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Box Score 2 CLERMONT, FLA – The York College softball team earned a pair of wins during day two of the Spring Games in Clermont, Florida. The Spartans downed Cabrini 3-1 in the opener and then held off St. Vincent, 5-4, in the nightcap.
Game One
Final Score: York (Pa.) 3- Cabrini 1
Season Game Number: 3
Records: York (2-1) / Cabrini (0-1)
Site: Hancock Park #4, Clermont, Florida
Winning Pitcher (Record): Melissa Jurkiewicz (2-0)
Losing Pitcher (Record): Jess Giordano (0-1)
Save (Number): None
How It Happened:
• The Spartans opened the scoring in the top of the second as freshman Courtney Gall stroked a two run single to score Carliegh Ruleman and Melissa Jurkiewicz.
• York pushed the lead to 3-0 in the fourth as Ashley Werner scored pinch runner Mia Ruffalo with an RBI single to left.
• Cabrini got their lone run in the fourth as Jess Giordano singled in Kaitlyn Cooper, cutting York's lead to 3-1.
• Jurkiewicz retired nine of the final 10 batters she faced in the game with the lone batter reaching via an error.
Spartan Offensive Leaders:
Melissa Jurkiewicz: 2-for-3, 1 run scored
Courtney Gall: 1-for-3, 2 RBI
Ashley Werner: 1-for-3, 1 RBI
Katie Maloney: 1-for-4, 2B
Cabrini Leaders:
Jess Giordano: 2-for-3, 1 RBI
Kaitlyn Cooper: 1-for-3, 1 run scored
Spartan Pitching Leaders:
Melissa Jurkiewicz: 7.0 IP, 3 hits, 1 earned run, 10 K, 1 BB
Cabrini Pitching Leaders
Jess Giordano: 7.0 IP, 8 hits, 3 earned runs, 4 K, 0 BB
Game One Notes: The Spartans earned their second straight win … York had three runs on eight hits with one error …. Melissa Jurkiewicz earned her second straight complete game victory … Jurkiewicz matched a career-high set on Sunday with 10 strikeouts … She now has 20 strikeouts in 14 innings of work … Jurkiewicz has allowed just one run on four hits in 14 innings of work.
Game Two
Final Score: York (Pa.) 5 – St. Vincent 4
Season Game Number: 4
Records: York (3-1) / St. Vincent (2-2)
Site: Hancock Park #3, Clermont, Florida
Winning Pitcher (Record): Courtney Martin (1-1)
Losing Pitcher (Record): Cassidy Uscilowski (0-1)
Save (Number): None
How It Happened:
• St. Vincent opened the scoring with a Courtney Patterson RBI single to right to give the Bearcats a 1-0 lead.
• York took a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the fourth as Haley Hirn launched a two-run blast to left, plating Katie Maloney for the Spartan lead.
• The fifth inning was action packed as both teams scored three runs in the frame.
• The fifth for St. Vincent saw Shelby Noel stroke a two run single to right. Patterson, who singled earlier in the inning, then came home on Emily Duerr sacrifice fly to left.
• York's bottom of the fifth saw Courtney Gall open the inning with a triple to right. Savannah Zittle doubled in Gall for York's first run of the inning. Katie Maloney plated Zittle for a sacrifice fly after Zittle moved to third on a Joanna Marmo single. Marmo scored on a Hirn single down the left field line for the eventual game winning RBI.
• Spartan starter Courtney Martin had to work out of jams in both the sixth and seventh innings.
Spartan Offensive Leaders:
Savannah Zittle: 3-for-4, 1 RBI, 1 run scored, 2B
Haley Hirn: 3-for-3, 3 RBI, 1 run scored, 2B, HR
Katie Maloney: 1-for-2, 1 run scored, 1 RBI
Courtney Gall: 1-for-2, 1 run scored, 3B
St. Vincent Offensive Leaders:
Shelby Noel: 2-for-4, 2 RBI, SB
Courtney Patterson: 2-for-4, 1 RBI, 1 run scored
Emily Duerr: 1-for-3, 1 run scored
Spartan Pitching Leaders:
Courtney Martin: 7.0 IP, 8 hits, 4 runs, 2 earned runs, 5 K, 1 BB
St. Vincent Pitching Leaders:
Cassidy Uscilowski: 6.0 IP, 11 hits, 5 runs, 3 earned runs, 6 K, 1 BB
Game Two Notes: The Spartans got five runs on 11 hits with two errors while St. Vincent had four runs on eight hits with no errors … Courtney Martin picked up her first win of the year … the Spartans' 3-1 start is the best in the tenure of head coach Jen Petteys, besting the Spartans' 2-2 start in each of the last two years.
What's Next: The Spartans return to action on Tuesday, March 1 when they face Rose-Hulman and Finlandia during day two of the 2016 spring trip. The Spartans face Rose-Hulman at 9:00 am and Finlandia at 11:00 am.
