CHESTERTOWN, Md. - Washington College softball played host to Dickinson for Senior Day in Chestertown with Centennial Conference Tournament seeds at stake. Dickinson would take game one to guarantee a seeding no lower than 2. The Devils Bats built a 4-2 lead before added five in the seventh to put the game away. In game two, Washington came from 2-0 down to earn a walk-off win. Today's split means these two will meet again next week at Dickinson in the opening round of the Centennial Conference Tournament.Â
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GAME ONE: Washington 2 Dickinson 9
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How it happened:
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- Washington took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first when senior
Lexie Witmer drove in fellow senior
Alyssa Vieira. Dickinson would respond with two in the second to take a 2-1 lead. In the fifth, Eden Blanker homered to right to push the Devils lead to 4-1.Â
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-Washington got one back in the fifth off a
Gracelyn Goforth solo-homer. Dickinson would add insurance in the seventh after chasing Shorewomen starter
Brynn Balliet. They scored five in the inning to put the game away.Â
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For Washington
Batting:
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Lexie Witmer and
Alyssa Vieira both notched two hits with Vieira scoring once and Witmer driving in one.
Gracelyn Goforth finished 1-for-3 with the solo-homer.Â
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Hannah Solge,
Jules Weglarz and
Lexi Barnhart each added a hit.Â
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Pitching:
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Brynn Balliet took the loss, surrendering six earned runs from eight hits and two walks in 6.0 innings. Â
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For DickinsonÂ
Batting:
-Eden Blanker finished 2-for-4 with a homer, two runs scored and four RBIs.Â
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Pitching:
-Riley Kuehn took the win with just two runs surrendered from eight hits in 7.0 innings.Â
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GAME TWO: Washington 3 Dickinson 2Â Â
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How it happened:Â
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- Dickinson struck first with a two-run homer from Eden Blanker, the freshman's second of the day. Washington pulled one back in the bottom of the first through a bases loaded walk by
Chloe Trefz.Â
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-The Shorewomen tied it up in the fifth through a
Gracelyn Goforth RBI single to bring in
Hannah Solge.Â
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-In the bottom of the seventh, the Shorewomen put runners on first and second with two down,
Lilly Cook hit a liner right the Dickinson shortstop who was unable to hang on. The ball leaked into left field and allowed
Alyssa Vieira to score the winning run.Â
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For the Devils
Batting:Â
- Eden Blanker finished 2-for-4 with a two-run homer.Â
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Pitching:Â
- Kaylie Renner picked up the loss in relief. Renner gave up one unearned run from two hits in 1.2 innings.Â
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For the Shorewomen
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Batting:
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Alyssa Vieira finished 2-for-4 and scored twice.
Hannah Solge added two hits and a run. Goforth added a hit and RBI.
Lexie Witmer added a hit and
Chloe Trefz notched an RBI.Â
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Pitching:
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Lexi Barnhart picked up the win with a complete game effort. Barnhart allowed two runs form six hits and a pair of walks.Â
Notes- The GooseNationTV player of the game for game one was
Lexie Witmer.
Alyssa Vieira was named player of the game for game two.Â
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Up Next – at Dickinson – Thursday, 5/4. The Shorewomen will be seeded third in the Centennial Conference Tournament and will take on the Red Devils in the opening round. Â
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