Washington Sweeps Haverford for the First Time Since 2003

CHESTERTOWN, MD -- Sophomore Leigh Carbutt (Collegeville, PA/Perkiomen Valley) hit a walk-off two-run home run with one out in the bottom of the seventh inning to propel host Washington College to a 7-6 win in game two of a Centennial Conference softball doubleheader over visiting Haverford College on Tuesday afternoon. The Shorewomen won the opener over the Fords by a 5-1 score. Washington is now 13-17 overall and finish the conference slate with a 6-10 mark, while Haverford drops to 14-14 and is 6-6 in Centennial play. It is the first time that the Shorewomen have swept the Fords since 2003.

Haverford led the second game, 4-3 entering the bottom of the sixth when with one out, junior Becca Nicely (Baltimore, MD/Institute of Notre Dame) launched a two-run blast to right-center to give Washington a 5-4 lead. In the top of the seventh, Haverford scored twice with the help of three errors by the Shorewomen to regain the lead at 6-5. Marina Zambrotta tied the game at 5-5 on a sacrifice fly to right field. The Fords took a 6-5 lead when Charlotte Bax scored on a fielding error by WC.

In the bottom of the seventh, freshman Lindsey Glascock (Glenwood, MD/Glenelg) singled up the middle with one away and the next batter Carbutt ended the twinbill with her blast to right-center, the fifth time she has gone deep this season.

The Fords scored twice in the top of the first on a Laura Iwanyk two-run home run to right-center to give Haverford a 2-0 lead. In the top half of the second, Cassandra Searles scored on a fielding error by Washington to push the lead to 3-0. The Shorewomen scored three times in the bottom of the second without the benefit of a hit to tie the game at 3-3. Freshman Shaelan Nottingham (Ocean City, MD/Stephen Decatur) cut the deficit to 3-1 when she scored on a fielding error by the Fords. Freshman Laura Wagoner (Phoenixville, PA/Agnes Irwin School) scored on a fielder's choice to make it 3-2 and fellow classmate Brittany Walter (Forest Hill, MD/C. Milton Wright) scored from third base on a throw that nailed a runner at second base on a stolen base attempt to level the game at 3-3.

Haverford would score a run in the fifth to grab a 4-3 lead when Laina Gagliardi scored on a passed ball.

For Washington in the nightcap, Carbutt and Nicely each plated two runners and Nottingham scored twice. In the circle, Walter got the win and improves to 6-10. She went the distance, striking out a career-high eight batters and gave up only two earned runs.

The Fords had three batters chalk up two hits in game two with Gagliardi, Erin Delaney and Candice Smith doing the honors. Iwanyk had two RBI for the guests in game two. Pitching wise, Maggie Cronin took the loss and falls to 4-3. She tossed a complete game, giving up four earned runs and five hits.

In game one, the Shorewomen scored four runs in the bottom of the first to seize control of the opener. With the bases loaded and nobody out, Nottingham plated Carbutt on a bunt single to put WC up 1-0. The hosts went up 2-0 on a bases loaded walk by Nicely that scored sophomore Jordan Tryhubenko (Cockeysville, MD/Dulaney). A sacrifice fly by Glascock that chased in sophomore Sally Snover (Charlotte, NC/Myers Park) extended the lead to 3-0 and a walk by freshman Jory Yerkie (Worton, MD/Kent County) with the sacks packed allowed Nottingham to cross the plate for the fourth and final run of the frame. Washington worked out four walks in the inning.

The Fords got their lone run of the first contest when Iwanyk homer to right-center to lead off the top of the second and cut the hosts' lead to 4-1. It was the first of her two home runs on the day as she would also homer in game two. Washington re-took a four run lead in the bottom of the fourth when Carbutt scored on an RBI groundout off the bat of Snover for the game's final run.

For WC in game one, Nottingham and Snover each had two hits and an RBI in the win, while Carbutt scored twice. In the circle, sophomore Meaghan Kimme (Lumberton, NJ/Holy Cross) gained the win and improves to 6-7. She scattered seven hits in hurling a complete game and allowed just one run. She walked zero batters and fanned four.

Searles took the loss for Haverford in game one and drops to 6-3. She went the entire way for the Fords, giving up seven hits and four earned runs. Smith had two hits for the Fords in game one.

The Shorewomen return to action on Friday with a 3:30 p.m. non-conference doubleheader versus visiting Stevenson.