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Box Score 2 MIDDLETOWN, PA – The York College softball squad earned a doubleheader sweep of Penn State Harrisburg in Capital Athletic Conference play on Wednesday afternoon in Middletown, PA. The Spartans won game one 12-1 in five innings and completed the sweep with a 3-1 win in the nightcap.
Records:
York (Pa.): 17-11, 3-5 CAC
Penn St. Harrisburg: 10-10, 2-6 CAC
Game One Stats
Runs: York 12 / Harrisburg 1
Hits: York 11 / Harrisburg 6
Errors: York 0 / Harrisburg 2
Left on Base: York 3 / Harrisburg 4
York Offensive Leaders
Carleigh Ruleman: 2-for-3, 3 runs scored, 3 RBI, HR
Haley Hirn: 2-for-3, 1 run scored, 3 RBI, HR
Joanna Marmo: 2-for-4, 1 run scored, 2 RBI, 2 2B
Savannah Galati: 1-for-2, 2 RBI, 2B
Ashley Werner: 1-for-3, 2 runs scored, 2B
Harrisburg Offensive Leaders
Kristen Evans: 2-for-2
Kayla Seyfert: 1-for-3
Erelle Sowers: 1-for-3, 1 RBI
Carlee Gouchenaur: 1 run scored
Spartan Pitching Leaders
Ginger Lewis: 5.0 IP, 6 hits, 1 earned run, 5 K, 0 BB (Win, 6-7)
Lions Pitching Leaders
Amanda Hartman: 4.1 IP, 9 hits, 10 earned runs, 0 K, 3 BB (Loss, 3-4)
Erelle Sowers: 0.2 IP, 2 hits, 2 earned runs
How It Happened
• After a scoreless first inning, York jumped on the Lions for a pair of runs in the top of the second. The Spartans made it 4-0 an inning later thanks to Carleigh Ruleman's two run home run with two outs.
• Harrisburg got on the board in the bottom of the second as Erelle Sowers single to left, scoring Carlee Gochenaur with the Lions' first run.
• After a quiet fourth inning, York exploded for eight runs in the top of the fifth. Ruleman started the uprising with an RBI single to left. Haley Hirn followed with a three-run blast to push the York lead to 8-1. Ashley Werner then doubled and came around to score on a Savannah Galati single to right. Later in the inning, Katie Maloney stroked a two-run single to center. Joanna Marmo closed out the scoring with a two-run double as York extended the lead to 12-1.
• Ginger Lewis put the finishing touches on the win in the bottom of the seventh as she earned her sixth win of the year.
Game Two Stats
Runs: York 3 / Harrisburg 1
Hits: York 10 / Harrisburg 6
Errors: York 1 / Harrisburg 0
Left on Base: York 8 / Harrisburg 8
York Offensive Leaders
Carleigh Ruleman: 2-for-4, RBI, 2B
Haley Hirn: 1-for-4, 1 run scored, RBI, HR
Savannah Zittle: 2-for-3, 2 runs scored
Katie Maloney: 2-for-3
Harrisburg Offensive Leaders
Emily Parmer: 2-for-4
Kristen Evans: 2-for-3
Kayla Seyfert: 1-for-4, 1 run scored
Erelle Sowers: 0-for-4, RBI
Spartan Pitching Leaders
Melissa Jurkiewicz: 7.0 IP, 6 hits, 1 earned run, 0 K, 2 BB (Win, 9-4)
Lion Pitching Leaders
Allison Hartman: 7.0 IP, 10 hits, 3 earned runs, 8 K, 0 BB (Loss, 4-5)
How It Happened
• The offenses were far more limited in game two. The Lions pushed out on top in the bottom of the first. The Lions reached Spartan starter Melissa Jurkiewicz for a run after Kayla Seyfert tripled and scored on an Erelle Sowers RBI ground out.
• York tied the game in the third as Joanna Marmo doubled in Savannah Zittle with two outs, knotting the game at one.
• Haley Hirn gave the Spartans a lead they wouldn't lose as she blasted a home run to lead off the fourth inning. The blast was her second of the day and third of the year.
• Senior Carleigh Ruleman gave York a key insurance run in the top of the fifth as she doubled in Zittle who scored from second, giving York a 3-1 lead.
• That would be more than enough for Jurkiewicz as she scattered six hits over her seven innings of work as she improved to 9-4.
SPARTAN NOTES:
The Spartans have won five straight against the Lions … York is now 7-1 against Harrisburg as a conference opponent … with her home run in game one, senior Carleigh Ruleman broke the single season school record with her ninth round tripper of the year … Ruleman broke the record set by Spartan Hall of Famer Joy Byers (2001) and Sam Koehl (2009) … junior Melissa Jurkiewicz earned her 28th career win in the nightcap and she is now just one win away from moving into the top five on the Spartans' all-time wins list … Jurkiewicz is one win out of fifth, two wins out of fourth and four wins out of third place … York has won three straight and seven of their last ten … in the first game, York did not strike out at the plate for the fourth time this year … in the nightcap, the Spartans failed to draw a walk for fourth time this year … senior Katie Maloney continues to climb the career hits chart as she now ranks third all time with 167 hits as she passed Hannah Hugel (166) for third place on Wednesday … Maloney also has 34 doubles which ties her with Staci Lehn for third place on the all-time list … Maloney is five two baggers away from tying record holder Kelly Smith.
UP NEXT:
The Spartans return to action on Saturday afternoon as they host Southern Virginia in a Capital Athletic Conference twin bill. The Spartans and Knights are scheduled to start game one at 1:00 pm on Saturday.
