FREDERICK, MD – The York College softball squad swept Hood College in a key MAC Commonwealth twin bill on Wednesday afternoon in Frederick, Maryland. The Spartans won game one 4-1 and completed the sweep with a 6-2 win in the nightcap. It's the first conference sweep for York since the April 2 wins over Albright.
 
Records: York 15-10 (7-3 MACC); Hood 14-17-1 (4-8 MACC)
Game One
Runs: York 4, Hood 1
Hits: York 9, Hood 3
Errors: York 2, Hood 2
WP: Taylor Lindsay (11-4); LP: Rebecca Gottleib (9-9)
 
How It Happened
• The game was scoreless through the first three innings as the two started pitches cruised through their respective opponents. The Spartans got the scoring started when Alyssa Harhigh reached third on a three-base error from the Blazers' right fielder. After Daphney Adams walked and stole second, Emma Wade singled to center to score Harhigh and give York the 1-0 lead. The Blazers starter Rebecca Gottleib worked out of any further damage with a strikeout and a ground out.
• The Blazers notched the equalizer in the bottom of the fourth as Jocelyn Pfleiger walked, moved to second on a two-out single and scored on a Lindsay Wilson single to center.
• York pushed back in front in the top of the sixth. Adams kicked off the inning with a single but was thrown out at the plate on Wade's double to left center. Taylor Coon ran for Wade at second and she scored on Emma Keller's sharp double down the right field line. Keller came around to touch the plate on Taylor Lindsay's RBI single to right center for the 3-1 York lead.
• York tacked on another run in the seventh as Natalie Decena launched a solo home run to left as the Spartan lead grew to 4-1. That was more than enough for Lindsay as the Spartan starter cruised to the complete game win as she allowed one run on three hits with four strikeouts and three walks. Lindsay improves to 11-4 with the game one win.
 
Spartan Offensive Leaders
Emma Wade: 2-for-3, 1 RBI, 2B
Natalie Decena: 2-for-1, 1 run, 1 RBI, HR
Emma Keller: 1-for-3, 1 run, 1 RBI, 2B
Elle Meyer: 2-for-4, 2B
 
Spartan Pitching
Taylor Lindsay: 7.0 IP, 3 hits, 1 ER, 4 K, 3 BB
 
Game Two
Runs: York 6, Hood 2
Hits: York 8, Hood 4
Errors: York 1, Hood 2
WP: Hannah Vogt (4-5); LP: Jordan Long (1-1)
 
How It Happened
• York opened the scoring in the third as Morgan Sauers singled with one out. She moved to second on a wild pitch and scored on a Natalie Decena RBI single to center. The Blazers responded by loading the bases with no outs in the bottom of the inning. The Spartans got the first out on a fielder's choice at the plate. A Spartan error allowed a run to score but the Spartan defense redeemed themselves with a 5-2-3 double play to end the threat.
• The Spartans blew the game open in the fifth with a four-run outburst. The Spartans got their first run on a Blazer error. Emma Keller then ripped a two-run double to right center to take a 4-1 lead. Emily Netterville notched a pinch hit single to score the fifth run of the game. Hood got a single run back on a Cailyn Barthlow solo homer to lead off the fifth.
• York closed out the scoring in the seventh as Daphney Adams doubled to left center to open the inning. She moved to third on a wild pitch and scored on another wild pitch for the 6-2 Spartan lead.
 
Spartan Offensive Leaders
Elle Meyer: 2-for-3, 1 run, BB
Natalie Decena: 1-for-3, 1 run, 1 RBI, BB, SB
Daphney Adams: 1-for-3, 1 run, 2B, BB, SB
Emma Keller: 1-for-4, 2 RBI, 2B
 
Spartan Pitching
Hannah Vogt: 7.0 IP, 4 hits, 2 runs, 1 ER, 2 K, 3 BB
 
Spartan Notes
The Spartans improve to 25-3 all-time against Hood as York has won five in the series … York improves to an impressive 8-2 on the road … the Spartans have won three of their last four games … York drew four walks and did not strikeout in game two … the zero strikeouts are the first time this year that York was not k'd at least once in a game … the one run allowed in game one is the lowest since the April 2 game two shutout of Albright, a span of nine games … senior   Taylor Lindsay leads the MAC Commonwealth in wins (11) and is ninth in ERA (2.78) … Lindsay now has a career record of 24-9 with a 2.41 ERA.
 
Up Next
The Spartans return home on Saturday to host Messiah in a key MAC Commonwealth doubleheader. Game one at Spartan Stadium is slated for a 1:00 pm start.