pinneri swing vs mercyhurst 2024
Nate Kurtz
10
Winner California (PA) CAL-S 9-7, 7-1 PSAC-W
0
Clarion CLAR-S 8-13, 3-2 PSAC-W
Winner
California (PA) CAL-S
9-7, 7-1 PSAC-W
10
Final
0
Clarion CLAR-S
8-13, 3-2 PSAC-W
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
California (PA) CAL-S 8 0 0 0 2 10 10 1
Clarion CLAR-S 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1

W: Rister, Caleigh (5-4) L: Megan Anderson (0-6)

3
California (PA) CAL-S 9-8, 7-2 PSAC-W
11
Winner Clarion CLAR-S 9-13, 4-2 PSAC-W
California (PA) CAL-S
9-8, 7-2 PSAC-W
3
Final
11
Clarion CLAR-S
9-13, 4-2 PSAC-W
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
California (PA) CAL-S 3 0 0 0 0 3 4 2
Clarion CLAR-S 2 1 0 4 4 11 8 0

W: Emma Hipps (8-4) L: Rose, Alyssa (4-4)

Game Recap: Softball | | Matthew Kifer, Sports Information Director

Softball splits run-rule contests at Clarion

Rister posts CG shutout, two hits, three runs in Game 1; Pinneri tallies four RBI on Friday

CLARION, Pa. (March 29) – The Vulcans split a pair of run-rule contests in a doubleheader at Clarion on Friday afternoon in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) West play, winning 10-0 in Game 1 before dropping an 11-3 contest in Game 2 with both games being decided in five innings.

RECORDS/SERIES
• The California (PA) softball team stands at 9-8 this season behind a 7-2 record in divisional action.
• The Golden Eagles move to 9-13 overall with a 4-2 mark in league play.
• The Vulcans and Golden Eagles have played 11 run-rule contests since the 2010 campaign.

GAME 1
STATS
• Junior Caleigh Rister (5-4) registered her second complete-game shutout of the spring, scattering four hits over 5.0 scoreless innings (85 pitches) with zero walks and six strikeouts.
• She also tallied two hits, one RBI and three runs scored from the leadoff spot.
• The trio of junior first baseman Kaitlyn Achtermeier, senior second baseman Jordan Pinneri and senior catcher Britney Wilson all finished with two RBI.
• Junior left fielder Carlena Fiorilli reached base in all four plate appearances (single, two walks, hit by pitch).
ACTION
• The Vulcans erupted for eight runs on six singles and four walks in the top of the first.
• Pinneri posted an RBI single before Wilson later followed with a two-run single.
• Sophomore right fielder Mikayla Linkous later delivered a two-run single with two outs before Rister and Fiorilli followed with RBI singles.
• Pinnero collected her second RBI of the inning on a bases-loaded walk.
• Cal scored its final runs of the game on a two-run single by Achtermeier in the top of the fifth.

GAME 2
STATS
• Pinneri posted two hits, two RBI and one run scored against the Golden Eagles.
• Senior Alyssa Rose (4-4) suffered the loss after surrendering seven runs (four earned) in 3.1 innings while setting a season high with nine strikeouts.

ACTION
• The Vulcans scored three runs in the top of the first on a two-run triple by Pinneri, who then scored on a ground-out.
• Clarion countered with a pair of unearned runs in the bottom of the inning and tied the score at 3-3 with one run in the second.
• The Golden Eagles then scored four runs in the fourth on three singles, two walks and one error.
• Clarion forced the run-rule victory by tallying another four runs in the fifth inning.

NEXT
• Cal returns to action on Tuesday, April 2, when it hosts Seton Hill for a doubleheader at Lilley Field, starting at 2 p.m.
• The Vulcans were previously set to play a twinbill against Gannon tomorrow, Saturday, March 30, before moving the games to April 7 due to rain in the forecast.
 
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