Gwynedd Valley, Pa. - (4/24/2025) - Gwynedd Mercy University (11-22) split this afternoon's doubleheader with Penn State Harrisburg (24-10) as junior pinch hitter
Avery Schwartz (Collegeville, Pa.) forced an eighth inning in game one with her seventh-inning triple to right field (5-5) and fifth-year
Jocelyn Baumeister (Willow Grove, Pa.) dominated the Nittany Lions in game two with one run allowed and eight strikeouts from the circle and a 3-for-4, four runs-batted-in (RBI) performance at the plate that ended the contest early. Penn State Harrisburg won game one; 9-5 (8), but Gwynedd Mercy University concluded the doubleheader in celebration with a 9-1 (6) win in game two.
Griffin Highlights - Game One
- Fifth-year center fielder Shylynn Cordero (Allentown, Pa.) led the the afternoon off with a walk. Two-out singles from sophomore third baseman Hannah Cohen (North Wales, Pa.) (1-0), freshman catcher Makayla Mihelcic (Souderton, Pa.) (2-0), freshman right fielder Kassidy Kehoe (Lansdale, Pa.) (3-0), and sophomore designated player Maya Hellyer (Quakertown, Pa.) (4-0) delivered Gwynedd Mercy University a 4-0 lead in the first inning.
- After a three-run third and a two-run seventh, Penn State Harrisburg owned a a 5-4 lead headed to the Griffins' last at-bat of regulation. There, a lead-off walk to junior shortstop Hannah Smith (Levittown, Pa.), a sacrifice from Cohen, and Schwartz's triple forced extra innings.
- Kehoe (2-for-4) and Hellyer (2-for-4) each recorded two hits.
Griffin Highlights - Game Two
- Baumeister knocked in four of the Griffins nine runs in game two; she started early with a two-RBI single in the first inning (2-0).
- In the second inning, Gwynedd Mercy University added four more runs with a bases-loaded error at short (3-0) and a three-run double from Cohen (6-1).
- Two more Griffins scored in the fourth inning. There, Cordero continued a hot game with the her third single. Singles from Schwartz and Cohen brought home the first (7-1), before a Baumeister single drove home the second (8-1).
- In the sixth, a one-out double from Cohen and another Baumeister blast through the box did the trick; 9-1.
- Cordero and Baumeister both went 3-for-4; the former scored three times, while the latter matched Cohen's four RBI. Cohen totaled four hits (4-for-4), including a pair of doubles.
- In the circle, Baumeister held the Nittany Lions to one run on one hit. She struck out eight in her eighth win (8-6) of the season.
Gwynedd Mercy University returns to their Atlantic East Conference schedule on Sunday, April 27, when they concluded their league schedule with a 12:00 p.m. Senior Day doubleheader.