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Box Score 2 WESTMINSTER, MD – The York College softball squad pushed their win streak to seven games with a pair of non-conference road wins at McDaniel College on Sunday afternoon in Westminster, Maryland. The Spartans won game one 9-3 and completed the sweep with a 10-4 victory in the nightcap.
Records:
York (Pa.): 21-11
McDaniel: 12-11-1
Game One Stats
Runs: York 9 / McDaniel 3
Hits: York 10 / McDaniel 6
Errors: York 0 / McDaniel 1
Left on Base: York 7 / McDaniel 5
York Offensive Leaders
Carleigh Ruleman: 2-for-2, 3 runs scored, 3 RBI, HR
Joanna Marmo: 1-for-3, 2 runs scored, 2 RBI, HR
Ashley Werner: 2-for-3, 1 run scored, RBI
Savannah Galati: 2-for-3, RBI
McDaniel Offensive Leaders
Payton Lewis: 2-for-4, 1 run scored
Morgan Scardina: 2-for-3, 1 run scored
Kaitlin Yearly: 1-for-3, 3 RBI, 2B
Spartan Pitching Leaders
Ginger Lewis: 7.0 IP, 6 hits, 3 earned runs, 9 K, 2 BB (Win, 8-7)
Green Terror Pitching Leaders
Cassie Rickrode: 4.0 IP, 6 hits, 5 runs, 4 earned runs, 0 K, 1 BB (Loss, 2-4)
Jamie Weisser: 3.0 IP, 4 hits, 4 earned runs, 1 K, 4 BB
How It Happened
• The Spartans kicked off the scoring with two in the second and two more in the third as they jumped out to a 4-0 lead. Joanna Marmo accounted for York's two runs in the third with a two run home run.
• Quinn Fisher made it 5-0 in the top of the fourth with an RBI single. Ashley Werner then had an RBI single in the top of the fifth to push the York lead to 6-0.
• The Spartans put up a three spot in the top of the sixth as Carleigh Ruleman blasted a three run shot to left.
• The Green Terror broke up the shutout with a three spot of their own in the bottom of the sixth to provide for the final six run Spartan margin of victory.
Game Two Stats
Runs: York 10 / McDaniel 4
Hits: York 7 / McDaniel 11
Errors: York 1 / McDaniel 2
Left on Base: York 9 / McDaniel 8
York Offensive Leaders
Joanna Marmo: 2-for-4, 1 run scored, 4 RBI
Carleigh Ruleman: 1-for-2, 1 run scored, 2 RBI
Julie Van O'Linda: 1-for-4, 1 run scored, RBI
Savannah Zittle: 1-for-2, 4 run scored
McDaniel Offensive Leaders
Kaitlin Yearly: 2-for-4, 1 run scored, RBI, HR
Payton Lewis: 2-for-4, 1 run scored
Tayler Hishon: 1-for-3, RBI
Oliva Kipe: 2-for-2, 1 run scored, RBI
Spartan Pitching Leaders
Melissa Jurkiewicz: 7.0 IP, 11 hits, 4 runs, 2 K, 1 BB(Win, 11-4)
McDaniel Pitching Leaders
Valerie Lamb: 3.2 IP, 5 hits, 6 runs, 5 earned runs, 0 K, 0 BB (Loss, 2-3)
Fiona Johnson: 3.1 IP, 2 hits, 4 runs, 2 earned runs, 2 K, 3 BB
How It Happened
• Much like game one, the Spartans jumped on top early with single runs in the first and second innings to give York the 2-0 lead.
• After a quiet third inning, the Spartans broke the game open with a four run fourth inning. Joanna Marmo and Carleigh Ruleman each had a pair of RBI in the frame. Marmo's came on a two-run single while Ruleman blasted a two runs shot to right field.
• The Green Terror got on the board in the bottom of the first with a pair of runs on three hits.
• York got those two runs back in the top of the fifth. Julie Van O'Linda had an RBI ground out while Katie Maloney had a sacrifice fly as York led 8-2.
• McDaniel trimmed the York lead to 8-2 with a single run in the bottom of the second.
• York got a two run single from Marmo for their ninth and tenth runs of the game.
• The Green Terror got a run back in the bottom of the seventh but York still cruised to the 10-4 win.
SPARTAN NOTES:
The teams have split their last eight meetings … for the second time this year, senior Carleigh Ruleman hit home runs in both games of a doubleheader … Ruleman has hit eight home runs in her last 13 games … Ruleman now has 11 home runs for the year as she already owns the single season and career home run marks for York … Ruleman owns a team-best .504 on-base percentage … Ruleman is fourth in RBI (32) and first in the CAC in home runs …. The next closest player to her in the CAC in home runs is six … junior Melissa Jurkiewicz earned her 30th career win on Sunday … freshman Ginger Lewis has won her last three starts as she has thrown 19 innings, allowed 18 hits with 17 strikeouts and just two walks … Lewis has allowed five earned runs in the 19 innings during the streak.
UP NEXT:
The Spartans return to action on Tuesday when they step out of league play with a trip of Elizabethtown College. The twin bill is slated for a 3:00 pm start in Elizabethtown, PA.
Carleigh Ruleman photo courtesy of David Sinclair Photography
