McDaniel splits with Ursinus; Bears suffer first conference loss in nightcap
WESTMINSTER, Md. – Diana Rosemier (Damascus, Md./Damascus) recorded three hits to lead McDaniel to a doubleheader split with Ursinus in Centennial Conference (CC) softball action on Sunday. The Bears (20-7, 7-1 CC) took the opener 4-1 behind three sixth-inning runs before the Green Terror (8-17, 3-6 CC) countered in game two with four sixth-innings runs of its own to key a 5-1 win.
In the nightcap, Emily Trainor (Manchester, Md./North Carroll) roped a single up the middle with one out in the bottom of the first.
With two outs, Brittany King (Baltimore, Md./Mt. Carmel) poked a single through the right side. A throwing error allowed Trainor to score and stake McDaniel to an early 1-0 lead.
In the bottom of the sixth, Lauren Toomey (Pottsville, Pa./Pottsville Area) dropped a one-out single into left center.
With two outs, Kate Phelan’s (Devon, Pa./Conestoga) single to the same area put runners at the corners for Megan Elfert (Finksburg, Md./Westminster), who followed with a single of her own to plate Toomey and double the advantage.
Kristina Skinner (Westminster, Md./Westminster) dealt the big blow of the inning, blasting a three-run home run to push the lead to 5-0.
A walk and Shannon McDonald pinch-hit double in the top of the seventh set the final margin.
In the opener, Ursinus plated an unearned run in the third inning before a dropped popup and Karyn Curley (Mt. Airy, Md./Glenelg) RBI single in the fourth knotted the game at 1-all.
Singles from Kaitlyn Sutherland and Sarah Hennessey sandwiched around a Jamie Miles double contributed to a three-run sixth.
Lauren Davis went the distance in both games, striking out a combined 13 batters.
McDaniel returns to action at home against Ursinus on Sunday. The first game of the doubleheader begins at 1 p.m.
Score by Inning – Game One 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 - R H E
Ursinus (20-6, 7-0 CC) 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 - 4 7 1
McDaniel (7-18, 2-7 CC) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 4 2
Lauren Davis and Kaitlyn Sutherland; Christina Morley and Emily Trainor. WP: Davis (16-3). LP: Morley (5-8). S: none. SO-BB: Davis 4-0; Morley 3-1. 2B: Jamie Miles (U), Sarah Hennessey (U), Kristina Moore (U).
Score by Inning – Game Two 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 - R H E
Ursinus (20-7, 7-1 CC) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 4 1
McDaniel (8-18, 3-7 CC) 1 0 0 0 0 4 x - 5 9 1
Lauren Davis and Kaitlyn Sutherland; Kelly Toms, Lauren Shue (4), Samantha Reigel (6) and Emily Trainor. WP: Toms (1-3). LP: Davis (16-4). S: Reigel (1). SO-BB: Davis 9-1; Toms 1-0, Shue 1-1, Reigel 0-2. 2B: Shannon McDonald (U), Diana Rosemier (M). HR: Kristina Skinner (M).
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