WOOSTER, Ohio - The Baldwin-Wallace College pitching staff gave
up just two runs and eight hits combined on the afternoon, with
both tallies coming in the bottom of the fifth inning for Wooster
during game two of a scheduled non-conference doubleheader, as the
visiting Yellow Jackets went on to sweep The College of Wooster
softball team Tuesday by 9-0 and 12-2 scores.
Baldwin-Wallace (12-8) starting pitcher Sarah Baker fired a
four-hitter in the opener, striking out two, not giving up a walk,
surrendering just two singles by Priscilla Staples in the first and
sixth, a Gwen Davis single in the third, and a Rachel Gaines single
in the fourth, as she improved to 6-4 on the season.
The visitors plated a single run in the fourth inning on Caitlin
Myor's seventh home run over the left-center field fence. The
Yellow Jackets then exploded for eight runs on nine hits in the top
of the sixth off Wooster starter Katie Pifer, as she took the loss
in the circle for the Fighting Scots.
In game two, Baldwin-Wallace smacked 14 hits in the contest, as
nine different players collected a hit, and seven players tallied
an RBI to lead the offensive barrage.
The Scots (2-18) picked up their two singles in the first four
innings of play, when Kim Skully laced a ball to right-center field
in the first, and Kelley smacked a hit back up the middle in the
fourth.
However, in the fifth inning, Wooster began to put something
together against Baldwin-Wallace southpaw starter Mackenzie
Rohrbacher. Fighting Scot pinch-hitter Marissa Stover drew a
one-out walk, advanced to second on a Yellow Jacket fielding error,
moved over to third on a single to left-center off the bat of
classmate Lauren Swinehart. Then, Stover and Rachel Frank, who
reached via the error, came around to score Wooster's two runs on
an RBI single to right field by Staples. But, Rohrbacher got out of
the jam, and improved to 5-4 overall.
Kelley was credited with the loss in the circle, throwing five
complete innings, giving up 12 runs, 10 earned, while fanning
three, and walking three batters, as her record dips to 2-8 on the
spring.
The Scots will be right back in action on Wednesday when they open
up North Coast Athletic Conference play against Hiram College
(13-5, 0-0 NCAC), with the first pitch scheduled for 3:30 p.m.
Yellow Jacket Bats Come Alive in 9-0, 12-2 Doubleheader Sweep
Posted: Mar 31, 2009