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Softball sweeps Dickinson

Softball sweeps Dickinson

COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. – Ursinus is now 4-0 on it's three-day, six-game stretch as the Bears swept Dickinson Friday afternoon.

The Bears pitched a shutout in game one 4-0, then broke out the bats in a 10-3 win over the Red Devils (10-24, 6-8 Centennial).

Ursinus (18-13, 7-5 Centennial) scored two runs in the fourth and sixth inning in the win over Dickinson in game one. Junior catcher Sam Sinisi (Harrisburg, Pa./Central Dauphin) and junior left fielder Caitlin Higgins (Mickleton, N.J./Kingsway Regional) had RBI hits in the fourth.

In the sixth, sophomore second baseman Monica Bonitatis (Cherry Hill, N.J./Cherry Hill East) smacked a two-run home run that also scored senior third baseman Cassie Brown (Warminster, Pa./Archbishop Wood).

From there, junior pitcher Jennilyn Weber (Valley View, Pa./Tri-Valley) pitched a six-hit shutout to move to 10-7. She struck out seven.

In game two, Ursinus raced out to a 5-1 lead, then added five in the bottom of the fourth to take the win.

Brown went 3-for-4 with two runs scored and two RBI, while junior pitcher Kelly Schymanski (Pottstown, Pa./Pottstown), senior catcher Rachael Vietheer (Bethpage, N.Y./Bethpage) each had two hits.

Junior centerfielder Amy Gentile (Lumberton, N.J./Rancocas Valley) hit her first home run of the season as the Bears had 12 hits.

Sophomore Caitlin Whelan (Stanhope, N.J./Pope John XXIII) got the win in relief of Schymanski to move to 2-1. She struck out five and allowed just four hits in the win.

Ursinus will travel to Muhlenberg on Saturday for an 11:30 a.m. start due to forecasted bad weather.