THE RUNDOWN

• Records: Gannon (14-8, 13-5 PSAC), Clarion (7-15, 5-13 PSAC)
• Location: McConnell Family Stadium | Erie, Pa.

 
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GAME 1
 
Final Score: Gannon 10, Clarion 6
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HOW IT HAPPENED

• Clarion opened scoring in the second inning with an RBI groundout before adding three runs in the third with the help of a wild pitch and two-run single by Rebecca Kelley to make it 4-0.
• The Golden Eagles immediately responded as they took control of the game with nine runs on nine hits in the third led off by senior Maria Taliani's (Cheswick, Pa./Deer Lakes) second career grand slam to level the score.
• Lyndsey Lakatos (Allison Park, Pa./Shaler Area) kept the momentum with a single through the left side before the senior advanced to second on a hit to left by Kaity Stocker (Tipp City, Ohio/Tippecanoe).  Kristina DeMatteis (Boyers, Pa./Moniteau) advanced to first on a walk after an 11-pitch at bat to load the bases bringing Jules Ryan (Collegeville, Pa./Spring Ford) to the plate. 
• Ryan placed a ball just out of the second baseman's reach to score Angela Vicini (Perry, Ohio/Perry) from third to get the go ahead lead before three straight singles extended the Golden Knight's lead 9-4.
• Gannon would add their run of the game in the fifth as Nicole Bush (Painesville, Ohio/Lake Catholic) tripled into left center to score Lily Gfeller (Livonia, N.Y./Livonia) from first.
• The Golden Eagles would go down fighting as Alyssa Stitt tripled down the right field line avoiding a diving play by Gfeller before she scored on a fly ball to left.  Another run would cross the plate for Clarion but a groundout to third would end the threat securing the 10-6 victory.

 
GAME NOTES

• Gannon outhit Clarion in game one as the Golden Knights recorded a season-high 13 hits and 10 RBI.
• Kaity Stocker (Tipp City, Ohio/Tippecanoe) set a new personal season-high in hits as the senior went 4-for-4 at the plate.
• Taliani's grand slam marks her 27^th career home run and fifth of the season.
• Kennedy DeMatteis (Boyers, Pa./Moniteau) (7-5) registered her 12^th start on the mound to earn the victory allowing five earned runs on eight hits and seven strikeouts.

 
GAME 2
 
Final Score: Gannon 2, Clarion 0
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HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Golden Knight's best look for early scoring came in the second as runners advanced to second and third on a wild pitch but the threat was ended with a strikeout by Clarion's Kendyl Switzer.
• After three scoreless innings, Gannon jumped on the board with a sacrifice fly ball to center by Jules Ryan (Collegeville, Pa./Spring Ford) to score Kristina DeMatteis (Boyers, Pa./Moniteau) after the catcher doubled into left center and advanced 60-feet on a wild pitch.
• Gannon added an insurance run in the fifth as Sydnie Whitaker (Brunswick, Ohio/Saint Joseph Academy) singled to lead off the home half of the inning before Nicole Bush (Painesville, Ohio/Lake Catholic) stroked the ball through the left side to put runners on first and third to bring up Maria Taliani (Cheswick, Pa./Deer Lakes).  The Cheswick, Pa. product crushed a double off the centerfield fence to bring home Whitaker to make it 2-0.

 
GAME NOTES

• Gannon recorded six hits with five Golden Knight's registering hits led by Bush who went 2-for-3 at the plate.
• Rebecca Tatone (Latrobe, Pa./Greater Latrobe) improved to 6-1 on the season as the junior earned her first shutout of the season allowing just four hits with seven strikeouts.
• The Golden Knights move their win streak to nine

 
UP NEXT

• The Golden Knights take a break from PSAC play as they hit the road to Canton, Ohio for a doubleheader against Malone on Tuesday, April 13 with first pitch set for 3 p.m.
• Gannon will return to conference play on April 16 as they host the series opener against Seton Hill at McConnell Family Stadium.