BRADFORD, Pa. – The Allegheny softball team traveled to Pitt Bradford for a non-conference doubleheader Thursday (April 23), splitting the games with the Panthers.
Allegheny won the first game 16-3 before falling in game two 4-1.
Game One - Allegheny 16, Pitt Bradford 3 (5 innings)
After a scoreless first inning, the Gators scored three times in the second.
Lauren Folino (Cranberry Township, Pa./Seneca Valley) doubled to get the inning started. Later in the inning, an error allowed Folino to score. A
Samantha Phillips (Pittsburgh, Pa./Mt. Lebanon) single then scored both
Rachel Seneca (Harrisburg, Pa./Bishop McDevitt) and
Alaina Sharp (Lewistown, Pa./Mifflin County).
The Gators had a big inning in the fourth, scoring 12 runs on 11 hits.
Abby Robinson (Mars, Pa./Mars Area) had two hits in the frame, driving two runs in.
Mackenzie Keber (Freedom, Pa./Ambridge Area) doubled and had a RBI single.
Avery Magee (Chandler, Ariz./Hamilton) also had a double and a single, bringing two runs in.
Morgan Kinney (Brunswick, Ohio/Brunswick) drove in three on a pair of singles.
Samantha Foley (Fombell, Pa./North Catholic) had a two-RBI double while Folino had a sacrifice fly. Seneca doubled in the inning and Sharp singled.
Allegheny tacked on an additional run in the fourth when a sacrifice fly by Robinson brought a pinch running
Kassidy Samuelraj (Solon, Ohio/Solon) home.
The Panthers scored once in the fourth and twice in the fifth, but the Gators earned a 16-3 five inning win.
Inside the Box
- Seven Gators had multi-hit games as seven of their 17 hits went for extra bases.
- Kinney and Robinson both drove in three runs on three hits.
- Folino doubled twice, scoring a run on a sacrifice fly.
- Magee had a double, driving in two runs.
- Phillips had a two RBI single while drawing a pair of walks.
- Keber drove in a run on two hits with a double.
- Foley drove two runs in.
- Seneca had a multi-hit game, including a double.
- Sharp had a pair of singles.
- Kennedy Stahl (Warriors Mark, Pa./State College Area) picked up the win in the circle, allowing just three runs.
Game Two - Pitt Bradford 4, Allegheny 1
The Panthers got on the board in the bottom of the first, scoring a run. They added another pair of runs in fourth as their lead reached 3-0.
The Gators got on the board in the fifth.
Madalyn Myers (Wexford, Pa./Pine-Richland) led-off the inning with a single, reaching second on an error. After moving to third on a groundout,
Riley Lorah (Waterford, Pa./General McLane) drove her in for the Gator run.
However, the Panthers tacked on a run in the bottom of the frame and allowed just one hit in the last two innings as the teams split the doubleheader.
Inside the Box
- Seneca, Robinson and Myers had hits for the Gators.
- Lorah registered a RBI.
- Samuelraj pitched the first 5.0 innings, allowing three earned runs on five hits.
- Madison Hulse (San Diego, Calif./Rancho Bernardo) pitched the final inning in relief without allowing a base runner.
News and Notes
- Allegheny is now 5-1 all-time against Pitt Bradford.
- Keber and Lorah recorded their first career RBI.
- Samuelraj scored her first run as a Gator.
Up Next
The Gators conclude their season Friday (April 24) on Senior Day against Hiram.