Washington Wins Game One, Falls in Game Two

CHESTERTOWN, MD -- Host Washington College split a double-header with McDaniel College this afternoon in Chestertown, MD. The Shorewomen (7-7, 2-2 Centennial) won game one, 8-5, while McDaniel (10-8, 1-1) won game two, 12-7.

In the opener, McDaniel took a 1-0 lead in the top of the second when Hope Battista scored on an RBI ground-out by Lauren Wildasin. The Shorewomen answered with a pair of runs in the bottom of the inning on a sacrifice fly by freshman Laura Wagoner (Phoenixville, PA/Agnes Irwin School) and an RBI single by sophomore Leigh Carbutt (Collegeville, PA/Perkiomen Valley).

Sophomore Sally Snover (Charlotte, NC/Myers Park) scored from third on a double steal and freshman Shaelan Nottingham (Ocean City, MD/Stephen Decatur) hit an RBI double to boost Washington's lead to 4-1 in the bottom of the third. An RBI single in the top of the fourth by Jordan Beans cut the lead to 4-2, but the Shorewomen got the run back in the bottom of the inning on an RBI single by Snover. Erinne Warrenfeltz made it 5-3 with a home run to lead off the fifth, but the Shorewomen scored three times in the bottom of the fifth to open up an 8-3 advantage on a two-run single by Wagoner and an RBI double by Carbutt. McDaniel got a pair of runs in the top of the seventh, but could get no closer as the Shorewomen held on for the win.

Freshman Kaitlin Rowan (Damascus, MD/Damascus) went 3-for-3 with three runs scored in the opener for Washington, while Snover was 2-for-3 with a walk and an RBI and Carbutt was 2-for-4 with two RBI. Sophomore Margaret Rohde (Highland Lakes, NJ/Academy of Home Education) had a pair of hits and a run scored, while Wagoner had three RBI. Freshman Brittany Walter (Forest Hill, MD/C. Milton Wright) allowed five runs on 10 hits and two walks in the win.

Battista and Warrenfeltz each had two hits, an RBI, and a run scored in the opener for McDaniel.

The Shorewomen took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first in game two as sophomore Jordan Tryhubenko (Cockeysville, MD/Dulaney) scored following a throwing error. McDaniel went ahead, 2-1, on back-to-back home runs by Battista and Lauren Toomey to lead of the second. The Green Terror added two more runs on a single by Battista in the top of the third. A two-run double by Warrenfeltz in the fourth pushed the lead to 6-1.

Washington got a run back in the bottom of the fifth when Wagoner scored on a play where Carbutt singled and advanced on an error. A Snover two-run home run later in the inning made it 6-4. The Green Terror plated three runs in the top of the sixth, however, to stretch the margin to 9-4. Megan Elfert hit a three-run home run in the seventh for McDaniel for the Green Terror's final three runs. The Shorewomen accounted for the final margin in the bottom of the seventh with a Carbutt home run, an RBI double by Rohde, and an RBI single by freshman Lindsey Glascock (Glenwood, MD/Glenelg).

Warrenfeltz was 3-for-3 with two walks, two RBI, and two runs scored in the second game for McDaniel. Toomey went 3-for-3 with a walk, two RBi, and a run scored, while Battista finished 3-for-4 with four RBI and a run scored. Elfert went 2-for-3 with a walk, three RBI, and three runs for the Green Terror.

Carbutt went 2-for-3 with a walk, two runs scored, and an RBI for the Shorewomen in the second game, while Rohde was 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI.

The Shorewomen return to action tomorrow with a 1:00 p.m. non-conference double-header at York (PA).