YORK, PA – The York College softball squad earned a doubleheader split with Arcadia on Thursday afternoon on a beautiful day in York.
The Spartans won game one 3-0 before the Knights earned the split with a 3-2 win in the nightcap. The game one win is the first Spartan victory at home this year.
 
Game One
Records: York 10-13; Arcadia 14-15
Runs: York 3; Arcadia 0
Hits: York 4; Arcadia 2
Errors: York 0; Arcadia 1
WP: Amanda Criss (5-4); LP: Juliana Presto (10-6)
 
How It Happened
• The Spartans got on the board in the second inning. Bri McKeown drew a lead off walk. After a pop up, Reagan Wolford drew a walk of her own. Kaela Fritz then drilled a double to the gap, scoring McKeown to put York up 1-0. York couldn't add to the lead as the next two hitters popped up and struck out.
• York added to the lead in the fourth as Daphney Adams blasted a solo homer deep over the scoreboard in left field to give York the 2-0 advantage. The home run was Adams' first of the year and just the second given up in over 113 innings by Arcadia starter Juliana Presto.
• Fritz was in the middle of the scoring in the bottom of the sixth as she had a sacrifice fly to right, scoring pinch runner Olivia Turchi for the third run of the game.
• The Knights got a lead-off walk in the top of the seventh but Spartan starter Amanda Criss completed the inning and preserved the shutout, her third of the year.
 
Spartan Offensive Leaders
Kaela Fritz: 1-for-2, 2 RBI, 2B, SF
Daphney Adams: 1-for-3, 1 run, RBI, HR
Morgan Sauers: 1-for-3
Reagan Wolford: 1-for-2, 2B, SB
 
Spartan Pitching
Amanda Criss: 7.0 IP, 2 hits, 0 runs, 5 K, 2 BB
 
Game Two
Records: York 10-14; Arcadia 15-15
Runs: York 2; Arcadia 3
Hits: York 6; Arcadia 6
Errors: York 2; Arcadia 1
WP: Paige Nolan (5-7); LP: Natalie Rietema (5-7)
 
How It Happened
• The game was scoreless in the opening three innings of the game as neither offense could get it's footing. That changed in the fourth as the Knights exploded for three runs in the frame. The uprising was aided by a pair of Spartan errors in the inning. The scoring started with an RBI double from Summer Centeno after a Madi Costigan lead-off triple. Centeno scored on a Molly Delio RBI single. The Knights got an unearned run on a fielder's choice for their third run. Spartan starter Natalie Rietema got out of the jam as the Knights left the bases loaded.
• York broke up the shutout in the sixth. Alyssa Harhigh singled through the left side to lead off the inning. After a fly out, Daphney Adams laid down a beautiful bunt single. The Knight defense allowed Harhigh to race all the way to third on the bunt coverage. Kaela Fritz grounded out to the pitcher but Harhigh alertly raced home, beating the throw from the first baseman for York's first run. Taylor Walls then scored Adams with a booming double off the left field wall as the Spartan deficit was a run.
• After Rietema retired the Knights in the top of the seventh, the Spartans went quietly in the bottom of the inning as Paige Nolan finished off the complete game win with a 1-2-3 inning.
 
Spartan Offensive Leaders
Kaela Fritz: 1-for-3, 1 RBI
Taylor Walls: 1-for-1, RBI, 2B
Alyssa Harhigh: 1-for-3, 1 run
Daphney Adams: 1-for-3, 1 run
 
Spartan Pitching
Natalie Rietema: 7.0 IP, 6 hits, 3 runs, 2 ER, 5 K, 1 BB
 
Spartan Notes
The teams are 2-2 in the all-time series as they have split both of their doubleheaders in their only two meetings … Amanda Criss recorded her third shutout of the year in the opener as she twirled a two-hit gem … Criss has allowed just two earned runs in their last 31 innings as she has 25 strikeouts … the two hits are her lowest total allowed in any of her eight complete games … Criss is now 5-4 with a 1.89 ERA in 77.2 innings of action as opponents are hitting just .247 against her … York is now 1-7 in home games … the Spartans are 9-13 against right handed starters … York is now 4-7 in one-run games … the Spartans are now 3-8 when making two or more errors in a game … York is 6-2 when scoring first in a game … the two games start a six-game Spartan home stand … York plays 10 of their next 12 at home.
 
Up Next
The Spartans return to action one day early than originally scheduled as the MAC Commonwealth doubleheader has been moved up to Friday afternoon. The threat of bad weather on Saturday necessitated the move to Friday. First pitch for game one is set for 2:00 pm in York.