YORK, PA – The York College softball team dropped their regular season home finale as the #8 Salisbury University Sea Gulls swept the Spartans on a windy and chilly Wednesday afternoon in York.
The Sea Gulls won game on 8-0 in six innings before they outlasted York 11-7 in the nightcap.
The Spartans fall to 10-20 overall for the campaign while the Gulls improve to 27-3-1 for the year.
 
Game One
Runs: York 0 – Salisbury 8
Hits: York 1 – Salisbury 8
Errors: York 2 – Salisbury 0
LOB: York 1 – Salisbury 9
WP: Sydney Adolfson (15-1); LP: Natalie Rietema (6-10)
 
How It Happened
• The Sea Gulls scored single runs in the second, third, fourth and fifth innings to take a 4-0 lead heading into the bottom of the fifth inning. That would be more than enough for the Salisbury ace Sydney Adolfson as she carried a perfect game into the bottom of the fifth. Spartan third baseman Alexis McDonaugh singled into right center to break up the perfect game. She would get forced out at second as York would not get a runner past first base in the game.
• The Sea Gulls put the game away with a four-run sixth inning as the eight run rule kicked in, ending the game when the Spartans went in order in the bottom of the sixth.
 
Spartan Offensive Leaders
Alexis McDonaugh: 1-for-2
 
Spartan Pitching
Natalie Rietema: 5.2 IP, 8 hits, 8 ER, 3 K, 6 BB, 3 HB
Kyrsten Coppage: 0.1 IP, 0 hits, 0 runs, 1 K
 
Game Two
Runs York 7 – Salisbury 11
Hits: York 13 – Salisbury 12
Errors: York 2 – Salisbury 1
LOB: York 13 – Salisbury 9
WP: Ellen Stockman (1-0); LP: Krysten Coppage (0-5)
 
How It Happened
• The York offense got off to a much better start in game two. York took a 1-0 lead in the first as Gretchen Barstad singled and scored on a two-out Emma Wade RBI double. York doubled the lead in the second as Kate Miller blasted a solo home run to left off the scoreboard for the 2-0 lead.
• The third inning was an offensive showcase as Salisbury exploded for four runs. They scored four runs on four hits with two walks. They left the bases loaded in the inning. York responded with three runs in the bottom of the inning. Miller drew a base loaded walk for the first run of the inning. Rylee Dreyer tied the game at four with a bases loaded walk of her own. Morgan Sauers recorded a third bases loaded walk to give York a 5-4 lead. York left the bases loaded in the inning.
• Morgan Moxley tied the game in the fifth with a two-out single to left. The Gulls took the lead for good in the sixth as Emily Challender blasted a solo home run to lead off the inning. That kick started a four-run uprising as they took a 9-5 lead.
• Salisbury added to the lead in the seventh with a pair of unearned runs as the lead grew to 11-5. York scored their final runs of the season at home when Emma Wade ripped a two run single up the middle in her final home at-bat.   
 
Spartan Offensive Leaders
Emma Wade: 3-for-4, 1 run, 3 RBI, 2B, BB
Jordyn Woodling: 2-for-5
Olivia Turchi: 2-for-2
Kate Miller: 1-for-3, 2 runs, 2 RBI, HR, BB
Morgan Sauers: 1-for-3, 1 run, RBI, 2 BB
 
Spartan Pitching
Kyrsten Coppage: 6.0 IP, 11 hits, 9 runs, 7 ER, 2 K, 5 BB, 1 HB, 2 WP
Gretchen Barstad: 1.0 IP, 1 hit, 2 runs, 0 ER
 
Spartan Notes
The Spartans have now lost eight straight to the Sea Gulls in the series … Salisbury is 70-7 all-time against York … the Spartans last win over Salisbury came on April 6, 2019 when York posted a 3-2 home win … York has lost four straight and seven of their last nine … York was shutout for the eighth time this year in game one … York was held to one hit for the fifth time this season in game one … the 13 hits in game two was York's most since they had 14 in the March 26 win over Susquehanna … Kate Miller's game two home run was York's first bomb in 16 games as they now have 11 round trippers for the year … York pitching walked 11 and struck out six in the two games … the Spartans have now walked 176 batters and struck out 106 for the year … York has been outscored 31-9 in their four game losing skid … Emma Wade collected her ninth multi-hit game of the year with her three hits in game two … Jordyn Woodling notched her team-leading 10^th multi-hit game of the year in game two … Wade recorded her team-leading eighth multi-RBI game of the year … Alexis McDonaugh extended her team-leading reached base safely streak to 24.
 
Up Next
The Spartans return to action on Friday afternoon as they step back into conference play against Stevenson University. First pitch for game one in Owings Mills is set for 1:00 pm.