2019 SB Smith, Autumn Action
Autumn Smith had two hits including a two-run homer in game two against Clarion.
5
Winner Gannon GANSB 8-6
2
Clarion CLAR-S 0-16
Winner
Gannon GANSB
8-6
5
Final
2
Clarion CLAR-S
0-16
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
Gannon GANSB 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 5 10 0
Clarion CLAR-S 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 2 8 3

W: Beining, Madi (4-3) L: M. Rubin (0-6)

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Winner Gannon GANSB 9-6
9
Clarion CLAR-S 0-17
Winner
Gannon GANSB
9-6
10
Final
9
Clarion CLAR-S
0-17
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
Gannon GANSB 0 0 1 1 6 1 1 0 10 16 2
Clarion CLAR-S 2 0 0 0 0 2 5 X 9 7 2

W: DeMatteis, Kennedy (4-2) L: K. Smith (0-1)

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 Notre Dame College (Ohio)

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

Gannon Softball Sweeps Clarion, Wins Sixth Straight

THE RUNDOWN
  • Game One Score: Gannon University 5, Clarion University 2
  • Records: GU (8-6) | CU (0-16)
  • Location: Clarion, Pa. – Memorial Field
 
GAMEDAY MEDIA CENTER  
KEY SEQUENCE
  • The Gannon University softball team broke a 2-2 tie with three runs in the top of the sixth inning to earn its fifth straight win Friday afternoon against Clarion University.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Clarion broke through with a run in the bottom of the first on Jessica Cartia's RBI double.
  • Ashley Bower (Middleport, N.Y./Royalton-Hartland) tied it up in the third inning with an RBI double down the left field line, scoring Megan Dietrick (Pittsburgh, Pa./Mt. Lebanon).
  • Kaity Stocker (Tipp City, Ohio/Tippecanoe) put the Lady Knights on top the next at-bat with a sacrifice fly to center field that scored Sarah Ingerick (Middlebury Center, Pa./Wellsboro Area).
  • In the fourth, Clarion's Haley Pszyk scored Alexis Bole on an RBI single down the left field line, tying it up 2-2.
  • Gannon had a three-run inning in the sixth to seal the deal, sparked by Rachel Tanilli's (Gibsonia, Pa./Deer Lakes) score on a wild pitch.
  • Taylor Wilp (Cincinnati, Ohio/Oak Hills) kept the inning going with a two-run double down the right field line, scoring Dietrick and Autumn Smith (Branchville, N.J./High Point Regional).
 
 
GAME NOTES
  • Bower, Wilp and Maria Taliani (Cheswick, Pa./Deer Lakes) had multi-hit performances for Gannon.
  • Wilp finished the game with two RBI while Bower and Stocker had one apiece.
  • Gannon out-hit Clarion, 10-8.
  • Clarion committed three errors.
  • Madi Beining (Pittsburgh, Pa./North Allegheny) logged six strikeouts in seven innings to pick up her fourth win of the season.
 
THE RUNDOWN
  • Game Two Score: Gannon University 10, Clarion University 9
  • Records: GU (9-6) | CU (0-17)
  • Location: Clarion, Pa. – Memorial Field
 
GAMEDAY MEDIA CENTER  
KEY SEQUENCE
  • Leading 10-4 heading into the bottom of the seventh, the Gannon University softball team held off a late five-run Clarion University rally to hold on for a 10-9 win Friday afternoon.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Clarion got out to an early 2-0 lead in the first inning thanks to Moriah Lynn's two-RBI hit up the middle.
  • Stocker got one run back for Gannon in the third inning with a single up the middle, scoring Wilp.
  • Smith tied it up in the fourth when she drove in Taliani with an RBI single.
  • Gannon busted it open in the fifth inning, scoring six runs and recording seven hits. Lisa Szajn (Maple, Ontario/St. Joan of Arc Catholic) started it with a two-run homer to center field.
  • Taliani scored Gannon's third run of the inning on a Clarion fielding error.
  • Smith smacked a two-run homer to center field to make it 7-2.
  • Ingerick scored Dietrick on an RBI double to cap the inning at 8-2.
  • In the sixth inning, Taliani scored Nicole Bush (Painesville, Ohio/Lake Catholic) on a single up the middle.
  • Clarion showed some life in the sixth inning, scoring two runs to cut it to 9-4.
  • In the seventh, Kristina DeMatteis (Boyers, Pa./Moniteau) drove in Ingerick on an RBI single up the middle for Gannon's final run of the game.
  • Clarion gave Gannon a scare with a late rally in the seventh inning, scoring five runs, two on bases-loaded walks.  
 
GAME NOTES
  • Ingerick and Taliani had four hits apiece for the Lady Knights.
  • Smith and Wilp also had multi-hit games.
  • Gannon had 16 hits while Clarion had seven.
  • Both teams had two errors apiece.
  • Kennedy DeMatteis (Boyers, Pa./Moniteau) recorded five strikeouts in a complete game, picking up her fourth win of the year.
 
UP NEXT
  • Gannon hosts Notre Dame (Ohio) Tuesday, March 26 in a non-conference doubleheader at McConnell Family Stadium. Game one starts at 3 p.m.
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Players Mentioned

Madi Beining

#7 Madi Beining

P
5' 8"
Junior
R/R
Nicole Bush

#8 Nicole Bush

2B/SS/OF
5' 4"
Sophomore
R/R
Kennedy DeMatteis

#16 Kennedy DeMatteis

P
5' 7"
Sophomore
L/R
Kristina DeMatteis

#5 Kristina DeMatteis

C/UTL
5' 7"
Sophomore
R/R
Sarah Ingerick

#25 Sarah Ingerick

SS
5' 8"
Junior
R/R
Kaity Stocker

#55 Kaity Stocker

C
5' 7"
Sophomore
R/R
Lisa Szajn

#17 Lisa Szajn

C
5' 7"
Junior
R/R
Maria Taliani

#18 Maria Taliani

OF
5' 7"
Junior
R/R
Rachel Tanilli

#10 Rachel Tanilli

OF
5' 6"
Junior
R/R
Taylor Wilp

#00 Taylor Wilp

OF/2B
5' 6"
Junior
L/R

Players Mentioned

Madi Beining

#7 Madi Beining

5' 8"
Junior
R/R
P
Nicole Bush

#8 Nicole Bush

5' 4"
Sophomore
R/R
2B/SS/OF
Kennedy DeMatteis

#16 Kennedy DeMatteis

5' 7"
Sophomore
L/R
P
Kristina DeMatteis

#5 Kristina DeMatteis

5' 7"
Sophomore
R/R
C/UTL
Sarah Ingerick

#25 Sarah Ingerick

5' 8"
Junior
R/R
SS
Kaity Stocker

#55 Kaity Stocker

5' 7"
Sophomore
R/R
C
Lisa Szajn

#17 Lisa Szajn

5' 7"
Junior
R/R
C
Maria Taliani

#18 Maria Taliani

5' 7"
Junior
R/R
OF
Rachel Tanilli

#10 Rachel Tanilli

5' 6"
Junior
R/R
OF
Taylor Wilp

#00 Taylor Wilp

5' 6"
Junior
L/R
OF/2B