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SB - Paula Casale
6
Winner Penn St.-Abington PSA 11-16, 2-9 UEC
1
Gallaudet GALW 6-16, 0-8 UEC
Winner
Penn St.-Abington PSA
11-16, 2-9 UEC
6
Final
1
Gallaudet GALW
6-16, 0-8 UEC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Penn St.-Abington PSA 0 1 1 0 1 0 3 6 10 0
Gallaudet GALW 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 6 3

W: Casale, Paula (2-8) L: Lacey Drolsbaugh (6-10)

8
Winner Penn St.-Abington PSA 12-16, 3-9 UEC
0
Gallaudet GALW 6-17, 0-9 UEC
Winner
Penn St.-Abington PSA
12-16, 3-9 UEC
8
Final
0
Gallaudet GALW
6-17, 0-9 UEC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Penn St.-Abington PSA 1 2 3 1 1 8 3 1
Gallaudet GALW 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5

W: Dinardo, Jess (6-6) L: Kinsley Bond (0-4)

Game Recap: Softball |

Abington Sweeps Gallaudet in United East Doubleheader

Washington, D.C. – The Penn State Abington softball team kept its postseason hopes alive with a doubleheader sweep against Gallaudet University in United East Conference (UEC) action on Wednesday afternoon at the Gallaudet Softball Complex. The Nittany Lions won the opener, 6-1, and took game two by the score of 8-0 in five innings.
 
GM1 Score: Penn State Abington 6, Gallaudet 1
WP: Paula Casale (2-8) | LP: Lacey Drolsbaugh (6-10)
GM2 Score: Penn State Abington 8, Gallaudet 0 (5)
WP: Jess Dinardo (6-6) | LP: Kinsley Bond (0-4)
Records: Penn State Abington (12-16, 3-9 UEC) | Gallaudet (6-17, 0-9 UEC)
Location: Washington, D.C. (GU Softball Complex)

How It Happened (Game 1)

* Abington scored the game's first run in the second inning after taking advantage of a throwing error by the Gallaudet pitcher.  Freshman Tori Colagreco, who doubled earlier in the inning, scored on the miscue.
 
* The Nittany Lions doubled their lead in the third when freshman Candice Peck delivered a run scoring hit to left-center field.  Junior Marlena Hacker scored on the play after reaching base on a fielding error.
 
* Gallaudet got on the board in the fourth and made it a 2-1 game after Sophia Wascher pushed across a run on a fielder's choice. 
 
* In the fifth, junior Isabella Antosiewicz led the inning off with a single up the middle and later scored on a base hit by Colagreco.  Antosiewicz's run increased the Abington lead to 3-1.

* In the seventh, the Abington offense added some insurance runs to push its lead to 6-1 by inning's end.  Colagreco recorded her third hit of the game and drove in Antosiewicz for her second RBI on the day.  Later in the inning, sophomore Riley Logan connected on a double to right-center that scored a pair to give Abington a five-run cushion.
 
* Junior Paula Casale pitched a scoreless seventh to secure the win as she went the distance for the Nittany Lions.  It marked Casale's second win of the season as she finished the game with four strikeouts.
 
Inside the Box Score (Game 1)
 
* Colagreco tied her season-high with three hits as she went 3-for-4 with two runs and two RBI.
 
* Antosiewicz finished the game 2-for-3 with two runs and a sacrifice bunt.
 
* Peck also had multiple hits in the game as she went 2-for-4 with an RBI.
 
* Riley finished 1-for-4 with a double and two RBI.
 
* For Gallaudet, Seanna Baird went 2-for-3, while Wascher drove in the Bison's lone run after going 1-for-3.
 
How It Happened (Game 2)
 
*  In the night cap, Abington scored in each inning and held the Gallaudet offense to just three hits in the game.  The Nittany Lions led 1-0 after Antosiewicz scored on a wild pitch in the opening frame.  She reached base earlier in the inning with a one-out single to right field.
 
* Abington increased its lead to 3-0 with two runs in the second.  The Nittany Lions didn't record a hit in the inning and took advantage of two walks and a two-out error that allowed senior Emily Foxhill to reach base and extend the inning.  Junior Marlena Hacker followed with a walk and then a series of wild pitches and a passed ball allowed both Foxhill and Hacker to eventual score.
 
* In the third, the Nittany Lions once again took advantage of Bison miscues in the field and inconsistent pitching.  Logan drove in a run for the lone RBI of the inning while two other runners scored on passed balls.  The three runs pushed the Abington lead to 6-0.
 
* A sacrifice fly by Peck in the fourth made it a 7-0 game and then in the fifth, Hacker drove in a run on a fielder's choice to give Abington an 8-0 advantage. 
 
* Freshman Iris Chapman retired the Bison in order in the bottom of the fifth on three ground balls to close out the game.  With the Nittany Lions leading 8-0, the game ended after five due to the eight-run mercy rule.
 
Inside the Box Score (Game 2)

*  Antosiewicz (1-3), junior Lainey Scotese (1-1) and sophomore Celeste Chang (1-1) accounted for the team's three hits. 
 
* Hacker reached drew two walks and scored twice in the game. 
 
* Scotese and Colagreco each drew a pair of walks and scored a run in the win.
 
* Sophomore Jess Dinardo (6-6) was the pitcher of record as she picked up her sixth win of the season.  She went three innings holding the Bison to just two hits while striking out three. 
 
* Chapman pitched the final two frames and allowed only one hit and struck out one in her appearance.
 
* For Gallaudet, Sammie Howell, Kinsley Bond and Olivia Wascher all went 1-for-2 in the game.
 
All-Time Series
Today marked the 45th and 46th matchups between Abington and Gallaudet since the start of the 2011 season.  The Nittany Lions are now 39-7 versus the Bison in the all-time series.
 
Next Up
Abington returns to action on Thursday, April 16 as the Nittany Lions travel to face nationally ranked No. 23 Rowan University in a non-conference doubleheader.  Game one is set for 2 p.m.
 
 
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