Madi Beining Pitching Shot
Madi Beining earned her 13th win of the season in the circle against Lock Haven.
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Winner Gannon GAN 28-12
3
Lock Haven LHU-S 36-11
Winner
Gannon GAN
28-12
7
Final
3
Lock Haven LHU-S
36-11
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Gannon GAN 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 7 11 1
Lock Haven LHU-S 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 7 2

W: Beining, Madi (13-5) L: Kayla Gee (16-5)

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Game Recap: Softball | | Madeline Williams, Assistant Director of Athletics Media Relations

Gannon Softball Snaps Lock Haven’s 14-Game Win Streak; Stuns Bald Eagles in PSAC Semifinals, 7-3

THE RUNDOWN
  • Score: Gannon 7, Lock Haven 3
  • Records: GU 28-12 | LHU 36-11
  • Location: Veterans Field – Quakertown, Pa.
  • The Short Story: The Gannon softball team halted Lock Haven's 14-game win streak Friday afternoon with a 7-3 victory in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Tournament semifinals. The win advances the Lady Knights to the PSAC championship game for the second time in four years.
 
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HOW IT HAPPENED
  • With two outs in the top of the first, Kristina DeMatteis (Boyers, Pa./Moniteau) scored Sarah Ingerick (Middlebury Center, Pa./Wellsboro Area) on a hard hit back to the pitcher to give Gannon an early 1-0 lead.
  • Autumn Smith (Branchville, N.J./High Point Regional) put the Lady Knights up 2-0 with her first career homer to left center in the second inning.
  • Taylor Wilp (Cincinnati, Ohio/Oak Hills) smacked her first homer of the season the next at-bat to make it 3-0.
  • In the bottom of the second, Smith snagged a laser line-drive at first base and sprinted back to the base to get the double-play.
  • Wilp scored DeMatteis and Rachel Tanilli (Gibsonia, Pa./Deer Lakes) with a bouncing single up the middle in the third. Ingerick drove home Nicole Bush (Painesville, Ohio/Lake Catholic), who pinch-ran for Wilp, with a double to right center to give Gannon a 6-0 lead.
  • With Lock Haven runners on second and third, Tanilli got the Lady Knights out of the third inning with a caught foul-ball in right field.
  • Lisa Szajn (Maple, Ontario/St. Joan of Arc Catholic) extended Gannon's lead to 7-0 in the fourth with a single up the middle, scoring Tanilli from second base.
  • With two outs in the bottom of the fourth, Lock Haven's Amanda Loar smacked a solo-home run to left center, her second of the season.
  • LHU's Bryann Hilty drove home Moriah Lindsey with a single to center field in the sixth inning. Madison Mathes gave the Bald Eagles another run two batters later with an RBI single to left field. Maria Taliani (Cheswick, Pa./Deer Lakes) got the Lady Knights out of a two-on jam with a fly out to left field.
  • Kennedy DeMatteis (Boyers, Pa./Moniteau) came in to pitch the seventh inning. She sat down three of her four batters faced to secure Gannon's 7-3 victory.

GAME NOTES
  • Wilp led Gannon with two hits and three RBI. Friday was Wilp's 12th multiple-hit game and third multi-RBI game of the year. 
  • Tanilli also had two hits, recording her 10th multi-hit game of the season.
  • Gannon out-hit Lock Haven, 11-7.
  • Nine Lady Knights registered hits in the win.
  • Five Lady Knights recorded an RBI.
  • Lock Haven committed two errors, while Gannon had one.
  • Madi Beining (Pittsburgh, Pa./North Allegheny) improved to 13-5 on the year in the circle. She fanned two batters and scattered seven hits across six innings.
  • Ke. DeMatteis pitched one hitless inning of relief.
 
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
  • Gannon will be making its second PSAC championship game appearance in four years.
  • Gannon will be trying to win its first-ever PSAC Tournament championship.
  • Lock Haven was ranked No. 3 in the latest NCAA Division II Atlantic regional, while Gannon was tabbed fourth.
  • The Lady Knights have defeated the region's second-ranked team (West Chester), third-ranked team (Lock Haven) and the defending PSAC Champs (West Chester) in three days.
  • Wilp's homer was her first of the season and third of her career.
  • Smith's home run was the first of her career.
  • Friday was Gannon's 19th game with at least one home run this season and 11th game with more than one homer.
  • Gannon has registered 35 homers, which is the second-most in the PSAC. 
  • The Gannon defense has only allowed 11 homers, which is the best in the conference. 
  • Jackie Martinez (Phoenix, Ariz./Xavier College Prep) increased her on-base streak to 21 games, while her hit-streak extended to 10 games.
 
UP NEXT
  • Gannon moves into Saturday's championship game against West Chester.
  • Live stats are available here. 

 
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Players Mentioned

Madi Beining

#7 Madi Beining

P
5' 8"
Sophomore
R/R
Sarah Ingerick

#25 Sarah Ingerick

SS
5' 8"
Sophomore
R/R
Jackie Martinez

#2 Jackie Martinez

OF
5' 4"
Senior
L/R
Autumn Smith

#22 Autumn Smith

OF/1B
5' 11"
Junior
L/L
Lisa Szajn

#17 Lisa Szajn

C
5' 7"
Sophomore
R/R
Maria Taliani

#18 Maria Taliani

OF
5' 7"
Sophomore
R/R
Rachel Tanilli

#10 Rachel Tanilli

OF
5' 6"
Sophomore
R/R
Taylor Wilp

#00 Taylor Wilp

OF/2B
5' 6"
Sophomore
L/R
Nicole Bush

#8 Nicole Bush

2B/SS
5' 4"
Freshman
R/R
Kennedy DeMatteis

#16 Kennedy DeMatteis

P
5' 7"
Freshman
L/R

Players Mentioned

Madi Beining

#7 Madi Beining

5' 8"
Sophomore
R/R
P
Sarah Ingerick

#25 Sarah Ingerick

5' 8"
Sophomore
R/R
SS
Jackie Martinez

#2 Jackie Martinez

5' 4"
Senior
L/R
OF
Autumn Smith

#22 Autumn Smith

5' 11"
Junior
L/L
OF/1B
Lisa Szajn

#17 Lisa Szajn

5' 7"
Sophomore
R/R
C
Maria Taliani

#18 Maria Taliani

5' 7"
Sophomore
R/R
OF
Rachel Tanilli

#10 Rachel Tanilli

5' 6"
Sophomore
R/R
OF
Taylor Wilp

#00 Taylor Wilp

5' 6"
Sophomore
L/R
OF/2B
Nicole Bush

#8 Nicole Bush

5' 4"
Freshman
R/R
2B/SS
Kennedy DeMatteis

#16 Kennedy DeMatteis

5' 7"
Freshman
L/R
P