CALIFORNIA (April 26) – The Vulcans closed the regular-season with a sweep of a doubleheader against Edinboro on Senior Day at Lilley Field in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) West action on Friday afternoon, winning 9-1 in Game 1 before posting a 7-1 victory in Game 2.
RECORDS/SERIES
• The California (PA) softball team improves to 22-18 this season with a 20-11 mark in league play.
• The Fighting Scots fall to 14-26 overall behind an 11-17 record in divisional action.
• The Vulcans have won seven of the eight meetings in the series over the last two years.
GAME 1
STATS
• Junior
Caleigh Rister (13-8) earned the complete-game victory after allowing one run (earned) on four hits with zero walks and seven strikeouts over 5.0 innings (60 pitches).
• Senior designated player
Alyssa Rose posted a two-run double, two runs scored and one walk.
• Junior first baseman
Kaitlyn Achtermeier and sophomore right fielder
Mikayla Linkous both finished with two RBI and one run scored.
ACTION
• The Vulcans scored nine unearned runs in the bottom of the fourth on four hits, three walks, two hit by pitch and one error.
• Cal scored the initial run on a sacrifice fly before senior catcher
Britney Wilson posted a two-out RBI single.
• Linkous followed with a two-run triple before scoring on a bases-loaded hit by pitch.
• Rose and Achtermeier then delivered back-to-back, two-run doubles in the inning.
• Edinboro managed to score on a two-out RBI single in the top of the fifth.
• Fighting Scot starter Macy Sral (5-11) was saddled with the loss after surrendering nine runs (all unearned) on four hits and five walks in 3.2 innings (100 pitches).
GAME 2
STATS
• Rister collected three hits, two RBI and one run scored, while senior third baseman
Shayna Postler tallied two hits and one run scored.
• Rose belted a three-run homer and posted a complete-game victory.
• She yielded one run (earned) on just one hit with four walks and eight strikeouts over 7.0 innings (122 pitches).
ACTION
• Edinboro took a 1-0 lead in the top of the third on a two-out RBI double before Cal scored six runs in the fourth inning.
• Wilson collected an RBI single before Rister registered a bases-loaded, two-run single with two outs.
• Rose then followed with a three-run homer, her team-leading sixth of the year.
• The Vulcans added to the lead with a two-out RBI single by Rister in the bottom of the sixth.
• Edinboro starting pitcher Lauren Bush (6-11) suffered the loss after allowing six runs (all earned) on nine hits in 3.2 innings (65 pitches).
NEXT
• Cal opens play in the PSAC Tournament on Wednesday, May 1, in Quakertown, Pennsylvania. The tournament field and pairings will be finalized this weekend.
