(Carlisle, Pa.) – The Dickinson softball team rallied with a huge inning to win game two and earn a split with visiting Susquehanna University, on Tuesday night.
The Red Devils suffered a 5-0 setback in the opener, behind a two-run homer that led to three unearned runs in the seventh inning.
Junior Katie Swade (New Freedom, Pa./Susquehannock) went 2-for-4 in game one while Becca Garlinger (Enola, Pa./East Pennsboro) added a double.
The Red Devils came out on top of a dogfight in the nightcap, closing the door with seven runs in the bottom of the sixth inning.
The Crusaders came out hot, scoring three runs in the first inning, behind three straight singles to start the game.
The Red Devils answered with a two-run homer from Grace Edelson (Basking Ridge, N.J./Villa Walsh) in the bottom half of the inning.
Garlinger doubled in the second inning and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt from Lindsey Torlincasi (King's Park, N.Y./King's Park). She came in to tie the game on an error by the catcher, knotting the game, 3-3.
A lead-off triple by Alyssa Cantalini led to another Susquehanna run in the third. Garlinger drove in sophomore Casey Ditzler (Cleona, Pa./Annville-Cleona) to pull Dickinson even again, 4-4.
Swade put the Devils in front, 5-4, scoring off an RBI from sophomore Nicole Piet (Robbinsville, N.J./Robbinsville) in the fourth inning.
The Crusaders answered with a pair of unearned runs in the sixth inning as Cantalini drove in two runs when SU loaded the bases after a two-out error.
Trailing 6-5, the Red Devils erupted in the bottom half of the inning. Edelson led-off the inning with a walk and scored the lone earned run of the rally. Dickinson tallied six hits in the inning, including a two-run double by Ditzler and two-run single from Stacie Maring (Woodbine, Md./South Carroll).
Edelson drew a walk and added an RBI double in the inning as the Devils stretched the lead to 12-6 at the end of the sixth.
The Crusaders were able to manufacture two runs in the top of the seventh, but could not get any closer as the Red Devils claimed the nightcap for the split.
Garlinger went 4-for-4 with two RBIs and two runs scored while Edelson added three hits, three RBIs and two runs scored as well. Piet went 3-for-4 with a sacrifice while Swade went 2-for-3 with a pair of walks and two runs scored.
