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Gwynedd-Mercy 16, Cairn 1
Gwynedd-Mercy 9, Cairn 3

BOX SCORE Game 1 | BOX SCORE Game 2


GWYNEDD VALLEY, PA. --  Behind 28 hits and 25 runs, Gwynedd-Mercy powered past Cairn in a CSAC Doubleheader sweep Saturday afternoon for their first conference wins on the season. GM took game one, 16-1, and game two, 9-3.

The Griffins (2-8, 2-2 CSAC) struck early and often in the first game, scoring runs in every at-bat as the game ended in the fifth. In the first, GM plated four runs on just three hits. An Alexis Deal (Newtown, Pa./Council Rock South) two-run double in the second put Gwynedd up 6-0.

The big inning came in the third, as Gwynedd-Mercy plated seven runs on six hits and took advantage of three Highlander errors. Junior Stephanie Farrar (North Wales, Pa./North Penn) and Kelsey McDonough (Philadelphia, Pa./Little Flower) each had big two-out, two-run hits.

Starter Ashley Lamont (Hillsborough, N.J./Hillsborough) allowed just one run on six hits and struck out eight with no walks. Lamont finished 3-for-4 with two runs and four RBIs. Sophomore Jennifer Whalen (Philadelphia, Pa./Archbishop Ryan) also was 3-for-4, but scored four times and added a pair of doubles.

Starter Kaitlyn Johnson (Milford, N.J./Delaware Valley) was the story in game two, as the sophomore fanned a personal best 16 while yielding three earned runs on just four hits. She didn't allow a hit until the fourth and struck out the side on three occasions. Johnson also contributed at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two runs scored.

Whalen kept the hot bats going, notching two more doubles with two runs and an RBI. Freshman Megan Kelly (Ivyland, Pa./Little Flower) was a perfect 3-for-3.

Three-straight hits to open the third led to a five-run frame. Marisa Bentley (Birdsboro, Pa./Daniel Boone) added a two-run triple in the fifth to up it to a 7-0 lead.

Cairn would get to Johnson in the sixth as a pair of GM errors along with two hits helped the Highlanders (0-11, 0-6 CSAC) climb to within 7-3. Johnson got out of the frame with a groundout and called third strike with a runner on.

GM would add some insurance runs in the sixth getting an RBI groundout from Deal and later a two-out RBI single from Farrar for a 9-3 edge.

Johnson closed it out with a 1-2-3 seventh all via strikeout to wrap up the sweep.

The Griffins return to action on Thursday, March 28th when they host Arcadia. The DH with Scranton originally scheduled for March 26th has been postponed due to the impending inclement weather.