STEUBENVILLE, Ohio – The Allegheny softball team traveled to Franciscan Thursday (April 9) for a Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) doubleheader, collecting a sweep of the Barons.
The Gators won game one 5-1 and game two 14-4 in five innings.
Game One - Allegheny 5, Franciscan 1
The game was scoreless until the third inning.
Abby Robinson (Mars, Pa./Mars Area) hit a two-out double to right field.
Samantha Phillips (Pittsburgh, Pa./Mt. Lebanon) followed up with an RBI single to centerfield, putting the Gators on the board.
The Gators added to their lead in the fourth.
Jayla Jones (Pittsburgh, Pa./Avonworth) reached on an error to start the inning.
Lauren Folino (Cranberry Township, Pa./Seneca Valley) would drive Jones home on a double.
Avery Magee (Chandler, Ariz./Hamilton) then made it 4-0 with a two-run home run. It marked Magee's second home run of the season.
The Barons made up a run in the bottom of the fourth as they cut the Allegheny lead to 4-1.
Allegheny added to their lead in the fifth. Robinson drew a walk and stole second.
Alaina Sharp (Lewistown, Pa./Mifflin County) brought Robinson across the plate with an RBI single to right field.
That proved to be all the run support
Madison Hulse (San Diego, Calif./Rancho Bernardo) needed as she earned the win in the circle.
Inside the Box
- Magee hit a two run home run as part of a two hit game.
- Phillips went three-of-four, driving in a run.
- Hulse pitched a complete game, striking out six while allowing just one run on three hits and a walk.
- Folino had a RBI double.
- Sharp hit an RBI single.
- Robinson also registered a double.
Game Two - Allegheny 14, Franciscan 4 (5 innings)
The Gator offense got to work right away, scoring five runs in the first. Robinson started the game with a double while Phillips followed up with a single. Jones brought both runners in on a single to left field. After
Morgan Kinney (Brunswick, Ohio/Brunswick) singled,
Samantha Foley (Fombell, Pa./North Catholic) drove Jones in to make it 3-0.
Rachel Seneca (Harrisburg, Pa./Bishop McDevitt) made it 5-0 with a two RBI single.
The Barons plated one run in the bottom of the first, cutting the Gator lead to 5-1.
Allegheny scored another five runs in the second. Phillips was hit by a pitch before a Magee single put two runners on. Jones drove Phillips in on a single before Foley knocked Magee in later in the inning on a sacrifice fly. Seneca hit into an error with two outs which scored Jones and Kinney.
Maisy Post (North East, Pa./North East) drove Seneca in for the fifth run of the inning as the Gator lead grew to 10-1.
Franciscan put up a run in each of the next three innings.
In the fourth, Seneca drew a lead-off walk and eventually came around on a passed ball. After Robinson singled, she would score on a wild pitch. Later in the inning with
Madalyn Myers (Wexford, Pa./Pine-Richland) and Phillips aboard, Kinney hit a two RBI single as the lead grew to 14-4.
The Gators held the Barons off the board in both the fourth and fifth inning as they ended the contest early.
Inside the Box
- Jones had three hits, driving in three runs.
- Kinney drove in two runs on two hits.
- Seneca and Foley also had a pair of RBI.
- Robinson had a multi-hit game with a double.
- Post hit a RBI single.
- Magee and Myers also tallied a hit.
- Mackenzie Keber (Freedom, Pa./Ambridge Area) picked up the complete game win, allowing just three earned runs.
News and Notes
- The Gators are now 6-0 all-time against Franciscan.
- Magee hit her second home run of the year.
- Foley recorded her first collegiate hit.
- Keber registered her first collegiate win.
Up Next
The Gators are on the road Saturday (April 11) at Geneva.
