Gallaudet GAL 4-21, 0-15 UEC

Penn St.-Abington PSA 15-16, 8-7 UEC

Gallaudet GAL

4-21, 0-15 UEC

Final

Apr. 20, 2024

Penn St.-Abington PSA

15-16, 8-7 UEC

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	4	5	R	H	E
Gallaudet GAL	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
Penn St.-Abington PSA	0	1	0	5	2	8	9	0

W: Yanss, Gretchen (8-7) L: C. Elsbury (2-11)

Gallaudet GAL 4-22, 0-16 UEC

Penn St.-Abington PSA 16-16, 9-7 UEC

Gallaudet GAL

4-22, 0-16 UEC

Final

Apr. 20, 2024

Penn St.-Abington PSA

16-16, 9-7 UEC

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	4	5	R	H	E
Gallaudet GAL	0	0	0	1	0	1	3	3
Penn St.-Abington PSA	4	1	1	2	1	9	9	0

W: Yanss, Gretchen (9-7) L: L. Drolsbaug (2-11)

Game Recap: Softball | 4/20/2024 12:00:00 AM

Yanss Becomes All-Time Strikeout Leader in Sweep Over Bison

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Abington, Pa. – It was a historic afternoon for junior Gretchen Yanss as she became the program's all-time strikeouts leader in the Nittany Lions United East Conference (UEC) doubleheader sweep against Galladuet University on Saturday afternoon at Huntingdon Field. Penn State Abington took the opener by the score of 8-0 and then won game two by an 9-1 margin. Both games ended after five innings with the eight-run mercy rule taking effect.

GM1 Score: Penn State Abington 8, Gallaudet 0 (5 Inn.)
WP: Gretchen Yanss (8-7) | LP: Christina Elsbury (2-11)
GM2 Score: Penn State Abington 9, Gallaudet 1 (5 Inn.)
WP: G. Yanss (9-7) | LP: Lacey Drolsbaugh (2-11)
Records: Penn State Abington (16-16, 9-7 UEC) | Gallaudet (4-22, 0-16 UEC)
Location: Abington, Pa. (Huntingdon Field)

How It Happened (Game 1)

* Abington scored the game's first run in the bottom of the second inning with a sacrifice fly by junior Callie Chambers. Junior Hailey Gamble, who led the inning off with a triple, scored on the play to give the Nittany Lions a 1-0 lead.

* The one-run lead was plenty for Yanss as she limited the Bison to just two hits in five innings of work. In the top half of the fourth inning, Yanss registered her 300^th career strikeout when she fanned Adele Daniels for the second out in the inning. She finished the game with nine strikeouts tying her season-high.

* Abington scored five times in the bottom of the fourth to put the game out of reach with a 6-0 advantage. Five different players forced in runs, including back-to-back bases loaded walks issued to freshmen Victoria Butler and Isabella Antosiewicz.

* The Nittany Lions walked the game off in the bottom of the fifth with a pair of two-out unearned runs. Butler forced the eight-run mercy rule with a single up to the middle to score freshman Rylee Albany.

Inside the Numbers (Game 1)

* Yanss recorded her fifth shutout of the season as she also picked up her eighth victory. She finished the game with nine strikeouts and went on to enter game two needing only five more strikeouts to break the all-time record. She also went 1-for-3 at the plate with a double and a run.

* Gamble went 3-for-3 with three runs. She had two extra-base hits with a double and a triple.

* Butler also had three hits in the game as she went 3-for-3 with two RBI and a walk.

* For Gallaudet, Olivia Taufu'I and Lou Cherena each had the team's lone two hits.

How It Happened (Game 2)

* In game two, the Abington offense supplied Yanss with five runs within the first two innings. The Nittany Lions took advantage of a pair of fielding errors by the Bison in the first inning. With runners on at second and third, Gamble drove both in with a base hit to left field. She would then score on a single by freshman Ava Livingston.

* Freshman Marlena Hacker had a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the second that scored Antosiewicz who reached on a triple prior to Hacker's at-bat. The run increased the Abington lead to 5-0.

* Yanss entered game two needing just five strikeouts to become the program's all-time leader. In the top of the fourth, Yanss struck out Karla Gomez-Zepeda looking for the historic punchout. It was her final pitch of the game as she registered strikeout number 308.

* The Nittany Lions led 8-1 entering the bottom of the fifth and once again walked the game off with the eight-run mercy rule. Antosiewicz singled to right field to score freshman Sara Slimm who led the inning off with a walk.

Inside the Numbers (Game 2)

* Yanss earned the win as she now has nine on the year. She struck out five batters in four innings of work. For the afternoon, Yanss went 2-0 with 15 strikeouts in nine innings. She held the Bison combined to just one run and five hits in the doubleheader. Offensively, Yanss went 2-for-3 at the plate with a run and two RBI.

* Antosiewicz was a perfect 4-for-4 at the plate as she scored three times while driving in one run.

* Gamble and Hacker each had two RBI in the game.

* For Gallaudet, Lacey Elsbury went 2-for-2 with a run, while Cherena drove in the team's only run with a double in the fourth inning to finish 1-for-2.

Making History
Yanss is just the second player in program history to surpass 300 career strikeouts. Former standout and current assistant coach, Becca Dougherty, held the record prior with 307 K's during her playing career (2016-2019).

All-Time Series
Today marked the 31^st and 32^nd match ups between Abington and Gallaudet since the start of the 2011 season. The Nittany Lions are now 36-6 versus the Bison in the all-time series.

Next Up
Abington returns to action on Wednesday, April 24 as the Nittany Lions host Lancaster Bible College in a United East doubleheader. Game one is slated for 3 p.m.

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