L to R: Grace Scally, Ashley Focht
Ethan Wharton
L to R: Grace Scally, Ashley Focht
2
Penn St.-Berks PSUB 6-6
3
Winner Gwynedd Mercy Univ. GMSB 6-7
Penn St.-Berks PSUB
6-6
2
Final
3
Gwynedd Mercy Univ. GMSB
6-7
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Penn St.-Berks PSUB 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 1
Gwynedd Mercy Univ. GMSB 0 0 0 1 0 2 X 3 10 2

W: Baumeister, Jocelyn (2-2) L: P. Brightwel (3-5)

12
Winner Penn St.-Berks PSUB 7-6
11
Gwynedd Mercy Univ. GMSB 6-8
Winner
Penn St.-Berks PSUB
7-6
12
Final
11
Gwynedd Mercy Univ. GMSB
6-8
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E
Penn St.-Berks PSUB 2 3 3 0 4 0 12 16 3
Gwynedd Mercy Univ. GMSB 3 5 1 0 2 X 11 15 1

W: M. Gorman (1-1) L: Murphy, Emily (2-2)

Game Recap: Softball |

Griffins Score Late to Win Opener, Darkness Ends Game Two Rally

Gwynedd Valley, Pa. - (3/21/2024) - A sixth-inning triple to right field from freshman right fielder Izzy LaPerry (Beachwood, N.J.) plated two key runs for Gwynedd Mercy University (6-8) in a 3-2 game one final. The Red and Gold looked to comeback in the game two as well; trailing 12-9 in the fifth inning, the Griffins scored runs on a ground out by freshman catcher Maya Hellyer (Quakertown, Pa.) (10-12) and a single to right field from freshman second baseman Avery Schwartz (Collegeville, Pa.) (11-12), but Penn State Berks (7-6) recorded the final out and darkness concluded the contest early. Senior pitcher Jocelyn Baumeister (Willow Grove, Pa.) earned the win (2-2) in Gwynedd Mercy University's game-one victory; she struck out eight without allowing an earned run on four hits and three walks. In game two, senior center fielder Shylynn Cordero (Allentown, Pa.) led a 15-hit performance with a 3-for-4 effort that produced two runs, while sophomore shortstop Hannah Smith (Levittown, Pa.) knocked in three runs with a two-run triple in the first inning (3-2) and a double down the right field line in the second (8-5).

Griffin Highlights - Game One
  • Down 2-0, Gwynedd Mercy University used a lead off double from senior third baseman Grace Scally (Philadelphia, Pa.), a Baumeister singled through the right side, a single from Smith to score their first run in the fourth inning; 2-1.
  • In the sixth inning, the Griffins made their move in the pitcher's duel; a two-out single from senior pinch hitter Ashley Focht (Harrisburg, Pa.) was followed by a single through the middle from sophomore catcher Camryn Kinney (East Stroudsburg, Pa.) and LaPerry's game-winning triple; 3-2.
  • Schwartz (2-for-3), Baumeister (2-for-3), and Kinney (2-for-3) recorded two hits apiece.
Griffin Highlights - Game Two
  • Down 2-0 again, Gwynedd Mercy University scored three runs in the bottom of the first inning with a a single to center from Focht (1-2) and a two-run triple from Smith; 3-2.
  • The Griffins were trailing again in the second inning; this time, a Cordero single (4-5), a Hellyer sacrifice fly (5-5), a Scally single to short (6-5), a wild pitch (7-5), and a Smith double down the right field line gave them an 8-5 advantage.
  • The Red and Gold broke an 8-8 tie with a Cordero single and interference on the Nittany Lion shortstop; 9-8.
  • In the fifth, singles from junior right fielder Carly Maw (Bensalem, Pa.) and Cordero set the table for Hellyer and Schwartz.
Gwynedd Mercy University opens their Atlantic East Conference (AEC) schedule on Monday, March 25, when they host Cabrini University for a 3:00 p.m. doubleheader. 
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