Carbutt Hits Home Run in Opener

GETTYSBURG, PA -- Host Gettysburg College took both ends of a doubleheader against visiting Washington College in a Centennial Conference softball doubleheader on Saturday afternoon at Bobby Jones Field. The Bullets (14-11-1, 6-4 Centennial) won game one, 5-2, over the Shorewomen (10-14, 3-7 Centennial) and won game two by a 5-0 count.

In game one, Joy Hallfors reached on a bunt single, but the throw to first got away allowing Hallfors to come all the way around to score to give the Bullets a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the third. The Shorewomen tied it at 1-1 in the top of the fourth when freshman Laura Wagoner (Phoenixville, PA/Agnes Irwin School) doubled in fellow classmate Shaelan Nottingham (Ocean City, MD/Stephen Decatur).

Gettysburg took control of the opener with a three-run bottom of the fourth. Sam Bader drove in Catrina DelGais on a two-bagger to put the hosts up for good at 2-1. Bader scored on a single by Caitlin Bay to extend the lead to 3-1. Bay scored on a RBI single by Hallforsto make it 4-1 to close out the scoring in the frame.

Sophomore Leigh Carbutt (Collegeville, PA/Perkiomen Valley) cut the deficit to 4-2 when she hit her third home run of the season to left field in the top of the fifth. In the bottom of the frame, DelGais drove in Sarah Woodbury on a double to make it 5-2 and close the scoring.

Hallfors had three hits to lead all players, while Bader and DelGais each chalked up two hits. Lanie Parr picked up the win in the circle for Gettysburg as she went the distance to go to 8-3. For Washington, freshman Brittany Walter (Forest Hill, MD/C. Milton Wright) took the loss and falls to 4-9.

In game two, Megan Lott drove in Hallfors on an RBI double to make it 1-0 in the bottom of the first. Bay tripled in Bader in the bottom of the second to increase the Bullets' lead to 2-0. Lott scored on a fielding error in the bottom of the fifth to give Gettysburg a 3-0 cushion. The hosts added the final two runs in the bottom of the sixth on a fielding error by the Shorewomen.

Bay and Woodbury both had two hits to pace the Gettysburg offense in the nightcap. In the circle for the hosts, Beth McCullough tossed a three-hit complete game shutout and striking out four to improve to 5-8. For the Shorewomen, sophomore Meaghan Kimme (Lumberton, NJ/Holy Cross) took the loss and falls to 5-5.

The Shorewomen return to action Tuesday with a 3:00 p.m. Centennial Conference doubleheader at Swarthmore.