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Softball splits with Gettysburg

Softball splits with Gettysburg

GETTYSBURG, Pa. – Ursinus split a Centennial Conference softball doubleheader on Saturday with Gettysburg.

In the first game, Gettysburg scored three runs in the third and sixth in a 6-2 win, while Ursinus (21-3, 11-1 Centennial) battled back in game two to blank the Bullets (17-12-1, 9-5 Centennial) 4-0.

In the opener, Ursinus took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first as freshman pinch runner Kelsey Coyne (Stowe, Pa./Pottsgrove) scored on a RBI single by sophomore right fielder Kelly Kalovcak (Pottsville, Pa./Minersville Area).

Gettysburg scored three in the third as Adrienne Rahs had a two-run double, then scored on a RBI single by Sarah Woodbury.

In the sixth, Gettysburg took a 6-1 lead as Lanie Parr had a two-run single, followed by a RBI single by Lindsey Peragallo.

Ursinus' last run in the seventh came as Kalovcak drove in freshman shortstop Kelli Jerdan (Philadelphia, Pa./Archbishop Ryan). Jerdan and Kalovcak each had two hits, with Kalovcak driving in both runs.

Senior pitcher Lauren Davis-Macedonia (Mullica Hill, N.J./Clearview Regional) took the loss in game one, falling to 16-2. She did strike out 11 and walk one.

In game two, Ursinus got on the board in the fourth as Jerdan homered to left field for a 1-0 lead. In the fifth, Coyne scored on an error, followed by freshman center fielder Caitlin Higgins (Mickleton, N.J./Kingsway Regional) scoring on an error.

Ursinus tacked on one more run in the sixth as junior third baseman Kristen Gallagher (Newtown Square, Pa./Marple Newtown) singled home sophomore catcher Rachael Vietheer (Bethpage, N.Y./Bethpage).

Gallagher finished game two 2-for-3 with a RBI.

Freshman pitcher Jennilyn Weber (Valley View, Pa./Tri-Valley) got the win, moving to 4-1. She struck out two and walked one while scattering five hits.

Ursinus hosts Immaculata on Monday.