WILMINGTON, DE (April 17, 2005) – The Goldey-Beacom College softball team extended its winning streak to eight games with a Sunday afternoon sweep of a non-conference doubleheader with Molloy College, winning game won 4-1 and game two 4-0 at the GBC Softball Complex in Wilmington.

 

The Lightning climbed to four games over .500 at 15-11 with the wins while the Lady Lions dropped to 9-21 on the season.

 

Goldey-Beacom jumped out to a 1-0 lead in game one in the bottom of the fifth inning when senior Holly Kimble (Millsboro, DE) scored on a throwing error by Denise DeSantis. They extended the lead to 4-0 in the bottom of the fifth, taking advantage of two errors by Molloy to push across three runs. Sophomore Sarah Gehman (King of Prussia, PA) led off the tinning with a single and scored on a throwing error by Molloy Catcher Melissa Skupp before junior pinch hitter Andrea Connor (Blandon, PA) singled home junior Brandi Ash (Dagsboro, DE). Connor scored the third run later in the inning on an RBI single by senior and winning pitcher Tiffany Frick (Wilmington, DE).

 

Frick allowed one run (unearned) on four hits in seven innings of work, striking out one to even her record at 6-6. Katie Scotko suffered the loss for the Lady Lions, allowing four runs (three earned) on seven hits in six innings of work with one strikeout.

 

In game two, freshman Kendra Russell (New Castle, DE) fanned 11 Lady Lions en route to earning her ninth victory of the season. The Lightning took an early 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first and tacked on two more insurance runs in the bottom of the third. Frick went 3-for-3 on the afternoon and drove in three runs while Russell also drove in a run.

 

                          The Automated ScoreBook
                    Molloy College at Goldey-Beacom (Game 1)
             Apr 17, 2005 at Wilmington, DE (GBC Softball Complex)
 
Molloy College 1 (9-20)
 
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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McCarthy, Melissa cf.....  3  0  1  0   0  0  2  0   0
DeSantis, Denise 2b......  3  0  0  0   0  1  4  5   1
Romano, Francesca ss.....  3  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Young, Melissa 3b........  3  0  0  0   0  0  0  2   0
St. John, Jacqueline dh..  3  1  2  0   0  0  0  0   0
Skupp, Melissa c.........  3  0  0  0   0  0  2  0   0
Geagan, Jaime 1b.........  3  0  1  1   0  0  7  0   1
Scotko, Katie p..........  3  0  0  0   0  0  1  2   2
Siedlick, Krista rf......  2  0  0  0   0  0  1  1   0
Norcutt, Colleen lf......  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   0
Totals................... 26  1  4  1   0  1 18 10   4
 
Goldey-Beacom 4 (14-11)
 
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Gehman, Sarah rf.........  3  1  2  0   0  0  2  0   0
O'Brien, Devon cf........  1  0  0  0   0  0  3  0   1
Ash, Brandy ph..........  1  1  1  0   0  0  0  0   0
Murphy, Jillian lf.......  2  0  0  0   0  0  3  0   0
Connor, Andrea ph.......  1  1  1  1   0  0  0  0   0
Harper, Megan c..........  3  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   1
Frick, Tiffany p.........  3  0  1  1   0  1  1  0   0
Kimble, Holly 3b.........  3  1  1  0   0  0  2  4   0
Mount, Bridget 2b........  2  0  0  0   0  0  1  3   1
Halfen, Kelly 1b.........  2  0  0  0   0  0  6  0   0
Knabb, Lori ss...........  2  0  1  0   0  0  2  1   0
Totals................... 23  4  7  2   0  1 21  8   3
 
Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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Molloy College...... 000 000 1 -  1  4  4
Goldey-Beacom....... 000 013 X -  4  7  1
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E - DeSantis; Romano; Skupp 2; Gehman. LOB - Molloy 4; GBC 3. 2B - McCarthy;
Geagan; Knabb. SH - O'Brien; Mount.
 
Molloy College         IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Scotko, Katie.......  6.0  7  4  3  0  1 23 25
 
Goldey-Beacom          IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Frick, Tiffany......  7.0  4  1  0  0  1 26 26
 
Win - Frick (7-6).  Loss - Scotko ().  Save - None.
WP - Scotko.
Umpires -
Start: 1:14 pm   Time: 1:12   Attendance: 70
Game: SB05-G25
 
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Play-by-Play

                            The Automated ScoreBook
            Molloy College at Goldey-Beacom (Game 1) - Play-by-Play
             Apr 17, 2005 at Wilmington, DE (GBC Softball Complex)
 
