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Complete Box Scores
Game 1
Game 2
EDINBORO, PA – The Edinboro University
softball team split an away contest with California (Pa.), losing
5-4 in the first contest and winning 4-3 in the nightcap. The
victory against California (Pa.) marks the first time since 2000
that the Fighting Scots have defeated the Vulcans. Edinboro won
three out of four contests against California (Pa.) during the
2000 season.
Edinboro is now 15-23 overall, 8-12 in the PSAC
West while California (Pa.) is 23-13 overall, 13-7 in the PSAC
West.
The Fighting Scots were led in game one by
junior Jessica Lindamood (Hartville, OH/Lake). The right
fielder hit a two-run homerun in the sixth inning to give Edinboro
a 4-3 lead, but California (Pa.) answered with two runs in the
bottom half of the inning for the game’s final score. Vanessa
Rose (Akron, OH/Manchester) took the loss for the Fighting
Scots, allowing five runs, three earned, on nine hits while
striking out three. The loss drops the sophomore to 9-14 on the
season.
The Fighting Scots rallied in the second half
of the twin-bill for the victory after trailing 2-1 until the
fifth inning. Edinboro two runs in the top of the fifth and one in
the top of the sixth to put the Vulcans away 4-3.
Leanne Carmichael (Pinehurst, MA/Billerica
Memorial) hit a bases-loaded single to plate two runs in the
top of the fifth to give the Fighting Scots the lead for the first
time in the game while sophomore Hannah Kipfer (Meadville,
PA/Meadville) knocked in Danielle Arno (Manlius,
NY/Fayetteville-Manlius) in the top of the sixth for the game’s
winning run.
Arno led Edinboro at the plate in game
two. The freshman went a perfect 3-for-3 at the plate, scoring and
knocking in one run. Mandie Iorfido (Ambridge, PA/Ambridge)
contributed a 2-for-3 performance with one run scored, while
Carmichael, Cyndi Carnaghi (White Plains, NY/White Plains)
and Kipfer each added a hit.
Lindamood went five innings for the Fighting
Scots and improves to 2-5 on the year. She gave up three earned
runs on seven hits and struck out seven. Kim Kurchev
(Mogadore, OH/Mogadore) picked up her second save of the
season, throwing two scoreless and hitless innings of relief.
Edinboro 000 112 0 - 4 6 4
California (Pa.) 011 102 - - 5 9 1
Pitchers: Edinboro, Rose, 6ip-9h-5r-3er-1bb-3k.
California(Pa.), Francart, 4 1/3ip-3h-2r-2er-1bb-2k; Johnson, 2
2/3ip-3h-2r-2er-0bb-0k
Edinboro 000 121 0 - 4 8 2
California (Pa.) 200 001 0 - 3 7 1
Pitchers: Edinboro, Lindamood,
5ip-7h-3r-3er-1bb-3k; Kurchev, 2ip-oh-or-oer-obb-ok.
California(Pa.), Mezyk, 5ip-7h-4r-3er-2bb-3k; Francart,
2ip-1h-0r-0er-1bb-3k
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