CARLISLE, Pa. - The Dickinson softball team could not get the bats going in game one on Saturday afternoon against the visiting Franklin and Marshall College falling 12-2 to the Diplomats in six. However, they responded quite well in game two posting a 9-0 victory in five thanks to multiple RBIs from
Abby Kohan,
Elizabeth Raefski and
Jessie Sandusky.
Game One
Final Score: Diplomats 12, DEVILS 2 (F/6)
Team Records: Dickinson (10-19, 5-8 CC) | Franklin & Marshall (14-17, 6-5 CC)
Pitching Decision: W - Ainsley McClure (9-5) | L -
Abby Kohan (4-6)
Inside the Game
- After a scoreless first, F&M went to work in the top of second and using two base hits had runners on the corners with no one out. Ellie Lopiccolo singled to drive home one, before back-to-back ground outs led to a pair of runs for a 3-0 edge. In the home-half Kohan reached on an error with two down, before a strike out of Aubrey Coyle ended the frame.
- Each pitcher gave up a hit in the third with Gabby Mundy picking up a single, while Aubrey Gilbert tripled out to deep left-center however neither runner would cross which led to it staying 3-0 into the fifth.
- The Diplomats pushed the gap to 5-0 in the top portion of the frame thanks to a trio of singles and a pair of sacrifice flies. Then, during the last of the inning a single by Kohan was followed by an RBI two-bagger to left-center for Coyle. Raefski would ground out for the first of the frame, before Sandusky came up sacrifice fly to center cutting it down to 5-2 through five.
- F&M sent eleven batters to the plate in the sixth, resulting in seven runs on seven hits pushing the gap to ten at 12-2 forcing Dickinson to find some offense during the bottom-half. Unfortunately, despite Marah Goldman reaching on an error by the shortstop with two out, McClure got Amelia Plescia to ground out ending the game.
Dickinson Hitting Leaders
- Hits - Coyle, Gilbert and Kohan (1)
- RBIs - Coyle and Sandusky (1)
- Runs Scored - Coyle and Kohan (1)
- Triples - Gilbert (1)
- Doubles - Coyle (1)
Devils Circle Report
- Kohan (L) - 5.1 ip, 7 runs (earned), 11 hits, 1 walk, 1 strikeout
- Kaylie Renner - 0.1 ip, 5 runs (earned), 5 hits, 1 walk, 0 strikeouts
- Emory Hadden - 0.1 ip, 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 walks, 0 strikeouts
Game Two
Final Score: DEVILS 9, Diplomats 0 (F/5)
Team Records: Dickinson (11-19, 6-8 CC) | Franklin & Marshall (14-18, 6-6 CC)
Pitching Decision: W -
Erin McMahon (3-9) | L - Kate Delgrippo (4-7)
Inside the Game
- Following a scoreless first, Erin McMahon posted a "three-up, three-down" top of the second to give her offense a chance to get going. With one out in the bottom-half, Plescia reached on an error and Kohan as well as Coyle walked to load the bags for Raefski. Both her and Sandusky would reach on errors allowing two runners to come home for a 2-0 lead after two.
- McMahon allowed one to reach in the third via a walk with two away, but a Mundy ground out stopped any potential rally. McMahon and Goldman provided base hits to put two in scoring position for Kohan. She stepped up and smashed a triple to empty the bases making it 4-0. Two batters later Raefski delivered an RBI single to center (5-0), before Gilbert plated her with a knock to right.
- The Red and White continued to add onto their advantage during the last of the fourth, as a walk to Goldman led to an RBI single by Kohan. Coyle then ripped a single to center putting runners on the corners with two away for Sandusky. A wild pitch let one cross to take the lead to 8-0 prior to a triple off the stick of Sandusky plating Coyle (9-0).
- With the Diplomats facing last call in the fifth, Abby Favazza was hit by a pitch to start the frame, but she went no further as a strikeout and two fly outs ended the game.
Dickinson Hitting Leaders
- Hits - Kohan and Sandusky (2)
- RBIs - Kohan (3), Raefski and Sandusky (2)
- Runs Scored - Kohan (3), Goldman (2)
- Triples - Kohan and Sandusky (1)
Devils Circle Report
- McMahon (W) - 5.0 ip, 0 runs, 4 hits, 1 walk, 2 strikeouts
The On-Deck Circle
- Dickinson (11-19, 6-8 Centennial) will play their final non-conference doubleheader of the year on Tuesday afternoon when they visit Albright College in Reading beginning at 3pm.
