CHESTERTOWN, Md. – Host Washington College secured a spot in the 2023 Centennial Conference Tournament with two one-run wins over visiting Franklin & Marshall on Tuesday afternoon in a Centennial Conference softball doubleheader at Washington College Softball Field.  The Shorewomen nipped the Diplomats 1-0 in the opener and scored on a walk-off in the bottom of the seventh inning to capture the second game, 3-2.  The Shorewomen, back in the conference tournament for the first time since 2018, are now 18-14-1 overall and 10-1-1 in the conference, while the Diplomats fall to 5-18 and 1-8 respectively.

Washington College 1 Franklin & Marshall 0 (Game 1)

How It Happened
- Washington would get the only run of the game in the bottom of the third inning courtesy of a two-out base hit to left-center by Hannah Solge that dropped just in front of left field Jaden Spinger to score Alyssa Vieira.
- F&M would have runners on first and third with two outs in the top of the sixth, but Shorewomen pitcher Brynn Balliet got Mia Lanter to strike out swinging to quell the threat.
- In the top of the seventh, the Diplomats had runners on the corners with two away, but Balliet got Devon Witt to ground out to Dee Raffaelli at third to end the rally and game.

For The Shorewomen (17-14-1, 9-1-1 CC)
- Hitting: Vieira (1-for-3, run), Solge (1-for-3, RBI)
- Pitching: Balliet (win 10-4, complete game shutout, two hits, two walks, five strikeouts)
- Washington committed four errors in game one.
- The Shorewomen had four hits and drew zero walks in the game, while leaving four on base.

For Franklin & Marshall (5-17, 1-7 CC)
- Hitting: Riley Williams (1-for-1), Alexa Klepper (1-for-2)
- Pitching: Ainsley McClure (loss 3-5, four hits, one run, one earned, zero walks, four strikeouts)
- F&M had two errors in the opener, leading to no unearned runs.
- The Diplomats had two hits, drew two walks and had one get via hit by pitch, while stranding seven on base.

Notes
- Balliet was named the Goose Nation TV Shorewoman Player of the Game.

Washington College 3 Franklin & Marshall 2 (Game 2)

How It Happened
- In the top of the second, Witt doubled down the left field line with two away to plate both Claire Sullivan and Hillary Murse to lead 2-0.
- The Shorewomen would get one back in the bottom of the third with two away as Lexi Barnhart singled through to left to plate Solge to trim the lead to 2-1.
- WC would level the contest at 2-2 with Gracelyn Goforth scoring on a fielding error with one away.
- The score would stay 2-2 until the bottom of the seventh when with one out Lexie Witmer hit a fielder's choice to second and Klepper threw home to try to nail Vieira who was attempting to score from third.  Vieira was able to avoid the tag for the winning run.

For The Shorewomen (18-14-1, 10-1-1 CC)
- Hitting: Solge (1-for-2, two walks), Goforth (1-for-2, walk, run)
- Pitching: Barnhart (win 5-3, complete game, seven hits, two runs, two earned, five walks, three strikeouts)
- The Shorewomen had seven hits in the game, had two reach via hit by pitch and drew three walks as they left seven on base.
- WC had zero errors in the field.

For Franklin & Marshall (5-18, 1-8 CC)
- Hitting: Witt (2-for-3, two RBI, walk), Murse (1-for-1, two walks), Sullivan (1-for-3, run)
- Pitching: McClure (loss, 3-6, one inning, two hits, one run, one earned, zero walks and strikeouts), Aliza Sheflin (5 1/3 innings, five hits, two runs, two earned, three walks)
- The Diplomats had six hits and worked out five walks as they left nine on base.
- F&M had one error in the field, but did not lead to a WC run.

Notes
- Vieira was named Goose Nation TV Shorewoman Player of the Game during the broadcast.
- Washington has won 10 games in CC play for the first time since going 13-3 in 2017.
- The Shorewomen, who join the tennis teams in the 2023 CC Tournament from WC, qualified for the tournament in 2005, 11-14 and 16-18 prior to this season.

Up Next
4/22 @ Gettysburg – 1 p.m. (Centennial Conference Doubleheader)