GETTYSBURG, Pa.– Washington College softball travelled to Gettysburg for a key double header in the Centennial Conference race. The Shorewomen rallied late in game one but came up short in a 6-5 road loss. In game two, the Shorewomen held a 7-2 lead but the Bullets rallied with nine runs over their next three innings to take game two 11-8 and sweep the day.Â
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GAME ONE: Washington 5 Gettysburg 6
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How it happened:
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-The Shorewomen jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the first through a
Chloe Trefz RBI single. Gettysburg came right back to tie the game in the bottom of the first before taking a 4-1 lead in the second.
Maddy Kendall and
Dee Raffaelli each drove in one to make it a 4-3 game in the third.Â
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-Gettysburg extended their lead in the fourth with a solo homer and RBI single to make it 6-3. The Shorewomen rallied in the seventh with a pair of runs but could not get the big hit to tie the game.Â
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For Washington
Batting:
-Dee Rafaelli finished 1-for-3 with a pair of RBIs.
Chloe Trefz finished 2-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored.
Alyssa Vieira,
Hannah Solge,
Lexi Barnhart,
Maddy Kendall, and
Jules Weglarz each added a hit. Â
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Pitching:
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Brynn Balliet took the loss, surrendering five earned runs from 9 hits and two walks in 4.0 innings.
Gen Kozub threw 2.0 innings of scoreless relief.
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For Gettysburg
Batting:
-Lauren O'Leary finished 1-for-2 with a walk and solo homer.Â
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Pitching:
-Paige Forry took the win with four earned runs in 7.0 innings pitched.Â
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GAME TWO: Washington 8 Gettysburg 11Â
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How it happened:Â
-Gettysburg struck first with a run in the bottom of the first. The Shorewomen responded six run third inning with RBIs from
Lexie Witmer,
Maddy Kendall,
Jules Weglarz and Ayssa Vieira.  After Gettysburg made it 6-2, Witmer drove in another with a double to make it 7-2 in the fourth.Â
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-Gettysburg made it a 7-6 game with four runs in the bottom of the fourth. Washington then got a run on a Julez Weglarz RBI to extend the lead to two. Gettysburg would take the lead for good with a three-run bottom half of the fifth.Â
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-The Bullets added on in the sixth and took game two 11-8.Â
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For the BulletsÂ
Batting:Â
- Allegra DeCandia finished 3-for-3 with three RBIs.Â
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Pitching:Â
- Audrey Wright was the second of three Gettysburg pitchers, she took the win with 2.1 innings of work.Â
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For the Shorewomen
 Batting:
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Alyssa Vieira finished 3-for-5 with an RBI.
Hannah Solge,
Lexi Barnhart,
Lexie Witmer and
Chloe Trefz each finished with two hits.
Jules Weglarz added a hit and three RBIs.
Lilly Cook added a hit and run scored while
Maddy Kendall added a hit and RBI. Witmer drove in an additional two runs.Â
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 Pitching:
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Gen Kozub took the loss, surrendering one earned run in 1.2 innings of relief.Â
Up Next – 4/29 – vs. Dickinson (DH) – 1:00 p.m. The Shorewomen close out the regular season with a Senior day double header against the Devils.Â
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