SELINSGROVE, PA – The York College softball team split a doubleheader against Susquehanna University on a cold Wednesday in Selinsgrove, PA. The Spartans won game one 11-5 before the River Hawks earned the split with an 8-0 win in five innings in the nightcap.
The Spartans are now 6-12 overall while the River Hawks are 5-11.
 
Game One
Runs: York 11 – Susquehanna 5
Hits: York 14 – Susquehanna 6
Errors: York 1 – Susquehanna 1
LOB: York 12 – Susquehanna 6
WP: Natalie Rietema (4-6); LP: Ashley Carlson (0-5)
 
How It Happened
• The River Hawks opened up the scoring with a Katelyn Dugery RBI single in the bottom of the first to take the early 1-0 lead. York tied the game in the top of the second without the benefit of a base hit. York's run came on a Jordyn Woodling RBI ground out.
• The Spartans took a 3-1 lead in the fourth as Danella Silagy drove home the first run on the inning on an RBI single. The second Spartan run of the inning came on a River Hawk wild pitch.
• Susquehanna responded to York's two runs with three runs of their own to take a temporary 4-3 lead. Brianna Jones had an RBI triple in the inning while Susquehanna's other two runs came on a Spartan error with the bases loaded. The Green and White exploded for five runs in the top of the sixth. The uprising started with a bases loaded walk to Emma Wade which tied the game at four. Alexis McDonaugh followed with a two-run triple for the 6-4 lead. McDonaugh then scored on a wild pitch to give York a 7-4 lead. The Spartans reloaded the bases and scored their fifth run of the inning on another wild pitch.
• Susquehanna got a run back in the sixth as the River Hawks loaded the bases with one out. Alyssa Mayorca hit a sacrifice fly to center, cutting the Spartan lead to 8-5.
• York added some big insurance runs in the seventh as York had runners at second and third with one out. Wade delivered a two-run double to right to make it 10-5. McDonaugh continued her big day by driving in Wade with an RBI single to center, pushing the lead to 11-5.
 
Spartan Offensive Leaders
Danella Silagy: 3-for-4, 2 runs, RBI
Kate Miller: 3-for-5, 1 run, 2B
Jordyn Woodling: 2-for-3, 3 runs, RBI, 2 BB
Alexis McDonaugh: 2-for-5, 1 run, 3 RBI, 3B
Emma Wade: 1-for-3, 1 run, 3 RBI, 2B, 2 BB
 
Spartan Pitching
Natalie Rietema: 7.0 IP, 6 hits, 5 runs, 3 ER, 11 K, 2 BB, 3 HB
 
Game Two
Runs: York 0 – Susquehanna 8
Hits: York 2 – Susquehanna 9
Errors: York 0 – Susquehanna 0
LOB: York 4 – Susquehanna 4
WP: Brianna Jones (4-2); LP: Kyrsten Coppage (0-4)
 
How It Happened
• The Spartans fell behind early as the River Hawks hit the Spartans with a four-run first inning. A hit by pitch and two walks loaded the bases with one out. An infield single gave Susquehanna a 1-0 lead. Back-to-back walks followed by a sacrifice fly pushed the lead to 4-0.
• The River Hawks tacked on two more runs in the second, pushing the lead to 6-0. The Spartans finally got a base runner in the third as Emma Keller drew a lead off walk. Morgan Sauers then singled up the middle. After a sacrifice bunt moved Keller to third and Sauers to second, Susquehanna pitcher Brianna Jones got a pop up and a strikeout to end the Spartan threat.
• With two outs in the fourth, the Spartans got an Alexis McDonaugh walk and a Kate Miller double to put the two Spartans in scoring position. Jones again wiggled out of the jam with a strikeout.
• Susquehanna ended the game in the bottom of the sixth with a pair of runs for the 8-0 margin of victory.
 
Spartan Offensive Leaders
Kate Miller: 1-for-2, 2B
Morgan Sauers: 1-for-2
 
Spartan Pitching
Kyrsten Coppage: 0.1 IP, 1 hit, 4 ER, 0 K, 4 BB, HB
Gretchen Barstad: 3.2 IP, 8 hits, 4 ER, 1 K, 3 BB
 
Spartan Notes
The Spartans are now 22-42 all-time against Susquehanna as the teams have split their last four games … the Spartans have lost four of their last five games after their season-high three game win streak … York got shutout for the seventh time this year … in game one, the Spartans scored 11 runs, the third time they have reached double figures in a game … their 14 game one hits were the second highest total of the year (16 vs. LeTourneau) … York drew a season-high 12 walks in game one … York's three stolen bases in game one was a season-high … the Spartans two hits in game two marked the eighth time they have had three hits or less in a game … junior Natalie Rietema had her best game of the season as she struck out 11 and walked just two in allowing just three earned runs in the win … senior Emma Wade notched her seventh multi-RBI game of the year in game one while Alexis McDonaugh had her third multi-RBI game of the year in the opener … Danella Silagy had her fifth multi-hit game as she had a career-high three hits in game one … Kate Miller set a career-high with three hits in game one.
 
Up Next
The Spartans return to Spartan Stadium on Saturday as they host Hood College in a MAC Commonwealth doubleheader. Game one is slated for a 1:00 pm start in York.