MEADVILLE, Pa. – The Allegheny softball team collected a home Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) sweep of Franciscan Wednesday (April 9).
The Gators captured game one 9-2 before taking game two 10-2.
Game One - Allegheny 9, Franciscan 2
In the bottom of the second,
Alaina Sharp (Lewistown, Pa./Mifflin County) hit a two-out double to the left center fence. After a wild pitch,
Julia Perillo (New Fairfield, Conn./New Fairfield) drove her in on a single through the right side. A dropped fly ball then allowed Perillo to come all the way around from first to make it 2-0 after two innings.
In the bottom of the third, Allegheny extended their lead to 3-0 as
Olivia Devries (Kent, Ohio/Field) hit a solo home run over the left field fence. The home run was her fifth of the year.
The Barons made up a pair of runs in the top of the third with a two-run home run.
Singles by
Samantha Phillips (Pittsburgh, Pa./Mount Lebanon) and Devries put two runners on in the fifth.
Sofia Genareo (Lakewood, N.Y./Southwestern Central) singled down the third base line, bringing Phillps in to make it 4-2.
Audrey Blarr (Clarence, N.Y./Clarence) and Sharp started the sixth with back-to-back singles. Perillo cleared the bases with a double to the right center gap, increasing the lead to 6-2.
Halle Book (Pittsburgh, Pa./North Catholic) then drove Perillo in with her own double. Later in the inning with a runner on, Devries went deep once again with a two run shot, making it 9-2.
Aleya Belardinelli (Melbourne, Fla./West Shore) struck out the side in the seventh to cap off the win.
Inside the Box
- Devries went deep twice as part of her three hit game, driving in three runs.
- Belardinelli earned the win. In 7.0 innings of work, she struck out 10 batters.
- Perillo drove in three runs on two hits, including a double.
- Sharp also had a multi-hit game with a double.
- Book had a RBI double while Genareo also drove home a run.
Game Two - Allegheny 10, Franciscan 2 (6 innings)
The Gators put up a quick run in the first inning. Phillips led-off with a single to right field. After a wild pitch, a RBI single by Belrdinelli produced the game's first run.
In the second, Sharp hit another double and moved to third on a passed ball. An error then allowed her to reach home for the second run. Phillips followed up with a single to right to plate Book as the lead reached 3-0.
Similar to game one, the Barons hit a two-run home run in the third to cut the lead to one.
Genareo tripled down the right field line to start the bottom of the frame. Blarr would drive her home on a groundout to make it 4-2.
The Gators added four runs in the fourth. Starting pitcher
Samantha Dzierba (Colden, N.Y./Orchard Park) and Book had back-to-back hits.
Catherine Burkett (Harborcreek, Pa./Harbor Creek) pinch ran for Dzierba and scored on a Phillips single. An infield single by Belardinelli brought Book home before Genareo singled up the middle, scoring Phillips. The final run of the inning came across the plate on a Blarr sacrifice fly as the Gator lead stretched to 8-2.
The game ended an inning early as the Gators gained an eight run lead in the bottom of the sixth. After a hit by Devries and an all-safe fielder's choice, Blarr drove home a pinch running
Morgan Kinney (Brunswick, Ohio/Brunswick).
Cameron Long (Midlothian, Va./Midlothian) ended the game with a RBI single to deep center.
Inside the Box
- Dzierba earned the win, striking out eight batters. At the plate, she had a hit.
- Phillips and Belardinelli each drove in two runs on two hits.
- Genareo had a triple as part of her two hits.
- Book also had a multi-hit game.
- Blarr drove in three runs.
- All nine starters had at least one hit.
News and Notes
- The Gators are now 6-0 all-time against the Barons.
- Devries hit her 18th and 19th career home runs in game one. The homers moved her into sole possession of the fifth spot on the Gators' career home run list.
Up Next
The Gators celebrate Senior Day Saturday (April 12) against Geneva.
