Hot bats and solid pitching lead to sweep at Mansfield

Friday, April 14

Mansfield, PA

2:00 PM

Millersville University

22-19, 9-10

Mansfield

10-21, 1-18

Millersville

Mansfield

Hot bats and solid pitching lead to sweep at Mansfield

4/14/2023 8:15:00 PM | Softball

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MANSFIELD, Pa. – The Millersville softball team earned its second sweep of the week at Mansfield on Friday afternoon, topping the Mountaineers 8-2 in game one and 14-3 in game two.

The Millersville offense showed how potent it can be today, scoring 22 total runs, hitting seven doubles and three homeruns. Aleese Angelo led the team, totaling four hits, seven RBI's, two homeruns and a pair of doubles.

'Ville's one-two punch in the circle also played a large role, providing eleven solid innings in the sweep. Alex Schaefer started the day by striking out 10 batters in a complete game of work and picking up her 15^th win this season. Morgan Crutcher followed with four scoreless innings in the second game, which gave the junior her fifth win of the year.

The Marauders improve to 23-19 overall and an even 10-10 in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) East play. 'Ville's .500 mark in the PSAC East places the team at No. 5 in the current standings, two games ahead of Bloomsburg (8-10). The top-five teams from each division qualify for postseason play.

GAME ONE

Both teams began play with a quiet first and second inning as only one hit was recorded between both teams in that time.
In the third, 'Ville drew two walks with just one out in the inning and Gabi Turner sent one of those runners home following a single to center field.
The Marauders extended their lead to 2-0 in the fifth after Gabby D'Ottavio singled to send Sami Fried home.
Mansfield evened score in the fifth after a two-RBI triple that followed a walk and single.
Millersville scored six runs in the seventh inning to pull away from the Mountaineers. Kendra Bumgardner started the high-scoring inning with a homerun to left field. Marli Schreiner followed with a pinch-hit RBI to push the lead to 4-2. Towards the end of the inning, Hailey Watlington drew a bases-loaded walk to score a run before a Sam Fried single, along with a Mansfield throwing error scored three, resulting in the 8-2 win.
Turner led the Marauders in hits with two.

GAME TWO

Game two was all 'Ville from the start as the Marauders outscored Mansfield 9-0 in the first four innings and 5-3 in the fifth.
The first inning featured an RBI-single from D'Ottavio and a Taylor Campagna two RBI-double that gave Millersville a 4-0 first inning advantage.
In the second, Angelo recorded two of her seven RBI's, doubling down the left field line and driving in both Fried and Bumgardner. D'Ottavio sent Angelo home in the next at-bat, extending the lead to seven.
Victoria Fuss hit one of 'Ville's six game-two doubles in the third to score Gabby Vucolo and give Millersville an 8-0 lead.
The Marauders remaining runs came from two Angelo homeruns in back-to-back innings and a Bumgardner RBI double to right center.
Eight Marauders recorded hits in the win, six recorded RBIs.

POSTGAME THOUGHTS FROM HEAD COACH JEN PROBST
"We had a slow start with the bats but Al and our defense kept us in it until the bats got going. Those bats rolled right into game two. Morgan had another solid outing in the circle. Aleese was solid on both sides of the ball. She works so hard for our pitchers trying to get calls, and had a huge day at the plate with two home runs."

UP NEXT
The Marauders will host East Stroudsburg on Tuesday, April 18 with action starting at 2 p.m. on the 'Ville Sports Network.