CARLISLE, Pa. - The Dickinson softball team got their season off and running in grand style on Saturday afternoon at Dickinson Park as they swept out the visiting Hood College Blazers in non-conference action. The Red and White won a tightly contested game one 2-1, before erupting in the second game to claim an 8-1 victory.
Final Score - DEVILS 2, Blazers 1Â
Records - DEVILS 1-0 | Blazers - 0-3
Pitching Decision - W -
Abby Kohan (1-0) | L - Rebecca Gottleib (0-2)Â
Inside the Game
- The opening two innings saw the sides join together for three hits with Kaylie Renner providing the knock for the Devils with a double.
- Then in the top of the third, Kohan found a little trouble as two hits and a fielder's choice loaded the bags with one away. She then would walk Sam McIntosh to force one across, before getting a popup and groundout to retire the side.
- Dickinson found a little two-out thunder in the home-half of the frame. Jessie Sandusky singled and then was followed by an RBI double for Jane Lloyd. Erin McMahon collected the second DC two-bagger of the inning plating Lloyd for a 2-1 through three.
- It then became the Kohan show in the circle as she setdown nine straight pushing the game into the seventh still at 2-1. She would face a tense situation in that frame when a single, error and walk covered the bags with two down. Fortunately, Lizzie McConnell popped up to third for the final out of the game.
- Hits - Lloyd and Renner (2)
- RBIs - Lloyd and McMahon (1)
- Runs Scored - Lloyd and Sandusky (1)
- Doubles - Lloyd, McMahon and Renner (1)
- Kohan (W) - 7.0 ip, 5 hits, 1 run (earned), 3 walks, 2 strikeouts
Final Score - DEVILS 8, Blazers 1
Records - DEVILS 2-0 | Blazers - 0-4
Pitching Decision - W -
Erin McMahon (1-0) | L - Sara Munson (0-1)Â
Inside the Game
- Dickinson got on the board in the home-half of the first when a two-out walk to McMahon set the stage for back-to-back singles from Eden Blanker and Kohan driving in one to make it 1-0 after one.
- McMahon would allow the visitors to knot the game in the top of the second on a double and single.
- However, the back-half of that same frame saw the Devils offense explode. With one gone Emma Varella doubled, before crossing on a triple by Marah Goldman. She then scored when Sandusky reached on an error. Following a free pass to Lloyd runners were on the corners for McMahon who helped herself with a two-run single. Two batters later Kohan was safe on an error allowing Renner to make it 7-1 after two by clearing the bags with a single.Â
- The pitching on both ends would be excellent over the next few innings as neither side could amount much of an offensive threat.
- Dickinson stretched the margin to 8-1 during the bottom of the sixth thanks to two walks leading to Blanker providing an RBI single.
- The leadoff runner would reach for Hood in the seventh, but then two popouts and a groundout closed out the game.
- Hits - Blanker and Goldman (2)
- RBIs - McMahon and Renner (2)
- Runs Scored - Lloyd and McMahon (2)
- Double - Varella (1)
- Triple - Goldman (1)
- McMahon (W) - 4.2 ip, 5 hits, 1 run (earned), 3 walks, 4 strikeouts
- Kohan - 0.1 ip, 0 hits, 0 runs, 0 walks, 0 strikeouts
- Renner - 2.0 ip, 0 hits, 0 runs, 1 walk, 2 strikeouts
- Dickinson (2-0) returns to Dickinson Park on Tuesday afternoon at 3pm for another non-conference doubleheader as the Lions of Albright College come to Carlisle.
