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Softball sweeps McDaniel

Softball sweeps McDaniel

WESTMINSTER, Md. – Ursinus ran its win streak to 12 games as the Bears swept a softball doubleheader from McDaniel on Sunday afternoon.

The Bears (20-2, 10-0 Centennial) won the first game 5-0, then took the nightcap from the Green Terror (11-17, 1-7 Centennial) 5-2.

In the opener, Ursinus took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the third as freshman center fielder Caitlin Higgins (Mickleton, N.J./Kingsway Regional) scored on a RBI double by freshman left fielder Amy Gentile (Lumberton, N.J./Rancocas Valley).

Ursinus would add a run in the fifth and sixth innings, as freshman pinch runner Kelsey Coyne scored on a RBI double by sophomore right fielder Kelly Kalovcak (Pottstown, Pa./Minersville Area) in the fifth, followed by a RBI single from sophomore pinch hitter Kate Kehoe in the sixth that scored senior designated player Jamie Miles (Shamong, N.J./Seneca).

In the seventh, the Bears put two runs on the board as sophomore shortstop Cassie Brown and sophomore second baseman Abby Sido (Hershey, Pa./Hershey) had RBI hits.

Gentile finished game one 3-for-4, while Kalovcak, Sido, Higgins and freshman shortstop Kelli Jerdan (Philadelphia, Pa./Archbishop Ryan) had two hits.

Senior pitcher Lauren Davis-Macedonia (Mullica Hill, N.J./Clearview Regional) got the win in game one, improving to 15-1. She struck out 13 and scattered three hits.

Game two saw Ursinus scored four runs in the top of the first to put the contest out of reach.

Jerdan finished game two 3-for-3 with two runs scored, while freshman first baseman Allison Pfrommer (Franklinville, N.J./Delsea Regional) was 2-for-4 with a run scored.

Davis-Macedonia got the win in the nightcap, fanning 11.

Ursinus will host Haverford on Tuesday.