Softball Sweeps Gordon on Senior Day

BOSTON, Mass. – The Wentworth Institute of Technology softball team swept the Gordon Fighting Scots in Friday's doubleheader. Prior to the games, the Leopards celebrated their senior class with a senior day ceremony. Wentworth won game one 8-0 in five innings before taking game two 6-1 to complete the sweep.

GAME 1: Wentworth 8, Gordon 0 (5 Inn.)

Julie Schriver threw a complete game shutout with six strikeouts, recording her 300^th career strikeout in the fourth inning. Brianna Miller went 2-2 with two runs and one RBI while Kyla Igawa went 2-3 with three RBI and one run. Lauren Trostel and Kelsey Medalia each went 2-3 with Trostel scoring one run and Medalia tallying two RBI.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Schriver struck out the first hitter she faced, and the defense turned a 6-4-3 double play to end the frame. Miller drew a walk before stealing second and advancing to third to put a runner in scoring position. Igawa's ground out scored Miller to give the Leopards a 1-0 lead.
• Feliciano caught an infield popup and threw a runner out at first, turning the second double play of the game for the Leopards to get out of the top of the second inning with the lead.
• Miller's RBI single made it 2-0 before Delia drove in another run to give Wentworth a 3-0 lead. Igawa followed with a single to left field, scoring two runs and stretching the Leopards' lead to 5-0 through two innings.
• Schriver struck out two and Habib caught a line drive to keep the shutout alive and bring Wentworth's offense back to the plate. The Leopards could not add to the lead and took a 5-0 edge into the fourth inning.
• Schriver struck out three hitters in the fourth, recording her 300^th career strikeout, to keep the Fighting Scots off the board. Wentworth could not build on the lead in the bottom half, sending the game to the fifth. Schriver threw a scoreless fifth and the Leopards tacked on three runs to win game one 8-0 in five innings.

GAME 2: Wentworth 6, Gordon 1

Julia Malowitz threw a complete game with five strikeouts to improve to 3-11 this season. Miller went 2-3 in game two with one run and one RBI while Quincy Bolduc went 2-3 with one run. Trostel tallied one hit, one run, and two RBI and Igawa went 1-3 with one hit and one run.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Malowitz struck out two in a scoreless first inning and Igawa's RBI single in the bottom of the frame gave the Leopards a 1-0 lead. Delia stole home to make it 2-0 and Lefkowski's RBI single pushed the lead to three.  Malowitz recorded another strikeout in a scoreless second inning.
• Trostel drilled a double to right center to score two runs and give Wentworth a 5-0 lead through two innings. The Leopards escaped a bases loaded jam after Medalia's diving line drive catch, bringing the offense back to the plate.
• Miller brought in Roche to make it 6-0 through three innings. Gordon got on the board in the fourth inning with one run to cut the lead to five.
• Malowitz continued to pitch well, throwing a scoreless fifth inning to keep Wentworth in front 6-1. The sophomore tossed another shutout frame, and the Leopards took a five-run lead into the seventh inning.
• Makayla Falco hit a leadoff triple, but the Leopards' defense turned two quick outs. Malowitz got the strikeout to end the game and secure the sweep for Wentworth.

THE SERIES

• Today was the 60^th and 61^st all-time meetings between the teams.

NEXT UP

• The Leopards visit Suffolk on Saturday.

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