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true 2 St. Davids, Pa. - (4/15/2026) - Junior designated player
Maya Hellyer (Quakertown, Pa.) (2-for-2) recorded both Red and Gold hits in game one and junior third baseman
Hannah Cohen (North Wales, Pa.) hit her first home run of the season in game two, but Gwynedd Mercy University (9-20) lost both games of today's doubleheader at Eastern University (21-5) in five innings; 8-0 and 13-4. Cohen was 2-for-3 in game two with a run and four runs-batted-in (RBI) as she doubled in Hellyer and freshman shortstop
Macey Harrold (West Deptford, N.J.) in the first inning (2-0) and connected for a two-run homer in the third inning (4-4).
Griffin Highlights - Game One
- Hellyer singled with two out in the second inning and she led off the fifth inning with a drive to left center. In the fifth, she moved to second base on a wild pitch and then third with a sacrifice bunt from freshman center fielder Nya Brown (Whitehall, Pa.), but failed to cross the plate after ground out to the pitcher and strikeout.
- Sophomore catcher Makayla Mihelcic (Souderton, Pa.) was the only other Griffin to reach base thanks to a Eagle error in the third inning.
- Freshman Lexie Kurth (Baldwin, Md.) took the loss (2-3) despite holding Eastern University to two unearned runs on four hits and a walk over four innings.
Griffin Highlights - Game Two
- Hellyer drew a one-out, four-pitch walk in the first inning. She moved to second on a Harrold single through the right side and scored alongside Harrold on Cohen's double to left center (2-0).
- In the third inning, Harrold reached on a error in left field with two out. Cohen made the Eagles pay with her long ball over the right-center fence (4-4).
Gwynedd Mercy University returns to Atlantic East Conference (AEC) on Saturday, April 18, when they host Immaculata University for a 12:00 p.m. doubleheader.