Game 1 Boxscore
Game 2 Boxscore
GETTYSBURG, Pa. -- The Susquehanna University softball team
split a non-conference doubleheader with host Gettysburg College,
11-7, 4-10, at Bobby Jones Field on March 18.
Susquehanna (8-4-0 overall) scored all of its runs in the last
two innings to take Game 1 from Gettysburg (6-5-1 overall). The
Bullets scored nine of their Game 2 runs in the second inning--all
unearned.
Junior Cara Swerdlow (Bloomfield,
N.J./Bloomfield) pitched her sixth straight complete game
to earn the win in the opener. She allowed 11 hits and five walks
while striking out a game-high eight batters.
Junior infielder Shelly Landis (Souderton,
Pa./Christopher Dock Mennonite) and senior catcher
Kelli Holota (Spring Lake, N.J./Livingston) both
went 2-for-4 with three runs batted in and a run scored to lead the
Crusaders in Game 1. Landis doubled twice, and
Holota had one double on her way to picking up her
100th career hit. Teammate and junior infielder/pitcher Kim
Rubino (Parsippany, N.J./Parsippany) went 2-for-4 with a
run as well.
SU's junior infielder Brennan Balfour (Cape Elizabeth,
Maine/Cape Elizabeth) and sophomore infielder Kate
Reese (Wellsboro, Pa./Wellsboro Area) both went 1-for-3
with an RBI. Reese also walked, and Balfour scored.
Junior outfielder/pitcher Bryn Whitmire (Lederach,
Pa./Souderton Area) and sophomore outfielder Sarah
Dowzicky (Collegeville, Pa./Germantown Academy) both went
1-for-4 in the opener. Whitmire walked, stole a
base and scored twice, and Dowzicky drove in two runs.
Junior infielder Taylor Crawford (Matamoras,
Pa./Delaware Valley HS) was 0-for-3 but was hit by a pitch
and scored. Teammate and sophomore outfielder Lisa Finizio
(Oakland, N.J./Indian Hills) was 0-for-4 with a walk and
two runs.
Freshman Sarah Hoffman (Laceyville, Pa./Wyalusing
Valley) suffered the Game 2 loss despite throwing a
complete game. Hoffman allowed just the one earned
run on nine hits and five walks.
Finizio batted 3-for-4 in the nightcap with a
double and two runs. Balfour was 1-for-3 with a
triple and three RBI. Landis singled and walked in
two at bats.
Dowzicky went 1-for-3 with an RBI in the second
game. Reese was 1-for-4 and scored once.
Next Games: Saturday, March 20, at #16 Ursinus (DH)
(non-conference games), 1 p.m.
