Thiel 5, Franciscan 1 - 7 Innings
Franciscan Lineup
Ashley Benson 2B,
Jenny Massey LF,
Elizabeth Gibson C,
Chloe Cross RF,
Rachel Cooper CF,
Alexis McKnight 1B,
Ariana Arnone 3B,
Brooklynn Miller SS, &
Lilly Wahl P
Thiel Lineup
Ladd CF, Rhoads RF, Yothers 3B, Ficeti 2B, Sloan DP, Rottman SS, Durboraw C, Buechel LF, Bufalini 1B, Roddy P
How It Happened
Franciscan celebrated senior day in the PAC doubleheader matchup against Thiel. They honored
Rachel Cooper,
Jenny Massey,
Chloe Cross,
Brooklynn Miller, and
Elizabeth Gibson. The game was scoreless for the first two innings, then stayed tied 1-1 until the top of the 7th. Thiel won game one 5-1 on a last inning surge.
Rachel Cooper was perfect from the plate in game 1. She hit the lead off single to center field. Cooper was caught stealing second base and registered the only Baron hit for the inning. In the second inning,
Brooklynn Miller doubled to left field, followed by a single to center from
Ariana Arnone. The next two Baron batters struck out then flied out leaving Arnone and Miller on base. In the third inning,
Rachel Cooper singled to the shortstop, but Thiel turned a double play with the next batter retiring the inning.
In the bottom of the 4th the Barons scored off a monster shot from
Ariana Arnone and tied the game.
Elizabeth Gibson lead the inning with a single to center field.
Chloe Cross got on base off a fielder's choice, getting Gibson out at second.
Ariana Arnone stepped up to the plate and crushed one passed the center fielder. Arnone made it all the way to third, and Cross ran across home plate tying the game. The Barons had three more hits in the next couple innings, but didn't register anymore runs. However, Thiel turned 4 hits into 4 runs in the top of the 7th bringing their lead to 5-1.
The Barons had equal offensive opportunities as the Tomcats. They had 9 hits compared to Thiel's 10, but timing turned 4 more hits into runs.
At the Plate
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Rachel Cooper was a perfect 3 for 3 at bat
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Elizabeth Gibson was 2 for 3
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Chloe Cross was 1 for 3 at bat and scored the lone run
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Ariana Arnone was 2 for 3 at bat including her 4th inning triple
In the Circle
-Starter Lily Wahl pitched 7 innings allowing 10 hits and 5 runs, and recorded 3 strikeouts
Thiel 11, Franciscan 5 - 7 Innings
Franciscan Lineup
Kimberly McDaniels P,
Jenny Massey LF,
Chloe Cross C,
Elizabeth Gibson 1B,
Rachel Cooper CF,
Ariana Arnone 3B,
Brooklynn Miller SS, Lily Wahl 2B,
Felicia MacGillivray RF
Thiel Lineup
Ladd CF, Sheeler RF, Yothers C, Ficeti 2B, Sloan 3B, Rottman SS, Farr 1B, Buechel LF, Roddy DP, and Bonner P
How It Happened
Franciscan got off to an early lead, but Thiel made a mid-game comeback to take and extend the lead.
Kimberly McDaniels lead the batting order hitting a lead off double to center field.
Elizabeth Gibson hit another double two batters later scoring McDaniels.
Rachel Cooper went 3 for 3 in game 1, and in her first at bat game 2 homered to center field. McDaniels, Gibson, and Cooper all scored in the inning putting the Barons up 3-0.
In the second inning,
Kimberly McDaniels hit another double to center field.
Jenny Massey followed her and hit a home run to center field.
Chloe Cross hit a double to left field, but was left on base. This extended the lead to 5-2.
In the third inning Thiel scored 4 runs off 2 hits due to Baron errors. The Barons had tremendous offensive production in the first two innings and were only down 1 run in the bottom of the third.
Rachel Cooper reached base off an error, then
Ariana Arnone hit a single to right field. This put Cooper in scoring position. The next three hitters all got out, and Arnone and Cooper were left on base. In the top of the fourth Thiel continued their hot streak scoring 4 more runs. Franciscan only recorded 2 more hits the rest of the game, and the game ended in the seventh inning 11-5.
At the Plate
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Kimberly McDaniels was 3 for 4 with 3 doubles and scoring 2 runs
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Jenny Massey was 1 for 4 with a Home Run and 2 RBI's
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Chloe Cross was 2 for 4 with 2 doubles
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Elizabeth Gibson was 1 for 4 with 1 double, 1 RBI, and scoring 1 run
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Rachel Cooper was 1 for 4 with 1 Home Run, 2 RBI's, and scoring 1 run
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Ariana Arnone was 1 for 2 at bat and was walked twice.
In the Circle
-Starter
Kimberly McDaniels pitched 3.1 innings allowing 9 hits and 8 runs.
-Relief Pitcher Lily Wahl pitched 3.2 innings allowing 6 hits, 1 run, and getting 3 strikeouts.
Up Next
Franciscan will get right back into action tomorrow at 2 pm with a doubleheader at home against Grove City. These two teams split their four games last season with each each home and away doubleheader being a split. Franciscan won one game 8-6 and the other by a score of 7-3, both with
Lilly Wahl as the winning pitcher. In the 8-6 win in Steubenville,
Ariana Arnone drove in three runs and
Chloe Cross hit a home run out to left right field. In the win at Grove City,
Brooklynn Miller had a career high three RBIs.
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