Franciscan 5, Pitt.-Greensburg 1 - 7 Innings
Franciscan Lineup
Kimberly McDaniels 2B,
Jenny Massey LF,
Elizabeth Gibson RF,
Chloe Cross C,
Rachel Cooper CF,
Alexis McKnight 1B,
Ariana Arnone 3B,
Brooklynn Miller SS,
Felicia MacGillivray DH &
Lilly Wahl P
Pitt.-Greensburg Lineup
Liccketto CF, Santucci 2B, Bayus DH, Noel 1B, Smith P, Stonbraker 3B, Corvin SS, Cook LF, Kavulick RF, Parquette C
How It Happened
Franciscan swept Pitt-Greensburg in the non-conference doubleheader.
Kimberly McDaniels had a lead off double to right center in the first at bat for the day. The Barons defense forced a quick 3 and out with 0 hits in the bottom of the 1st.
The 2nd inning, the Barons offense broke wide open.
Rachel Cooper hit a double to left field, Arianna Arnone got on base off an error, then stole second base. Pitt-Greensburg walked
Brooklynn Miller loading the bases. With 2 outs
Kimberly McDaniels came to the plate and hit the ball out of the park. Her first career home run and a grand slam.
It wasn't until the 6th inning that the Barons scored another run.
Brooklynn Miller hit a single to center field, then
Felicia MacGillivray made it on base off an error.
Kimberly McDaniels reached on base off an error as well, scoring
Brooklynn Miller. Lily Wahl had an excellent game pitching, only allowing 4 hits at this point in the game. In the bottom of the 6th, one pitch got away from her and Pitt-Greensburg scored their only run of the game off a home run. Wahl only allowed 1 more hit after that for the game.
At the Plate
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Kimberly McDaniels went 2 for 4 at bat with 5 RBI's, and scoring 1 run
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Rachel Cooper went 2 for 4 at bat with 1 run
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Brooklynn Miller went 2 for 2 at bat with 2 runs
In the Circle
-Starter Lily Wahl pitched 7 innings allowing only 6 hits and 1 earned run, and adding 2 strikeouts
Franciscan 9, Pitt.-Greensburg 4 - 7 Innings
Franciscan Lineup
Kimberly McDaniels P,
Jenny Massey LF,
Elizabeth Gibson 1B,
Chloe Cross C,
Rachel Cooper CF,
Alexis McKnight,
Ariana Arnone 3B,
Brooklynn Miller SS, Lily Wahl 2B,
Felicia MacGillivray RF
Oitt.-Greensburg Lineup
Liccketto CF, Arcuri 2B, Bayus DH, Diodato 1B, Stonbraker C, Kavulick RF, Mienke P, Weller SS, Parquette 3B, Cook LF
How It Happened
In the 1st inning,
Elizabeth Gibson hit the lead off single to left field.
Chloe Cross followed her up with a single to center field.
Rachel Cooper then hit a double to right center scoring Cross and Gibson.
Going into the 6th inning the Barons found themselves down 4-2.
Rachel Cooper hit a solo homer.
Alexis McKnight followed her with a single to center. Arianna Arnone then singled to right center.
Brooklynn Miller hit another single to left center scoring
Ashley Benson who was pinch running for McKnight. Lily Wahl doubled to left center scoring Arnone. Then
Kimberly McDaniels was walked loading the bases.
Jenny Massey hit a single to center scoring Miller.
Elizabeth Gibson singled to left field scoring both McDaniels and Wahl.
Rachel Cooper's second at bat for the inning was another deep shot to left field. However, this one stayed in the park. Cooper's double scored Massey. The flurry of hits lead to 7 runs in the inning and bringing the score to 9-4. Defenses held for the remainder of the game, and the Barons completed the sweep of Pitt-Greensburg.
At the Plate
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Kimberly McDaniels was 2 for 3 at bat with one walk and 1 run
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Jenny Massey went 2 for 4 with 1 RBI and 1 run
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Elizabeth Gibson went 2 for 4 with 2 RBI's and 1 run
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Rachel Cooper was 4 for 4 with 4 RBI's and 1 run
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Alexis McKnight went 1 for 3 at bat
In the Circle
-Starter
Kimberly McDaniels pitched 7 innings allowing 8 hits, 3 earned runs, and had 2 strikeouts
Up Next
Franciscan will hope to get PAC play underway Wednesday afternoon at Saint Vincent. The first game is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. with weather permitting. The Bearcats are off to a hot start, as they are undefeated in conference play after a pair of wins against a very good Grove City team. The Lady Barons beat the Bearcats in one of their two conference games last season, by a score of 8-7.
Rachel Cooper had a pair of RBIs and
Jenny Massey ripped a pair of doubles in the victory last spring.
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