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Rietema
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6
Winner York (Pa.) YORK (PA 0-0
1
Roanoke ROANOKE 2-4
Winner
York (Pa.) YORK (PA
0-0
6
Final
1
Roanoke ROANOKE
2-4
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
York (Pa.) YORK (PA 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 6 8 0
Roanoke ROANOKE 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 8 0

W: Rietema, Natalie (1-0) L: Baylee Compton (1-3) S: Freese, Courtney (1)

8
Winner York (Pa.) YORK (PA 2-0
4
Roanoke ROANOKE 2-6
Winner
York (Pa.) YORK (PA
2-0
8
Final
4
Roanoke ROANOKE
2-6
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
York (Pa.) YORK (PA 0 0 3 0 5 0 0 8 10 2
Roanoke ROANOKE 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 4 4 3

W: Freese, Courtney (1-0) L: Claire Warden (1-2)

Game Recap: Softball | | Amanda Einsig - Asst. Athletic Communications Director

York Sweeps Roanoke in Season Opener

SALEM, Va. – The York College softball team opened up the season Wednesday on the road against Roanoke College. In the doubleheader, the Spartans swept the Maroons, taking game one by a score of 6-1 and game two 8-4.
 
Game One
Runs: York 6 – Roanoke 1
Hits: York 8  - Roanoke 8
Errors: York 0 – Roanoke 0
LOB: York 9 – Widener 13
WP: Natalie Rietema (1-0); LP: Baylee Compton (1-3); Save: Courtney Freeze (1)
 
How It Happened
• Game one was a stalemate through the first two innings. The Spartans got on the board in the top of the third when Danella Silagy doubled down the left field line, scoring Ashlyn Weigel.
• Roanoke threatened in the bottom half of the third with a leadoff walk, followed by a one-out single. Natalie Rietema shut down the threat, getting a popout and a groundout to end the inning. 
• The fifth inning was York's offensive explosion. Weigel started the inning with a leadoff walk and stole second. Freshman, Allison Hunsberger roped an RBI double to give the Spartans a 2-0 lead. After Roanoke surrendered back-to-back walks, Kate Miller brought in Hunsberger on an RBI single. The Spartans scored their fourth run on a wild pitch. With two outs, Madison Karpovitch hit a two-run double, giving the Spartans a 6-0 lead.
• The Maroons' lone run came in the bottom of the sixth, when Heather McQueeny collected an RBI double. 
• Courtney Freese came in for 1.2 innings of relief work, allowing two hits and recording a strikeout.
 
Spartan Offensive Leaders
Danella Silagy: 2-for-3, 1 run, 1 RBI, BB, 2B
Madison Karpovich: 2-for-4, 2 RBI
Alexis McDonaugh: 1-for-2, 1 run, 2 BB, 
 
Spartan Pitching
Natalie Rietema: 5.1 IP, 6 hits, 1 ER, 3 K, 6 BB
Courtney Freese: 1.2 IP, 2 hits, 1K, 0 BB
 
Game Two
Runs: York 8 – Roanoke 4
Hits: York 10 – Roanoke 4
Errors: York 2 – Roanoke 3
LOB: York 8 – Roanoke 7
WP: Courtney Freese (1-0); LP: Claire Warden (1-2)
 
How It Happened
• Roanoke scored in the first inning off of an error.
• York scored three runs in the top of the third inning. Danella Silagy notched a double, followed by Kate Miller doubling to bring Silagy home. Bri McKeown hit an RBI single to center, and Madison Karpovich made it a 3-1 game with an RBI single to score McKeown.
• In the bottom half of the third, Roanoke had a sacrifice fly, chopping the Spartan lead in half at 3-2.
• The Spartans tacked on five runs in the fifth inning. Kate Miller hit her second double of the game. Bri McKeown hit her second RBI single, giving York a 4-2 lead. Sara DeFrancesco roped an RBI double to right field. Mavica Mendez followed that with a pinch hit two-run double, padding the lead to 7-2.
• The Maroons tried to rally in the seventh, scoring two runs. The Spartans ended the rally with back-to-back fielder's choices.
 
Spartan Offensive Leaders
Bri McKeown: 2-for-3, 2 RBI, 2 runs, 1 BB
Kate Miller: 2-for-4, 1 RBI, 1 run, 2 2B
Sara DeFrancesco: 2-for-4, 1 run, 1 RBI
Mavica Mendez: 1-for-1, 2 RBI
 
Spartan Pitching
Kyrsten Coppage: 2.0 IP, 2 hits, 2 ER, 1 K, 1 BB
Courtney Freese: 5.0 IP, 2 hits, 2 ER, 3 K, 4 BB
 
Spartan Notes
York is now 3-2 all-time against Roanoke … This is the first match-up at Roanoke … pitchers Natalie Rietema, Courtney Freese, and Kyrsten Coppage tossed 14 innings as they scattered 12 hits and struck out eight … Freese earned the first save of the season for the York pitching staff … Offensively, the Spartans had eight doubles in the doubleheader.
 
Up Next
The Spartans head to Buena Vista, Va. on Friday afternoon to take on Southern Virginia University in a doubleheader, starting at 1 pm.
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