Meaghan Kimme Throws Three-Hit Shutout in Game Two

CHESTERTOWN, MD -- Host Washington College split a Centennial Conference softball doubleheader against visiting Muhlenberg College this afternoon at Washington College Softball Field. The Shorewomen (8-10, 3-3 CC) won game two, 2-0, while the Mules (7-10, 3-3 CC) grabbed the first game, 8-6. The shutout in game two is Washington's first blanking of an opponent this season.

In game two with the score tied at 0-0, Washington loaded the bases with one out. Following an infield fly out for the second out, freshman Shaelan Nottingham (Ocean City, MD/Stephen Decatur) hit a single through the left side to drive in freshman Lindsey Glascock (Glenwood, MD/Glenelg) and sophomore Leigh Carbutt (Collegeville, PA/Perkiomen Valley) to make it 2-0. It would be the only runs scored in the nightcap.

Muhlenberg's Ashley Brewer laced a triple down the left field line with two away in the top of the sixth to put the tying run at the plate but sophomore pitcher Meaghan Kimme (Lumberton, NJ/Holy Cross) got Brittany Blohm to groundout to end the frame. The Mules had the tying run at the plate with two out in the top of the seventh, but Kimme got Brielle Klein to pop out in foul territory to end the game and get the shutout.

In the circle for WC, Kimme tossed her first career solo shutout and got the win to improve to 4-4 on the season. She scattered three hits and struck out three. Nottingham was the only player in game two to tally multiple hits as she went 2-for-3 with two RBI. Carbutt was intentionally walked twice in the second game.

Brewer took the loss for the Mules in game two, falling to 4-5. She hurled a complete game too, allowing just five hits, two runs and punching out four.

In the opening game, the Mules jumped out to a 3-0 lead with three runs in the top of the second. Jess Kasza led off the frame with a home run to left-center to make it 1-0. The Mules took advantage of a WC error to add two more runs. Elizabeth Sullivan scored on the throwing error to make it 2-0 and Devon Barber singled in Brielle Klein to increase the lead to 3-0.

The Shorewomen scored three runs in their half of the second to level the game at 3-3. With two outs and the bases loaded, Carbutt launched a bases clearing double to left-center off the fence to tie the game at 3-3.

Muhlenberg took advantage of a Washington miscue to score two unearned runs and take a 5-3 lead in the top of the third. With two away, Sullivan singled to shallow left just over the head of Washington third baseman Sally Snover (Charlotte, NC/Myers Park) to plate two and put the guests up for good in the opener.

The score remained the same until the seventh. In the top of the seventh, Brewer led off the frame with a triple and scored on a single up the middle by Blohm. Shelby Smith ripped a double to right-center to plate two and put Muhlenberg up 8-3 and close out the scoring in the top half of the inning.

Washington came back with three of its own to make it 8-6. Sophomore Jordan Tryhubenko (Cockeysville, MD/Dulaney) singled in freshman Laura Wagoner (Phoenixville, PA/Agnes Irwin School) to make it 8-4. The Shorewomen made it 8-6 on a fielding error by the Mules that scored two and cut it to 8-6. The Mules switched pitchers at this point as Angie Sisco relived starter Alyssa Bruckner. Sisco allowed a single to sophomore Margaret Rohde (Highland Lakes, NJ/Academy of Home Education) to put the winning run at the dish with one out for WC. But Sisco got the next two batters to end the game and give the Mules the victory in the opener.

Sullivan led the Mules offense in game one, going 3-for-4 with two RBI. Brewer was 2-for-3 with two runs scored and a walk. Smith tallied two RBI in the win and Blohm scored twice for Muhlenberg. In the circle, Bruckner got the win going 6.1 innings and improves to 3-5 on the year. Sisco recorded the last two outs to tally her first save of the season.

For Washington, Carbutt went 3-for-4 with three RBI and a run scored in game one. Wagoner scored two runs and Rohde pounded out two hits. Pitching wise, freshman Brittany Walter (Forest Hill, MD/C. Milton Wright) took the loss and falls to 3-6. She tossed a complete, allowing only four earned runs and fanning three.

Washington returns to action this Wednesday with a 3:30 p.m. doubleheader at Ursinus in Centennial action.