KISSIMMEE, FL – The 25th ranked York
College Spartan softball squad rolled to a pair of wins on Friday
as a part of their 2009 Spring Trip to the Rebel Games in
Kissimmee, Fla. The Spartans defeated Clarke College 8-0 in six
innings followed by a 5-3 victory over former Capital Athletic
Conference rival Catholic University. The Spartans are 10-2 overall
after the two wins.
Against Clarke, the Spartans got on the board first as they
tallied two runs in the frame. York blew the game open in the
fourth as they put up a five spot, putting the game out of
reach. Heather Bormann (Brick, N.J./Brick
Memorial) and Caitlin Keppler (Owings,
Md./Northern) each had two RBI in the frame for York.
The Spartans ended the game in the sixth with a single run,
invoking the eight run rule.
Freshman Brittany Therres (Hughesville, Md./Thomas
Stone) was again outstanding as she twirled her third
shutout of the year. Therres allowed just two hits while she struck
out one in six innings. She did not walk a batter as she improves
to 5-1 for the campaign.
Abby Nauman took the loss as she allowed two runs on three hits
in three innings of work. Caitlin Woods followed Nauman and allowed
six runs on eight hits in 2.2 innings of action.
Therres was the lone Spartan with multiple hits as she was
2-for-3 with an RBI. Bormann was 1-for-2 with two RBI and two runs
scored. Megan Van Meter (Hanover, Md./Archbishop
Spalding) was 1-for-3 with two RBI and a run scored.
Keppler, the Spartans' RBI leader, was 1-for-3 with a pair of
runs batted in.
Dani Cater had both of Clarke's hits as the Crusaders
could never get anything going against Therres.
Against Catholic, York got on the board right away as junior
pitcher Sam Koehl (Frederick, Md./Gov. Thomas
Johnson) launched a solo homer in the top of the first.
The jack was Koehl's second of the year. York added to the
lead in the fourth on a Michelle Barwick (Cockeysville,
Md./Dulaney) RBI double as the Spartan lead grew to 2-0.
Catholic cut their deficit in half with a single run in the
bottom of the fourth, however, York tallied three runs in the top
of the fifth to take command of the game. Keppler had a two-run
double and Barwick added an RBI ground out to give York a 5-1 lead.
The Cardinals picked up a pair of runs in the bottom of the fifth
but Koehl gave up just two hits over the final two innings to
preserve the win.
Koehl earned the win to improve to 5-1. She allowed three runs,
two earned, on seven hits with two strikeouts and a walk in her
seven innings of work.
Stacie Goddard suffered the loss for the Cardinals as he
allowed two runs on three hits with two walks and a strikeout in
four innings of action. Brittany Sobieraj relieved Goddard and
allowed three runs on three hits with a strikeout and walk in three
innings.
Koehl led the Spartan offense as she was 2-for-4 with an RBI and
two runs scored. Keppler chipped in with a hit, two RBI, and a run
scored. Barwick finished the game going 1-for-2 with two RBI.
Megan Rizzi led the Cardinals as she was 2-for-4 with two RBI
while Tracey Scanlon was 1-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored.
The Spartans conclude their trip Saturday as they face Trine at
1:00 pm followed by a game against Shenandoah at 3:00 pm.
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