MEADVILLE, Pa. – The Allegheny softball team concluded their regular season with a nonconference twinbill against John Carroll, dropping a close two games to the Blue Streaks.
The Gators dropped game one 5-4 and game two 4-3.
Game One - John Carroll 5, Allegheny 4
The Blue Streaks took an early lead, scoring an unearned run in the first inning. However, their lead did not last long. After
Samantha Phillips (Pittsburgh, Pa./Mount Lebanon) was walked,
Olivia Devries (Kent, Ohio/Field) launched her 10th home run of the season over the left field fence.
In the second, John Carroll took advantage of a pair of errors to score another two unearned runs to jump ahead, 3-2. They added two more runs in the fourth to extend it to 5-2.
Phillips and
Aleya Belardinelli (Melbourne, Fla./West Shore) hit back-to-back singles in the fifth.
Sofia Genareo (Lakewood, N.Y./Southwestern Central) delivered a two-RBI single through the left side, cutting the lead to one.
However, the Gators were unable to produce another run as they fell in game one 5-4.
Inside the Box
- Belardinelli and Phillips had two hits apiece.
- Devries, off a home run, and Genareo each drove in a pair of runs.
- Audrey Blarr (Clarence, N.Y./Clarence) also had a hit.
- Samantha Dzierba (Colden, N.Y./Orchard Park) gave up one earned run in five innings, striking out four.
Game Two - John Carroll 4, Allegheny 3
Belardinelli tripled with one out in the bottom of the first before scoring off a wild pitch for the game's first run.
The score stayed that way until the top of the fifth when the Blue Streaks scored four runs on four hits and two errors to take the lead.
In the sixth, Genareo reached on an error before Godzak singled. That hit marked the 100th of Godzak's career. With two outs, Blarr singled to center, allowing the two base runners to score, cutting the lead to one.
Phillips earned a walk to start the bottom of the seventh. Belardinelli moved her over on a sacrifice bunt. Genareo reached on an error to put runners on the corners. However, the Blue Streaks were able to get out of the situation without allowing a run to score.
Inside the Box
- Belardinelli had a pair of hits, including a triple.
- Blarr had a two RBI single.
- Devries doubled off the fence.
- Jordan Williams (San Diego, Calif./Academy of Our Lady of Peace) got the start in the circle, striking out four while allowing one run on three hits.
- Madison Hulse (San Diego, Calif./Rancho Bernardo) pitched three innings of relief. She struck out seven batters while allowing three runs, none earned, and three hits.
News and Notes
- The Gators finish the regular season with a 24-10 record.
- Allegheny is now 1-4 all-time against John Carroll.
- Devries hit her tenth home run of the season in game one, tied for the second most in a season for a Gator and one off the all-time record. She also leads the conference in that category.
- In game two, Godzak tallied her 100th career hit.
Up Next
The Gators start play at the 2024 Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) Tournament Thursday (May 2) at Westminster. They will play the winner of Geneva and Waynesburg at 4 pm.
