
The Yellow Jackets took advantage of three hits and an error in the first to gain a 2-0 lead.
 
Allegheny made up the runs in the bottom of the frame. Phillips led-off with a single. Devries reached on an error to put runners on the corners. Godzak grounded out, but was able to drive Phillips in. Genareo followed up with a double to deep right field, scoring Devries to tie the game at two. Horensky then doubled down the right field line, bringing Genareo in as the Gators gained a 3-2 lead.
 
The Gators added to their lead in the third. After a Belardinelli single, Devries reached on an error, then a throwing error got her to third and allowed Belardinelli to score.
 
Waynesburg threatened in the fifth with the bases loaded and one out, but Madison Hulse (San Diego, Calif./Rancho Bernardo) got the Gators out of the jam unscathed.
 
In the bottom of the fifth, Belardinelli had her second single of the game, which was also the 100th of her career. A pair of batters were hit to load the bases for Horensky. Horensky singled to center field, scoring Belardinelli and a pinch-running Arianna Wilkinson (Warren, Ohio/Howland) to make it 6-2. Blarr delivered a single as well to score Genareo.
 
The score remained 7-2 in favor of the Gators the rest of the way as they completed the conference sweep.
 
Inside the Box

• Hulse earned the win as she improved to 7-1 on the season. She gave up just one earned run while striking out a pair of batters.
• Belardinelli went three-for-four with two runs scored.
• Horensky drove in three runs on two hits, including a double.
• Genareo had a RBI double.
• Godzak and Blarr also drove runs in.

News and Notes

• The Gators are now 24-8 overall and 15-5 in PAC action this season. This marks their second season in a row with 24 wins.
• Allegheny is now 4-6 all-time against Waynesburg.
• Genareo hit her fourth home run of the season and 10th of her career.
• Belardinelli recorded her 100th career hit.

Up Next
The Gators will host John Carroll in a nonconference doubleheader Monday (April 29).