Softball Scores First Wins Of The Season

April 13, 2012

true 1 | true 2 Gwynedd-Mercy 28, Notre Dame (Md.) 0
Gwynedd-Mercy 15, Notre Dame (Md.) 2


BOX SCORE Game 1 | BOX SCORE Game 2


BEL AIR, MD. – Gwynedd-Mercy downed Notre Dame (Md.) in a CSAC twinbill to pick up their first wins of the season. Game one was a 28-0 decision while the second ended 15-2.

Game one saw the Griffins (2-26, 2-14 CSAC) pound out a season-high 24 hits led by junior Tegan Wendell (Glenside, Pa./Abington) who had five hits, three of which were doubles, and four RBIs. Freshmen MaryKate Ballerino (Hatboro, Pa./Hatboro-Horsham) and Chelsea Collazo (Bristol, Pa./Conwell-Egan) also knocked in four runs each and homered.

Ballerino and Jennifer Whalen (Philadelphia, Pa./Archbishop Ryan) scored five runs apiece.

GM scored six in the first and 13 in the second en route to the five-inning win.

Freshman Kaitlyn Johnson (Milford, N.J./Delaware Valley) fanned three on just five hits and a walk.

In the second game, the big bat came from sophomore Stephanie Farrar (North Wales, Pa./North Penn) who went 4-for-4 with four runs and four RBIs with a home run. Whalen was 2-for-4  with three runs scored and an RBI. She also started on the mound, striking out eight while allowing two runs (one earned) on three hits.

Whalen and Wendell also swiped two bases apiece respectively.

Gwynedd-Mercy will play its final regular-season home game tomorrow when they take on Cedar Crest on Senior Day beginning at noon.
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