WASHINGTON, Pa. – The Allegheny softball team concluded regular season Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) play at Washington and Jefferson Wednesday (April 23), splitting the pair of games.
The Gators fell in game one 3-1 before taking game two 13-4.
Game One - W&J 3, Allegheny 1
The Gators struck first in the second.
Audrey Blarr (Clarence, N.Y./Clarence) drew a leadoff walk. She moved up on an
Alaina Sharp (Lewistown, Pa./Mifflin County) sacrifice bunt and a
Cameron Long (Midlothian, Va./Midlothian) groundout.
Julia Perillo (New Fairfield, Conn./New Fairfield) drove her in with a RBI single.
The Presidents' gained the lead in the fourth. After loading the bases, an error allowed two runs through as they gained a 2-1 advantage.
Washington and Jefferson added to their lead in the sixth with a solo home run.
Long drew a walk with two outs in the seventh but was left on base as they fell in game one.
Inside the Box
- Aleya Belardinelli (Melbourne, Fla./West Shore) struck out 11 while allowing just one earned run and four hits.
- Perillo had a RBI single.
- Samantha Phillips (Pittsburgh, Pa./Mount Lebanon) and Halle Book (Pittsburgh, Pa./North Catholic) also produced hits.
Game Two - Allegheny 13, W&J 4
The Gators jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning. Phillips drew an opening walk and
Olivia Devries (Kent, Ohio/Field) was hit by a pitch to put two runners on.
Sofia Genareo (Lakewood, N.Y./Southwestern Central) singled down the left field line to score Phillips before a Long single brought Devries and Phillips in.
Allegheny added to their lead in the second. Belardinelli singled with two outs. After a Devries single put runners on the corners, Genareo tallied her second RBI single of the contest.
The Presidents got on the board in the second, plating one run to cut the lead to 4-1.
In the third, the Gators added five more runs. After Long had a leadoff single, starting pitcher
Samantha Dzierba (Colden, N.Y./Orchard Park) drove her home. Phillips followed up a Book single with a RBI single down the left field line, bringing home a pinch running
Catherine Burkett (Harborcreek, Pa./Harbor Creek). Belardinelli had the Gators' fourth straight hit as she scored Book with a single. Genareo then tallied her third and fourth RBI of the game as her single scored Phillips and Belardinelli.
Washington and Jefferson scored twice in the bottom of the frame and once more in the fifth, but Allegheny maintained a 9-4 lead.
The final four Allegheny runs came in the seventh.
Madison Hulse (San Diego, Calif./Rancho Bernardo) doubled with one out and scored on a Book RBI. Phillips then drove Book in. Later in the inning, Devries and Genareo had back-to-back RBI hits as the lead reached 13-4.
The Gators held the Presidents off the board in the bottom of the frame to earn the split.
Inside the Box
- Genareo finished four-for-five at the plate with five runs driven in.
- Belardinelli also had a four hit game, driving in a run and scoring three times.
- Long had three hits with a pair of runs batted in.
- Phillips drove in two runs on two hits while Devries and Book both had two hits and a RBI.
- Dzierba had a RBI hit and struck out three in 4.2 innings of work.
- Hulse pitched the final 2.1 innings and doubled.
News and Notes
- The Gators finished PAC play with a 13-7 record.
- Allegheny is now 12-5 all-time against Washington and Jefferson.
Up Next
The Gators play their final regular season series at home Thursday (April 24) in non-conference action against Penn State Behrend.
