NORRISTOWN, PA – Thomas Jefferson University softball (2-0) opened their season in a different setting as they were the host team at Francesco A. Mascaro Park in Norristown, Pennsylvania on Wednesday when the Rams took on Millersville University (2-2). Jefferson was able to take both games over the Marauders and earn the series sweep.
 
WHAT HAPPENED
GAME ONE: W, 4-1

• Jefferson went down early in the game as a Troxell single to center field brought a Marauder runner home and made it 1-0 in favor of Millersville in the top of the second
• The Rams responded in the third as Lily Hutt hit a single to second base that gave Rozalee Negron the opening to make homeplate and tie the game up
• After a scoreless fourth inning, Jefferson loaded the bases off two singles and a fielder's choice that also saw a throwing error. This set up MacKenzie Ward for a two-run single off past second base. Sabrina Pastino grounded out allowed another Rams run and turned the game to a 4-1 contest
• Jefferson held the Marauders to only one runner past first base as they took the 4-1 victory in game one
• Delaney Alix pitched all seven innings for the Rams, allowing five hits and one run while striking out four batters

QUICK HITS
Rozalee Negron: 1-for-3, 2 R
MacKenzie Ward: 1-for-3, 2 RBI
Lily Hutt: 1-for-3, 1 RBI
Sabrina Pastino: 0-for-3, 1 RBI
Caitlyn Senkow: 1-for-3
Alleigh Waskie: 2-for-3
Becca Shuler: 1-for-3, 1 R
Delaney Alix: 7.0 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 4 SO
 
GAME TWO: W, 3-1

• The second game started out scoreless for the first three innings as neither team was able to make it to homeplate. Millersville had an opportunity with a runner on first and second. Jefferson stopped that with a fielder's choice that had a runner out at third, a flyout, and a grounder in the second inning
• The Rams got on the board in the second as a wild pitch got Hutt to home and advanced Ella Wheeler to third. She scored a run as Sydney Lanasa hit a single to the right side and made it a 2-0 game for Jefferson in the bottom of the fourth
• The Marauders answered right back in the top of the fifth as a sacrifice flyout to left center made it a 2-1 game
• Devin Brandely put it back up to two scores as a single to the left side allowed Elizabeth Proctor to run the bases and make it a 3-1 game in the bottom of the fifth
• Millersville looked to get on the board with a runner on first and second in the bottom of the seventh with one out, but a pop up and a liner snuffed that out and helped Jefferson take game two with a 3-1 victory
• Lauren Bernaiche started the game and pitched 5.2 innings as she allowed four hits and a run while striking out two batters. Bailey Maloney came in relief for the rest of the game and earned the save on the day
• The sweep over Millersville was the first sweep the Rams have had of a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) school since March 22, 2007 when the team took down West Chester University

QUICK HITS
MacKenzie Ward: 2-for-2
Devin Brandely: 1-for-3, 1 RBI
Syndie Lanasa: 1-for-3, 1 RBI
Liv Stevens: 1-for-3
Elizabeth Proctor: 1 R
Lily Hutt: 0-for-2, 1 BB, 1 R
Ella Wheeler: 0-for-2, 1 R
Lauren Bernaiche: 5.2 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2 SO
Bailey Maloney: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R
 
UP NEXT
Jefferson will stay at Francesco A. Mascaro Park this weekend as they face two different opponents. The Rams take on Lincoln University (Pa.) on Saturday, March 7 in a doubleheader. Jefferson follows it up with another doubleheader on Sunday, March 8 with a matchup versus Bloomsburg University. Both games will have their first pitch thrown at 12 p.m. Read Full Article