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Box Score 2 YORK, PA – The York College softball squad split a non-conference twin bill with Franklin & Marshall on a windy Tuesday afternoon in York. The Diplomats won game one 4-2 and the Spartans exploded in the nightcap as they posted a 12-1 five-inning victory.
Game One
Final Score: Franklin & Marshall 4 – York (Pa.) 2
Season Game Number: 27
Records: York (18-9) / Franklin & Mashall (12-7)
Site: Spartan Stadium, York, PA
Winning Pitcher (Record): Katie Wenger (7-2)
Losing Pitcher (Record): Melissa Jurkiewicz (11-5)
How It Happened:
• The Spartans wasted little time in opening the scoring in the bottom of the first. Savannah Zittle opened the frame with an infield single. Ashley Werner then hit a well placed bunt to put Spartans at first and second. After a pop up and a fielder's choice made it look like the Diplomats may get out of the inning unscathed, Carleigh Ruleman ripped a single up the middle to plate the game's first run, scoring Werner from third.
• Spartan starter Melissa Jurkiewicz was cruising through the first three innings but ran into trouble in the fourth. The Diplomats opened the inning with back-to-back doubles from Megan Ryan and Taylor Long to tie the game at one. Pitcher Katie Wenger then blasted a two-run home run to left field, giving the Diplomats a 3-1 lead.
• The Green and White trimmed their deficit to 3-2 as Werner drilled a solo home run to deep left center to lead off the sixth. The Spartans got a runner to second with two outs but they wouldn't be able to tie the game.
• F&M got an unearned run in the seventh to close out the scoring.
Spartan Offensive Leaders:
Ashley Werner: 2-for-3, 2 runs scored, 1 RBI, HR
Carleigh Ruleman: 1-for-3, 1 RBI
F&M Leaders:
Samantha Clemens: 2-for-4
Katie Wenger: 1-for-3, 2 RBI, 1 run scored, HR
Taylor Long: 1-for-3, 1 RBI, 1 run scored, 2B
Spartan Pitching Leaders:
Melissa Jurkiewicz: 7.0 IP, 7 hits, 4 runs, 3 earned runs, 5 K, 1 BB
F&M Pitching Leaders
Katie Wenger: 7.0 IP, 6 hits, 2 earned runs, 4 K
Game One Notes: The Spartans got two runs on six hits with one error while the Diplomats had four runs on seven hits with one error … York stranded four runners while the Diplomats left six on base … the home run for Ashley Werner was her first collegiate home run … Werner now has 20 RBI for the season from the two spot in the line up.
Game Two
Final Score: York (Pa.) 12 – F&M 1 (5 Innings)
Season Game Number: 28
Records: York (19-9) / Franklin & Marshall (12-8)
Site: Spartan Stadium, York, PA
Winning Pitcher (Record): Courtney Martin (5-3)
Losing Pitcher (Record): Isabel Schaefer (4-5)
How It Happened:
• After snoozing in the first game, the Spartan offense erupted for five runs in the first inning. The Green and White benefited from a poor Diplomat defense, a walk and a hit by pitch as they batted around in the first inning. Brittany Myers had the big blow in the inning with a two-run double to left center. York finished the inning with five runs on three hits and two errros.
• The Diplomats broke into the scoring column in the second as Megan Ryan walked, moved to second on a ground out and then scored on a Katie Wegner RBI double.
• York got that run back in the bottom of the third as Spartan career home run leader Carleigh Ruleman blasted a one-out solo home run to left field, pushing the York lead to 6-1.
• The Green and White put the game out of reach in the fourth. Courtney Gall opened the inning with a triple to left center. Katie Maloney then jacked a two-run shot to left center, increasing the lead to 8-1. The Spartans then loaded the bases only to have Ruleman unload them with a grand slam to left field for her 20th career home run.
• Jenny Coyle closed out the game with a 1-2-3 top of the fifth to finish the game.
Spartan Offensive Leaders:
Carleigh Ruleman: 3-for-3, 6 RBI, 3 runs scored, 2 HR
Brittany Myers: 1-for-3, 2 RBI, 2B
Katie Maloney: 1-for-2, 2 RBI, 1 run scored, HR
Ashley Werner: 1-for-3, 2 runs scored, 1 RBI
F&M Leaders:
Katie Wenger: 1-for-2, 1 RBI
Megan Ryan: 0-for-1, 1 run scored, BB
Spartan Pitching Leaders:
Courtney Martin: 4.0 IP, 1 hit, 1 earned run, 1 BB, 2 K
Jenny Coyle: 1.0 IP, 1 K
F&M Pitching Leaders
Isabel Schaefer: 3.1 IP, 7 hits, 11 runs, 8 earned runs, 2 BB, 2 K
Megan Ryan: 0.2 IP, 1 hit, 1 earned run, 1 K
Game Two Notes: The Spartans got 12 runs on eight hits with one error while F&M had one run on one hit with three errors … Ruleman's two home runs give her 20 for her career as she continues to increase her career school record … Ruleman now has seven home runs for the year and is one tater away from tying the single season school record which she co-owns with Joy Byers (2001) and Sam Koehl (2009) … Her two home runs tie the single game school record while her nine total bases are tied for third on the single game list … Ruleman's six RBI are fifth on the single game list … Maloney's home run is her fifth career home run and first of the year.
What's Next: The Spartans return to Spartan Stadium on Wednesday afternoon as the welcome Hood College to York for a non-conference doubleheader. First pitch for game one is set for 3:00 pm.
Carleigh Ruleman photo courtesy of Joe Rodgers - Five Star Media
