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Box Score 2 NEWPORT NEWS, VA – The York College softball suffered a sweep at the hands of Christopher Newport on Saturday afternoon in a Capital Athletic Conference doubleheader in Newport News, Virginia. The Captains won game one 9-6 and then CNU walked off on the Spartans with an 8-7 win in the nightcap.
Records:
York (Pa.): 14-10, 0-4 CAC
Christopher Newport: 19-7, 4-0 CAC
Game One Stats
Runs: York 6 / CNU 9
Hits: York 9 / CNU 15
Errors: York 2 / CNU 1
Left on Base: York 8 / CNU 9
York Offensive Leaders
Savannah Zittle: 2-for-4
Carleigh Ruleman: 1-for-2, 2 RBI, 3 runs scored, HR, BB
Savannah Galati: 1-for-2, 2 RBI, BB
Haley Hirn: 2-for-3, 1 run scored
Ashley Werner: 2-for-4, RBI, 1 run scored
CNU Offensive Leaders
Rachel Payne: 3-for-4, 2 runs scored, RBI, 2 2B
Grace Wild: 2-for-4, 2 runs scored, 1 RBI, 2B
Calah Savage: 3-for-4, 1 run scored, 2 RBI, 2B
Rachel Shiflett: 2-for-4
Brittany Walters: 2-for-4
Spartan Pitching Leaders
Ginger Lewis: 6.0 IP, 15 hits, 9 runs, 8 earned runs, 3K, 1 BB (Loss, 5-5)
Captains Pitching Leaders
Maiven McKnight: 4.0 IP, 8 hits, 6 runs, 5 earned runs, 3 K, 2 BB (Win, 7-0
Tara Heatwole: 3.0 IP, 1 hit, 0 runs, 2 K
How It Happened
• The Spartans got on the board early as Carleigh Ruleman blasted a two-run homer to right center, scoring Joanna Marmo and giving York the early 2-0 lead.
• The Captains answered with a pair of runs of their own in the bottom of the first. Rachael Payne had an RBI double to right center and came around to score on a Liz Andrews single down the right field line. The Captains loaded the bases but Ginger Lewis got out of the inning with a strikeout and a foul out to minimize the damage.
• The Captains blitzed the Spartans with a five run second inning to push out to a 7-2 lead.
• York got one run back in the top of the third on an Ashley Werner RBI single to right, scoring Ruleman.
• CNU made it 9-3 in the fourth with two more runs on a pair of hits and a Spartan error.
• York cut the CNU lead in half in the top of the fifth. Savannah Galati ripped a single up the middle with the bases load to plate a pair of runs. Julie Van O'Linda then made it 9-6 with an RBI single that scored Werner with York's sixth run.
• York got a hit batter in the sixth for their last base runner of the game as they wouldn't be able to muster any late game heroics.
Game Two Stats
Runs: York 7 / CNU 8
Hits: York 8 / CNU 15
Errors: York 2 / CNU 4
Left on Base: York 7 / CNU 5
York Offensive Leaders
Joanna Marmo: 2-for-4, 3 RBI, 2 runs scored, 2B, HR
Ashley Werner: 3-for-3, RBI, 1 run scored
Carleigh Ruleman: 1-for-3, 1 run scored, RBI, HR
Savannah Zittle: 0-for-2, 2 BB
CNU Offensive Leaders
Rachael Shiflett: 4-for-4, 2 RBI
Grace Wild: 2-for-4, 1 run scored, RBI, 2B
Rachael Payne: 2-for-4, 1 run scored, RBI
Leah Andrews: 2-for-4, 1 run scored, 3B
Brittany Walters: 2-for-3, 3 runs scored, 2 RBI, 2B, HR
Spartan Pitching Leaders
Melissa Jurkiewicz: 6.1 IP, 12 hits, 6 earned runs, 2 K, 1 BB, 1 WP
Ginger Lewis: 0.1 IP, 3 hits, 2 earned runs, 0 K, 1 BB (Loss, 5-6)
CNU Pitching Leaders
Aubrey Bates: 6.1 IP, 7 hits, 7 runs, 6 earned runs, 4 K, 4 BB
Tara Heatwole: 0.2 IP, 1 hit, 0 runs, 0 K, 0 BB (Win, 5-5)
How It Happened
• York jumped on the Captains for three runs in the top of the first inning. Savannah Zittle walked to lead off the game and then rode home on a two-run blast from Joanna Marmo as York took a 2-0 lead three batters into the game. Carleigh Ruleman followed Marmo with a blast of her own to put York up 3-0.
• The Captains finally reached Spartan starter Melissa Jurkiewicz in the fourth inning thanks to some two out magic. The Captains got a Britteny Walters double to left center to score J. Sprinkle with CNU's first run. Walters then scored on a Rachael Shiflett single to left as the Spartan lead was trimmed to 3-2.
• York tacked on a pair of runs in the sixth thanks to some sloppy CNU defense as York got their two runs on one hit and a pair of Captain errors.
• CNU got one of those runs back in the bottom of the sixth on a Walters home run to left.
• York appeared to take charge in the seventh as they plated two more runs. Marmo had an RBI double and then scored on an Ashley Werner single through the right side. The Spartans would leave the bases loaded. That would cost them dearly in the bottom of the seventh.
• The Captains started the bottom of the seventh with a strikeout as York was two outs away from a 7-3 victory. A Leah Andrews single up the middle started a four hit spurt that turned the four run lead into a 7-5 advantage. York got a fielder's choice but the Captains got a run out of it as the Spartan lead dwindled to 7-6. After a walk, Calah Savage singled to left, tying the game at seven as Tara Deck scored the tying run. Shiflett then won the game with her fourth hit of game two as Walters scored the game-winner for CNU.
SPARTAN NOTES:
The Spartans have lost four straight against the Captains and are 1-8 against CNU as members of the CAC … the game two loss is York's first of the season when leading after five innings … York is now 0-2 when hitting two or more home runs in a game … York is 0-9 when being out-hit by their opponents … The Spartans are 0-5 in one-run games … York has now been shut out four times this year … senior Carleigh Ruleman now has 27 career home runs as she continues to add to her already school record total … senior Katie Maloney is now fifth on the all-time hits list as she has 161 career hits as she is 38 hits away from the school record of 199 held by Heather Bormann … Maloney is just six hits from breaking into the top three all-time … Maloney is five doubles away from tying Kelly Smith for the school record in two baggers … Maloney is now one triple away from tying Hall of Famer Joy Byers and Jeanette Tracy for the school record at 14.
UP NEXT:
The Spartans return to action on Sunday afternoon when they complete the weekend CAC road trip with a pair of games against Mary Washington. Game one in Fredericksburg will begin at 12:00 pm.
