North Myrtle Beach, SC - (3/5/2023) - Gwynedd Mercy University (2-0) started off their 2023 campaign at North Myrtle Beach to take part in the Fastpitch Dreams Spring Classic with wins over Bridgewater State University (1-1) 7-0 and Dean College (0-2) 13-5 (6 innings). In the first game against the Bears, junior pitcher
Jocelyn Baumeister (Willow Grove, Pa.) pitched a complete game shutout, allowing two hits and striking out six and earning her first win on the season (1-0). In game two against the Bulldogs, sophomore
Ally McDaid (Maple Glen, Pa.) drove in a team-high four runs and was a key part of the offensive outburst in game two.
Game 1 - Griffin Highlights:
- Baumeister doubled to center in the first, knocking in senior outfielder Emma Carney (Plymouth Meeting, Pa.) and junior utility player Shylynn Cordero (Allentown, Pa.) giving the Griffins a 2-0 advantage.
- Baumeister again had a two runs batted in (RBI) double in the fifth scoring Carney and senior infielder Grace Scally (Philadelphia, Pa.) extending their lead 4-0.
- Sophomore middle infielder Carly Maw (Bensalem, Pa.) doubled down the right field line allowing Baumeister to cross home plate in the fifth (5-0).
Game 2 - Griffin Highlights:
- In the third inning, McDaid laid down a squeeze bunt that allowed freshman catcher Camryn Kinney (East Stroudsburg, Pa.) to score and cut the lead to half 2-1.
- Later in the third junior captain Ashley Focht (Harrisburg, Pa.) had a rbi single and an error in the field allowed two runs to come home giving Gwynedd Mercy their first lead of the game 3-2.
- The fourth inning was a big inning for the Griffins offense. A passed ball allowed freshman outfielder Kiersten Reeser (Warminster, Pa.) to score (4-2).
- McDaid drove in two more runs scorning Cordero and junior outfielder Ava Casale (Sewell, N.J.) extending the lead 6-2.
- Focht allowed McDaid to get home with a single to left field and Focht would eventually score on a wild pitch. (8-2)
- In the fifth, Cordero had a RBIsingle (10-4)
- McDaid had a sacrifice fly allowing Cordero to score (11-4).
- In the sixth, Kineey and Cordero both had RBI singles witch would eventually lead to their 13-5 victory.
Gwynedd Mercy University continues its spring break road trip Tuesday, March 7, when they play New Jersey City University (3:00 P.M.) and Lancaster Bible College (7:00 P.M.) at North Myrtle Beach Field 5.
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