Wade's Big Game Two Leads Spartans to Split - York College of Pennsylvania (2024)

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Game Recap: Softball | 3/7/2024 9:40:00 PM | Chris Hulsart, Athletic Communications Student Writer

The junior had career-highs with four hits and six RBI

SCRANTON, PA- The York College Spartans returned from their opening weekend in California and continued their early out of conference schedule by splitting a doubleheader with the Scranton Royals on Thursday afternoon in Scranton, PA.
The Green and White fell in the first game by a score of 2-0, but were victorious in the second with a 12-4 outcome that ended after the 5th inning. The Spartans, who improved to 4-3, were able to get their bats hot in the second game after the shutout, dropping Scranton to 2-2 on the season.

Game One
Records: York 3-2; Scranton 1-1
Score: York 0 – Scranton 2
Hits: York 4; Scranton 2
Errors: York 3; Scranton 0
LOB: York 6; Scranton 4
WP: Carley Noble (1-0); LP: Natalie Rietema (1-2)

How it Happened
• Carley Noble and Natalie Rietema made for an exciting pitching duel as the two teams combined for just two hits through four innings. Rietema would finish with seven strikeouts in six innings of work, lowering her ERA to 3.57. Noble went past the sixth and finished with a complete game shutout, striking out four and walking just two.
• In the bottom of the fifth, the Royals would put up two unearned runs on a combination of great base running and some untimely Spartan errors, which ultimately decided the game. Freshman Celia Totaro's single with two outs brought home two runners with the bases loaded.
• York had the top of the order up in the sixth inning and had a runner on third after sophom*ore Gretchen Barstad produced the team's only extra base hit with her two-out triple. However, Barstad was stranded and Scranton escaped the jam.
• After Rietema wiggled out of another bases loaded jam in the bottom of the sixth, the Spartans had one last chance to start a rally. York was able to put a runner in scoring position after Bri McKeown recorded a pinch hit single and Reagan Wolford walked. However, Noble was able to force a ground out to the next hitter to put the game away.

Spartan Offense Leaders
Gretchen Barstad: 2-for-3, 3B, BB
Rylee Dreyer: 1-for-3
Bri McKeown: 1-for-1

Spartan Pitching
Natalie Rietema: 6.0 IP, 2 hits, 2 runs, 0 ER, 7 K, 5 BB

Game Two
Records: York 4-3; Scranton 2-2
Score: York 12 - Scranton 4
Hits: York 10; Scranton 7
Errors: York 0; Scranton 0
LOB: York 7; Scranton 5
WP: Krysten Coppage (3-1); LP: Carly Heyward (0-1)

How it Happened
• After being blanked in game one, the Spartans wasted little time in jumping on top of the Royals in game two. Daphney Adams opened the scoring with a two-run triple to center for the 2-0 lead. Emma Wade quickly made it 4-0 with a two-run shot to left center for her secong homer of the game.
• The Royals got on the board with a Sarah Stepnowski RBI triple, who was later brought home on a base hit by Alexa Bruno cutting the Scranton deficit to two runs.
• York added to the lead in the second as Wade ripped a two-run double to right center, scoring Gretchen Barstad and Rylee Dreyer for the 6-2 lead. Scranton added single runs in the bottom of the second and the bottom of the third, cutting York's lead to 6-4.
• The Spartans once again put up four runs in the top of the fourth, pushing their lead to 10-4. The bottom of the lineup provided the support this time with Alexis McDonaugh, Kylee Paules, and Olivia Turchi each recording RBIs in the inning.
• The fifth inning saw the Spartans close out the scoring with a pair of runs. Wade had her fourth hit of the game with an RBI double to right center while Bri McKeown had an RBI single to provide for the final 12-4 score. In the bottom half of the fifth, freshman left-hander Krysten Coppage retired the three Royals she faced to put the mercy rule into effect. Coppage had two strikeouts and one walk while allowing four runs in the win.

Spartan Offense Leaders
Emma Wade: 4-for-4, 6 RBI, HR, 2 2B's
Rylee Dreyer: 2-for-3, 2 BB's
Daphney Adams: 1-for-4, 3B, 2 RBI
Bri McKeown: 1-for-1, 3 BB's

Spartan Pitching
Krysten Coppage: 5.0 IP, 7 hits, 4 runs, 4 ER, 2 K, 1 BB

Spartan Notes
The doubleheader represented the first time the two programs have faced off, making the all time series 1-1 … York turned its first double play of the year in the opening game … the 12 runs in game two marks the first time the Spartans have reached double figures in runs … York had ten hits in game two, their second double digit effort of the year … York had four extra base hits in the win, tying a season-high … York's 12 RBI in game two set a season-high … York did not commitan error in game two, marking the second error-free game of the year … York had a triple in each game of the doubleheader and that's their first two triples of the year … York has 16 extra base hits in their seven games … York drew a season-high eight walks in game two … junior Emma Wade set a number of career highs as she had four hits and six RBI and nine total bases … Wade leads the team in hits (10), doubles (4), homers (2), total bases (20), slugging percentage (.952) while she is tied for the lead in RBI (8) … Wade and Morgan Sauers now each have four-hit games for the Spartans … Sauers notched her four hits against LaVerne … Daphney Adams now leads the team with three multi-RBI games … sophom*ore Rylee Dreyer has now reached base in all seven games this season, with five hits and seven walks

What's Next
The Spartans travel to Hoboken, NJ for a doubleheader with the Stevens Ducks. The twin bill was originally scheduled for Saturday but has been pushed to Sunday thanks to the impending rain forecasted for Saturday. First pitch on Sunday is scheduled for 1:00 pm.