EDINBORO, Pa. (April 22) – The California (PA) softball team scored a combined 25 runs while splitting a doubleheader at Edinboro in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) West action on Monday afternoon, dropping an 11-9 contest in Game 1 before rolling to a 16-1 run-rule victory in Game 2.
RECORDS/SERIES
• The Vulcans move to 18-17 overall with a 16-11 record in league play.
• The Fighting Scots stand at 13-23 this season behind a 10-14 mark in divisional action.
• Cal has split four of the last five doubleheaders at Edinboro dating back to 2019.
GAME 1
STATS
• Junior
Caleigh Rister posted three hits, two RBI and two runs scored.
• Senior second baseman
Jordan Pinneri finished with two hits, two RBI and one run scored, while senior catcher
Britney Wilson collected two hits and three RBI.
• Junior first baseman
Kaitlyn Achtermeier added two hits, including a solo homer, and two runs scored.
• Senior
Alyssa Rose (6-10) suffered the loss after allowing four runs (all earned) on six hits and five walks in 4.2 innings of relief (101 pitches).
ACTION
• Cal scored three runs with two outs in the top of the first on a two-run double by Pinneri and an RBI single by Wilson.
• The Fighting Scots countered with four runs (three unearned) off Rister in the bottom of the inning.
• The Vulcans then tied the score in the second on a solo homer by Achtermeier, her third of the season.
• Edinboro responded with three runs in the bottom half before adding two runs in the third to build a 9-4 lead.
• Cal rallied in the fourth inning with five runs on seven singles, including a two-run single by Wilson to tie the score.
• The Fighting Scots reclaimed the lead in the fifth on a two-out single before first baseman Lucy Higley belted a solo homer in the sixth.
• Edinboro starting pitcher Lauren Bush (6-8) earned the victory after yielding three runs (all earned) on seven hits in 5.0 innings (77 pitches).
GAME 2
STATS
• Cal scored at least 15 runs for the third time in the last 15 games.
• Rister tallied five hits, three RBI and four runs scored
• She also earned the complete-game victory (11-7) after surrendering one run (earned) on six hits in 5.0 innings (69 pitches).
• Rose finished with three hits, including a three-run homer, five RBI and two runs scored.
• Achtermeier collected two hits, including a three-run homer, and scored twice, while sophomore right fielder
Mikayla Linkous registered two hits, two RBI, one run scored and one walk.
• Junior shortstop
Brianna Sersevic totaled two hits and two runs scored.
ACTION
• The Vulcans raced out to a 7-0 lead in the first inning on five hits, one walk and one error.
• Rister and Rose collected back-to-back RBI singles before Rose scored on a fielding error.
• Following a pitching change, Linkous posted an RBI single before Achtermeier followed with a three-run homer.
• Rose tallied an RBI double in the second before Cal added five runs in the third inning.
• Rister registered a two-run single with the bases loaded before Rose delivered a three-run homer, her fifth of the spring.
• Edinboro scored its lone run in the bottom of the third before Cal countered with three runs in the fourth.
• Senior third baseman
Shayna Postler and Pinneri posted back-to-back RBI singles with two outs before Linkous later added another RBI single.
NEXT
• The Vulcans are slated to play a doubleheader tomorrow, Tuesday, April 23, when they travel to face division-leading Seton Hill in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, at 2:30 p.m.
