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YORK, PA – The York College Spartan softball squad earned a Capital Athletic Conference sweep of Penn State Harrisburg as the Spartans defeated the Lions 7-5 in the opener and completed the sweep with a 9-0 five inning win in the nightcap. The Spartans hit a pair of home runs in the two games as they have broken the single season school record for home runs in a season with 24 round trippers as a team.

Game One

Final Score: York (Pa.) 7 – PSU Harrisburg 5

Season Game Number: 35

Records: York (22-13, 5-6 CAC) / PSU Harrisburg

Site: Spartan Stadium – York, PA

Winning Pitcher (Record): Courtney Martin (8-3)

Losing Pitcher (Record): Amanda Hartman (7-8)

Save (Number): None

How It Happened: 

• The Spartans opened the scoring in the first as Haley Hirn plated Savannah Zittle with an RBI single for York's first run of the game.

• Spartan starter Courtney Martin was cruising through the first five innings but ran into some trouble in the sixth. She allowed a hit and a base runner via a Spartan error. York called on Melissa Jurkiewicz in relief but she was not sharp as the Lions got five runs on six hits with an error in the inning. The Lions got RBIs from Rieley Loch, Amanda Hartman, Emily Parmer, and a pair of runs batted in from Jackie Furch. Martin came back into the game to close out the inning.

• The Spartans responded in fantastic fashion in the bottom of the sixth. Ashley Werner was hit by a pitch to open the inning. Katie Maloney then ripped a single to center. Hirn came up to the plate and jacked a three-run shot to left center, cutting the Harrisburg lead to 6-4. Carleigh Ruleman was hit by a pitch to restart the Spartan offense. Joanna Marmo reached on a bunt single and Mia Ruffalo alertly advanced to third on the bunt as the pinch runner. Savannah Galati gave York the lead when she ripped a two-run double to left center. Martin then singled on another bunt as the go-ahead run moved to third. After a strikeout, Zittle scored pinch runner Brittany Myers with a sacrifice fly as the Spartans got the all important insurance run.

• Martin closed out the game in the top of the seventh as she allowed a gift double after a clearly foul ball was ruled a double for the Lions' Rieley Loch. She got three ground ball outs to end the game.

Spartan Offensive Leaders:

Katie Maloney: 2-for-4, 1 run scored

Savannah Zittle: 2-for-3, 1 RBI, 1 run scored

Haley Hirn: 1-for-3, 4 RBI, 1 run scored, HR

Joanna Marmo: 2-for-3, 1 RBI, 2B

Savannah Galati: 1-for-1, 2 RBI, 2B

Harrisburg Leaders:

Kayla Seyfert: 2-for-4, 1 run scored

Rieley Loch: 2-for-4, 1 RBI, 1 run scored, 2 2B

Amanda Hartman: 2-for-4, 1 RBI, 1 run scored

Emily Parmer: 1-for-3, 1 RBI, 1 run scored

Jackie Furch: 1-for-3, 2 RBI

Spartan Pitching Leaders:

Courtney Martin: 6.2 IP, 4 hits, 2 runs, 1 earned run, 2 K, 0 BB

Melissa Jurkiewicz: 0.1 IP, 5 hits, 3 earned runs, 1 K, 0 BB

Harrisburg Pitching Leaders

Amanda Hartman: 6.0 IP, 9 hits, 7 earned runs, 5 K, 0 BB

Game One Notes: The Spartans got seven runs on nine hits with one error while Harrisburg had five runs on nine hits with no errors … the game time was 1:56 minutes with the sixth inning taking 48 minutes.

Game Two

Final Score: York (Pa.) 9 – PSU Harrisburg 0 (5 innings)

Season Game Number: 36

Records: York (23-13, 6-6 CAC) / PSU Harrisburg (9-16, 2-10 CAC)

Site: Spartan Stadium – York, PA

Winning Pitcher (Record): Melissa Jurkiewicz (12-8)

Losing Pitcher (Record): Erelle Sowers (0-4)

Save (Number): None

How It Happened:

• The Spartans offense, after being held in check for the three innings, exploded for seven runs in the fourth inning. Carleigh Ruleman opened the scoring with an RBI single. Joanna Marmo then plated two with a double to center. Melissa Jurkiewicz stroked a single to left to make it 4-0. Savannah Zittle then made it 6-0 with a two-run single to left. Ashley Werner closed out the inning with a sacrifice fly to left.

• York ended the game with two runs in the fifth inning. Ruleman tripled with one out to start the uprising. After a ground out, Brittany Myers launched a home run to deep left to invoke the mercy rule as York won the game 9-0. The home run by Myers broke the school record as the Spartans now have 24 round trippers for the year.

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Spartan Offensive Leaders:

Katie Maloney: 2-for-3, 1 run scored

Brittany Myers: 1-for-2, 2 RBI, 2 runs scored, BB, HR

Joanna Marmo: 1-for-3, 2 RBI, 1 run scored, 2B

Carleigh Ruleman: 2-for-2, 1 RBI, 1 run scored, 3B

Ashley Werner: 1-for-2, 1 RBI, 1 run scored

PSU HarrisburgOffensive Leaders:

Rieley Loch: 2-for-2

Jackie Furch: 1-for-2

Spartan Pitching Leaders:

Melissa Jurkiewicz: 4.0 IP, 2 hits, 0 runs, 4 K, 0 BB

Jenny Coyle: 1.0 IP, 1 hit, 0 runs, 1 K, 0 BB

Harrisburg Pitching Leaders:

Brooke Mizelle: 5.0 IP, 3 hits, 0 runs, 4 K, 1 BB

 

Game Two Notes: The Spartans got nine runs on nine hits with an error while the Lions were shutout on three hits with no errors … The shutout for the Spartans is their eighth as a team … Carleigh Ruleman now has 99 career hits … Melissa Jurkiewicz now has 82 strikeouts and just 13 walks in 126 innings of action this year … York now has four hitters with 20 or more RBI as Savannah Zittle leads the team with 27 while Werner has 25 and Ruleman and Marmo each have 21 … York has outhomered their opponents 24-11 for the year.

What's Next: The Spartans return to action on Saturday when they travel to Frostburg State University to face the Bobcats in a key Capital Athletic Conference doubleheader. First pitch from Frostburg, Maryland is set for 1:00 pm.      

Katie Maloney photo courtesy of David Sinclair