 
Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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Molloy College...... 000 000 1 -  1  4  4
Goldey-Beacom....... 000 013 X -  4  7  1
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Molloy College starters: 12/cf McCarthy; 19/2b DeSantis; 55/ss Romano; 20/3b Young;
22/dh St. John; 0/c Skupp; 16/1b Geagan; 11/p Scotko; 34/rf Siedlick; 7/lf Norcutt;
Goldey-Beacom starters: 21/rf Gehman; 6/cf O'Brien; 14/lf Murphy; 53/c Harper; 1/p
Frick; 9/3b Kimble; 22/2b Mount; 3/1b Halfen; 13/ss Knabb;
 
Molloy College 1st - McCarthy grounded out to 3b. DeSantis flied out to cf.
Romano popped up to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
 
Goldey-Beacom 1st - Gehman singled to shortstop. O'Brien out at first 3b to
2b, SAC, bunt; Gehman advanced to second. Murphy flied out to lf. Harper grounded
out to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
 
Molloy College 2nd - Young flied out to cf. St. John singled up the middle.
Skupp reached on a fielder's choice; St. John out at second 2b to ss. Geagan flied
out to cf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
 
Goldey-Beacom 2nd - Frick flied out to cf. Kimble lined out to 2b. Mount
fouled out to 1b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
 
Molloy College 3rd - Scotko popped up to ss. Siedlick grounded out to 2b.
McCarthy lined out to rf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
 
Goldey-Beacom 3rd - Halfen grounded out to 2b. Knabb doubled to left center.
Gehman grounded out to 3b; Knabb advanced to third. O'Brien popped up to 2b. 0
runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
 
Molloy College 4th - DeSantis flied out to rf. Romano grounded out to 3b.
Young flied out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
 
Goldey-Beacom 4th - Murphy popped up to p. Harper grounded out to 2b. Frick
struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
 
Molloy College 5th - St. John lined out to p. Skupp grounded out to 2b.
Geagan grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
 
Goldey-Beacom 5th - Kimble singled to left field. Mount out at first p to 2b,
SAC, bunt; Kimble advanced to third, scored on a throwing error by 2b, unearned.
Halfen grounded out to 2b. Knabb flied out to cf. 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0
LOB.
 
Molloy College 6th - Scotko flied out to lf. Siedlick grounded out to 3b.
McCarthy doubled to right center. DeSantis struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0
errors, 1 LOB.
 
Goldey-Beacom 6th - Gehman singled to catcher, bunt. Ash pinch hit for
O'Brien. Ash singled to right field; Gehman advanced to second. Ash advanced to
second on a wild pitch, advanced to third on a throwing error by c; Gehman advanced
to third on a wild pitch, scored on a throwing error by c. Connor pinch hit for
Murphy. Connor singled to center field, RBI; Ash scored. Harper reached on a
fielder's choice; Connor advanced to second on a throwing error by ss, advanced to
third. Harper advanced to second. Frick singled to right field, advanced to second,
RBI; Harper out at third rf to 2b to c; Connor scored. Kimble flied out to rf. Mount
grounded out to p. 3 runs, 4 hits, 3 errors, 1 LOB.
 
Molloy College 7th - O'Brien to cf for Ash. Murphy to lf for Connor. Romano
flied out to lf. Young reached on a fielding error by rf. St. John singled to left
field; Young advanced to second. Skupp reached on a fielder's choice; St. John
advanced to second; Young out at third ss to 3b. Geagan doubled to right center,
RBI; Skupp advanced to third; St. John scored, unearned. Scotko flied out to lf.
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.
 
                          The Automated ScoreBook
                    Molloy College at Goldey-Beacom (Game 2)
             Apr 17, 2005 at Wilmington, DE (GBC Softball Complex)
 
Molloy College 0 (9-21)
 
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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McCarthy, Melissa cf.....  3  0  1  0   0  2  1  0   0
DeSantis, Denise 2b......  3  0  0  0   0  1  0  1   0
Romano, Francesca ss.....  3  0  1  0   0  0  2  3   2
Young, Melissa c.........  2  0  1  0   1  0  2  0   1
St. John, Jacqueline dh..  3  0  1  0   0  2  0  0   0
Duggan, Dawn p...........  3  0  0  0   0  2  1  3   0
Geagan, Jaime 1b.........  3  0  0  0   0  2 11  0   1
Loffredo, Christina 3b...  2  0  0  0   0  1  0  2   0
Siedlick, Krista rf......  2  0  1  0   0  1  1  0   0
Norcutt, Colleen lf......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 24  0  5  0   1 11 18  9   4
 
Goldey-Beacom 4 (15-11)
 
