Kimme Fans a Career-High Eight Batters in Game One

LANCASTER, PA -- Visiting Washington College and host Franklin & Marshall split a Centennial Conference softball double-header on Saturday afternoon. Washington won game one by an 8-4 score, while F&M rallied to win the nightcap, 5-3. The Shorewomen are now 6-4 overall and 1-1 in the Centennial, while the Diplomats are 1-3 and 1-1 respectively.

In game one, the Shorewomen took a 2-0 lead in the top of the first when sophomore Sally Snover (Charlotte, NC/Myers Park) cracked a two-run triple and would come around to score on a sacrifice fly off the bat of freshman Lindsey Glascock (Glenwood, MD/Glenelg) to put WC up 3-0. The Diplomats would score three runs of their own in the bottom of the first to level the game at 3-3. Caitlin Elfring hit a two-run double to trim the Washington to 3-2 and F&M would even the score when she scored on a Shorewomen error.

Sophomore Leigh Carbutt (Collegeville, PA/Perkiomen Valley) gave the Shorewomen the lead back at 4-3 in the top of the second when she scored on a throwing error, but the Diplomats tied the game again at 4-4 when Danielle Murphy scored on a fielder's choice.

The Shorewomen took the lead for good in the top of the third when sophomore Margaret Rohde (Highland Lakes, NJ/Academy of Home Education) crossed the dish on an RBI groundout off the bat of freshman Shaelan Nottingham (Ocean City, MD/Stephen Decatur). Washington added three runs in the top of the fifth to provide the final margin. Freshman Laura Wagoner (Phoenixville, PA/Agnes Irwin School) plated two on a double to center and scored on a two-bagger off the stick of Becca Nicely (Baltimore, MD/Institute of Notre Dame). The Diplomats loaded the bases in the bottom of the frame with one out, but a force play at the plate and pop out quelched the threat.

For WC in the opener, Nottingham went 3-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored. Carbutt, Rohde and Snover each added two hits with Carbutt and Rohde scoring twice and Snover driving in two runs. Sophomore pitcher Meaghan Kimme (Lumberton, NJ/Holy Cross) tallied the win to improve to 3-1 on the year. She struck out a career eight batters in the triumph.

Elfring and Alyssa Yackle each totaled two hits in the opener for F&M, with Elfring driving in three runs. Murphy scored two runs for the Diplomats. In the circle, Liz Chudzik took the loss and falls to 0-2. She went 4.2 innings, surrendering all eight runs, seven of which were earned. She gave 11 of Washington's 13 hits.

In game two, Snover put WC up 1-0 in the top of the first on a home run to left field, but F&M tied it in its half of the frame on a fielder's choice to plated Murphy.

The Shorewomen took a 3-1 lead in the top of the third on a Snover sacrifice fly that scored Carbutt and Tryhubenko crossed the plate on a wild pitch. The lead would hold until a three-run bottom of the fifth by F&M gave the hosts a 4-3 lead. All three runs scored after the first two batters were retired. Chudzik cut it to 3-2 on a double and Kelly Marchisio drove in Chudzik to knot the game at 3-3. Marchisio scored the game-winning run on a single off the bat of Sara Damato.

Elfring singled in Megan Pauley in the bottom of the sixth with two away to provide the final margin. WC got the tying run to the plate in the top of the seventh, but a pop out ended the contest.

For F&M, Chudzik and Pauley each tallied two hits, with Marchisio driving in two runs. Damato picked up the win in the circle, allowing just six hits and three runs in going the distance.

In the second game for WC, sophomore Jordan Tryhubenko (Cockeysville, MD/Dulaney) went 2-for-3 with a run scored and Snover plated two runs. In the circle, freshman Brittany Walter (Forest Hill, MD/C. Milton Wright) took the loss and falls to 2-3. She pitched a complete game, allowing nine hits, four earned runs and striking out three.

The Shorewomen return to the diamond tomorrow with a 1:00 p.m. non-conference double-header against Eastern Shore rival Salisbury.