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Box Score 2 RADNOR, Pa. – The Blue and White improved to 15-3 in the Colonial States Athletic Conference and 19-7 overall after today's 10-2 and 10-0 wins over the Keystone Giants.
Before the game the Blue and White honored seniors
Lea Enoch,
Becca Miles and
Steph Diegel for their dedication on the field and in the classroom.
As a group, these young ladies have led the Cavaliers to 56 wins, including 42 conference victories and an appearance in the 2014 CSAC championship game. They have totaled 371 hits, including 29 home runs, and knocked in 244 runs.
Over the last four games the Blue and White have scored 40 runs, while holding its opponents to just five runs.
Freshman
Christine Ferraro notched a leadoff bunt single, before stealing second base in the bottom half of the first inning. Ferraro advanced to third after a pair of walks and came home to score on Miles's sacrifice fly.
After a scoreless second inning, the Giants earned a spot on the scoreboard in the third, tallying a run on two hits.
In the bottom half, the Blue and White came out swinging, notching five runs on six hits. Dietrich led off with a single to left field, before stealing second. With two outs, Miles homered to left field, for her third round tripper on the season. The Blue and White went on to score three more runs in the inning on four singles and one walk.
In the fourth, Diegel and Cooper reached on a pair singles to open the inning. Sophomore
Lindsay Savar stepped in the batter's box and crushed a three run home run to give the Cavaliers a 9-1 lead. The Blue and White added another run in the inning to put the game away.
Freshman
Jess Giordano earned her fifth win in the circle. The rookie pitched five innings, struck out six Giants and allowed just two earned runs on seven hits.
The Blue and White tallied 14 hits with four Cavaliers notching two each. Savar finished 2-3 at the plate with three RBI, while Miles was 1-2 and tallied a pair of RBI.
The Cavaliers struck first again in the nightcap. In the second inning, sophomore
Natalie Giannascoli doubled, plating Savar.
The Blue and White kept it rolling in the third, scoring a pair of runs on three hits. Dietrich singled through the left side to open the frame. Cooper followed with a double to left center sending Dietrich to third. A Keystone error allowed Dietrich to score, while a passed ball scored Cooper to give the Cavaliers a 3-0 lead.
The Blue and White scored seven runs on five hits in the fourth to extend the lead to 10-0. Giannascoli, sophomore
Taylor Mack and Ferraro led the frame with singles, while Dietrich followed with a double, scoring Mack and Giannascoli.
Dietrich scored on a Diegel sacrifice fly before sophomore
Taylor Gallagher's three run blast plated Miles and Cooper.
Freshman
Kaitlyn Hohman retired the side to end the game. Hohman improved to 7-1 on the season after another stellar outing in the circle. The rookie pitched five innings, struck out four Giants and surrendered just two hits on the 16 batters she faced.
Dietrich, Cooper and Giannascoli each notched a double, while four other Cavaliers tallied a hit in the win. Gallagher went 1-2 at the plate, while the sophomore's fourth inning round tripper was her first of the season.
The Blue and White are home again on Tuesday against Arcadia University (12-8, 3-9 Commonwealth) at 3 p.m. in a non conference doubleheader.