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Gehman, Sarah rf.........  4  0  1  0   0  1  2  0   1
O'Brien, Devon cf........  4  1  1  0   0  0  1  0   1
Harper, Megan c..........  3  2  1  0   0  0 11  0   0
Frick, Tiffany 1b........  3  1  3  3   0  0  5  0   0
Russell, Kendra p........  3  0  1  1   0  0  0  0   0
Kimble, Holly 3b.........  3  0  1  0   0  0  0  0   2
Mount, Bridget 2b........  2  0  1  0   0  0  2  1   0
Connor, Andrea ph/2b....  1  0  0  0   0  1  0  1   3
Murphy, Jillian lf.......  2  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Halfen, Kelly ph........  1  0  1  0   0  0  0  0   0
Knabb, Lori ss...........  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
Ash, Brandy ph/ss.......  2  0  1  0   0  0  0  1   0
Totals................... 29  4 11  4   0  2 21  4   7
 
Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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Molloy College...... 000 000 0 -  0  5  1
Goldey-Beacom....... 202 000 X -  4 11  0
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E - DeSantis. LOB - Molloy 4; GBC 7. 2B - Russell. 3B - Harper; Frick. SB -
Halfen.
 
Molloy College         IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Duggan, Dawn........  6.0 11  4  4  0  2 29 29
 
Goldey-Beacom          IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Russell, Kendra.....  7.0  5  0  0  1 11 24 25
 
Win - Russell (9-6).  Loss - Duggan ().  Save - None.
PB - Young.
Umpires -
Start: 2:45 pm   Time: n/a   Attendance: 70
Game: SB05-G26
 
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Play-by-Play

                            The Automated ScoreBook
            Molloy College at Goldey-Beacom (Game 2) - Play-by-Play
             Apr 17, 2005 at Wilmington, DE (GBC Softball Complex)
 
 
Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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Molloy College...... 000 000 0 -  0  5  1
Goldey-Beacom....... 202 000 X -  4 11  0
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Molloy College starters: 12/cf McCarthy; 19/2b DeSantis; 55/ss Romano; 20/c Young;
22/dh St. John; 99/p Duggan; 16/1b Geagan; 2/3b Loffredo; 34/rf Siedlick; 7/lf
Norcutt;
Goldey-Beacom starters: 21/rf Gehman; 6/cf O'Brien; 53/c Harper; 1/1b Frick; 18/p
Russell; 9/3b Kimble; 22/2b Mount; 14/lf Murphy; 13/ss Knabb;
 
Molloy College 1st - McCarthy struck out swinging. DeSantis grounded out to
ss. Romano flied out to rf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
 
Goldey-Beacom 1st - Gehman popped up to 1b. O'Brien singled. Harper reached
on a fielder's choice; O'Brien advanced to second. Frick tripled, 2 RBI; Harper
scored; O'Brien scored. Russell grounded out to p. Kimble popped up to 1b. 2
runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
 
Molloy College 2nd - Young walked. St. John struck out swinging. Duggan
grounded out to 2b; Young out at second 2b unassisted. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors,
0 LOB.
 
Goldey-Beacom 2nd - Mount singled. Murphy reached on a fielder's choice;
Mount out at second p to ss. Knabb grounded out to ss; Murphy out at second ss
unassisted. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
 
Molloy College 3rd - Geagan struck out swinging. Loffredo struck out looking.
Siedlick struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
 
Goldey-Beacom 3rd - Gehman singled, bunt. O'Brien popped up to p; Gehman out
at first p to 1b. Harper tripled. Frick singled, RBI; Harper scored. Russell
doubled, RBI; Frick scored. Kimble flied out to cf. 2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1
LOB.
 
Molloy College 4th - McCarthy struck out looking. DeSantis flied out to cf.
Romano singled. Young reached on a fielder's choice; Romano out at second 2b
unassisted. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
 
Goldey-Beacom 4th - Mount popped up to 1b. Murphy grounded out to 3b. Ash
pinch hit for Knabb. Ash singled. Ash advanced to second on a passed ball. Gehman
grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
 
Molloy College 5th - Ash to ss. St. John struck out swinging. Duggan struck
out looking. Geagan struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
 
Goldey-Beacom 5th - O'Brien grounded out to ss. Harper grounded out to 2b.
Frick singled. Russell reached on an error by 2b; Frick advanced to second on an
error by 2b. Kimble singled; Russell advanced to second; Frick advanced to third.
Connor pinch hit for Mount. Connor struck out swinging. 0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error,
3 LOB.
 
Molloy College 6th - Connor to 2b. Loffredo grounded out to ss. Siedlick
singled. McCarthy singled; Siedlick advanced to second. DeSantis struck out
swinging. Romano popped up to 1b. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
 
Goldey-Beacom 6th - Halfen pinch hit for Murphy. Halfen singled. Halfen stole
second. Ash grounded out to 3b; Halfen advanced to third. Gehman struck out
swinging. O'Brien flied out to rf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
 
Molloy College 7th - Murphy to lf for Halfen. Young singled. St. John
singled; Young advanced to second. Duggan struck out swinging; Young out at third rf
unassisted. Geagan grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.