The softball team earned a pair of wins last Thursday against Allegheny College in Meadville, Pa. The Scots (11-19, 3-7 NCAC) led 3-0 after the top of the first inning in the opening game, thanks to RBIs by Erica Villa ’13 and Danielle Grooms ’14, as well as a run scored by Villa off of a wild pitch.
The Gators (5-17, 2-6 NCAC) scored a run at the bottom of the first and three RBIs in the second inning to take a 4-3 lead.
In the fifth inning, with Grooms on first base and Gina Pirolozzi ’13 on third, Grooms sprinted to steal second base and forced the Allegheny catcher to attempt to throw her out. This opened up an opportunity for Pirolozzi to steal home plate and tie the game at 4-4 in a gutsy fashion.
The teams remained deadlocked until the eighth inning. Facing two outs with the bases loaded, Lauren Swinehart ’12 hit a grand slam to right centerfield to give Wooster an 8-4 lead. Allegheny was only able to produce one hit at the bottom of the inning, sealing a victory for the Scots.
In the second game, pitcher Jenn Horton ’13 gave up only five hits and no runs and hit a two-run homer herself in the third inning. Wooster also scored off of a RBI by Kelley Johnson ’13 in the fourth inning and an unearned run by Pirolozzi in the fifth. The Scots walked away with a 4-0 victory and a sweep in the doubleheader.
However, Wooster had no such luck during Saturday’s doubleheader at home against† archrival Wittenberg University (11-18, 5-5 NCAC) during the StrikeOut Cancer event, which raised money for The Benefit of Mason O’Donnell, a charity that helps children affected by Leukemia.
After the Scots gave up two runs at the top of the third inning in the first game, Swinehart batted in Rachel Frank ’12 to cut the Tiger lead to 2-1.
Unfortunately for Wooster, Wittenberg was able to score four runs in the fifth inning, batting through its entire lineup. Johnson hit a RBI and scored on a fielding error for the Scots, making the game 6-3 in favor of the Tigers. Wooster only produced one hit in the final two innings, sealing the victory for Wittenberg.
In the second game, both teams scored a run in the first inning and were held scoreless in the second. A three-run homer by Laura Rose in the third gave Wittenberg a 4-1 advantage, but Pirolozzi hit a two-run shot to cut the deficit to 4-3.
The Tigers scored a run in the fourth, fifth and sixth innings, while the Scots’ offense only managed two hits for the rest of the game. Wittenberg won by a score of 7-3 to complete the sweep.
The Fighting Scots played the Oberlin College Yeowomen(2-22, 0-8 NCAC) on Wednesday after press time. They will complete their regular season with a doubleheader at home against the Kenyon College Ladies (8-20, 2-6 NCAC) tomorrow.
The first game is at 1 p.m. and the second game is set for 3 p.m.