Wagner vs. Saint Peter's - GAME #1 BOX SCORE

Wagner vs. Saint Peter's - GAME #2 BOX SCORE



Jersey City, NJ – Behind powerful hitting, including seven home runs in its second game of the day, the Wagner softball team defeated Saint Peter's 10-0 and 20-4 in five innings to improve to 13-13 on the season.
 
In game one, freshman pitcher McKaleigh Goodale (Bradenton, FL / Lakewood Ranch) earned her seventh win of the season, hurling 4.2 scoreless innings to help the Seahawks to a decisive win over the Peacocks. Goodale allowed just five hits in two innings, and tossed one strike out.
 
As a club, Wagner registered 11 hits.
 
Junior shortstop Kelsey Parker (Lynnwood, WA / Lynnwood) paced the Seahawks, going two-for-two at the plate, with two RBI and two runs scored. Freshman Taylor Beeson (Mesa, AZ / Red Mountain) was three-for-three, recording two RBI and two runs scored, while classmate Hana Gilbert (Valley Center, CA / Valley Center) went two-for-three with a team-high five RBI. Junior catcher Brenda Bott (Fountain Valley, CA / Fountain Valley) tallied Wagner's remaining RBI.
 
Wagner started quickly in the top of the first inning. Beeson was first to garner a hit for the Seahawks, with a single up the middle, and advanced to second base when Parker reached after being hit by a pitch. Sophomore Abigail Beasley (Peoria, AZ / Centennial) loaded the bases with a walk, before Gilbert opened up the scoring with a double through the right side to push across three runs to give the Green & White a 3-0 advantage.
 
The pitchers traded zeros until the top of the fourth inning, when the Seahawks exploded with a seven-run frenzy. Sophomore Megan Moore (Pottstown, PA / Owen J. Roberts) reached on a base hit, and advanced to third when freshman Aerika High (Manheim, PA / Manheim Central) doubled to left field. Brianna Tredway (Downingtown, PA / Downingtown) followed with a single up the middle. Beeson then doubled to centerfield to plate Moore and High to increase Wagner's lead to 5-0.
 
Immediately following Beeson was Parker, whose single to centerfield drove in Beeson and Tredway to make it 7-0. With one out, Bott hit a single to center, plating Parker. Gilbert collected her final two RBI of the game with a double to center to secure a 10-0 lead for the Seahawks.
 
With Saint Peter's unable to answer, the game concluded after the fifth inning.

In game two, Wagner's performance was highlighted by an astounding seven home runs by six different batters. Beth Lewis (Ashburn, VA / Stone Bridge), Beeson, Beasley, Parker, and High all hit dingers, with Bott registering two.

Wagner had 21 hits as a club, as the Seahawks continued to dominate at the plate. In addition to their home runs, Beeson went two-for-two, with three RBI, Lewis went three-for-three with four RBI, Bott went four-for-five with four RBI, and High went two-for-two with three RBI.

Freshman Gina Massaro (Fairless Hills, PA / Conwell-Egan Catholic) earned her first win in the circle, throwing nine strike outs in 5.0 innings, with just two walks and seven hits.

Wagner broke through in the top of the first inning, tallying three runs. Tredway singled to left field, and advanced to second base when Beeson walked. Parker laid down a sacrifice bunt, advancing both runners one base.

Beasley loaded the bases with a single and, with two outs, Gilbert collected two runs, hitting a single up the right field line to plate Beeson and Tredway.  Immediately following, Lewis doubled to right field to score Beasley and make it 3-0.

In the bottom of the first, the Peacocks took the lead, driving in their only four runs of the game. Wagner was able to prevent Saint Peter's from inflicting further damage, catching a runner in a pickle situation to earn the third out.

Wagner reclaimed its lead in the top of the third inning, knocking in eight runs with three homers. Leading off for the Green & White was Bott with a single through the left side. Gilbert then doubled to right-centerfield. With a pair on, Lewis registered the first of Wagner's home runs, a three-run shot to left-field to make it 6-4.

The Seahawks put another pair of runners on, as High singled through the left side before senior left fielder Taylor Rauscher (Peoria, AZ / Sunrise Mountain) reached on a walk. Beeson then homered to left field to give Wagner a 9-4 advantage.

Parker followed with a walk, before Beasley collected the final two runs of the inning with a homer to centerfield to make it an 11-4 ballgame.

Massaro did not allow a Peacock rebuttal, as she retired three batters in a row to close out the third inning.
The Seahawks continued their assault on the Peacocks in the top of the fourth inning, adding four more runs to make it 15-4.

Starting things off for Wagner was Beeson with a double to left field. Parker then sent the ball over the centerfield fence to increase the lead to 13-4. Beasley followed with a double to center, before Bott recorded her first two –run home run to make it 15-4.

In the top of the fifth inning, Beasley reached on a walk. Bott proceeded to hit her second two-run homer, a shot to left field, to make it 17-4.

Wagner was able to put another pair on, as Gilbert reached first base on an error, and MacKenzie Alfaro (Riverside, CA / Riverside) singled up the middle. Recording the Seahawks' seventh and final home run of the day was High, whose moon shot made it 20-4.

With Saint Peter's unable to add to their tally, the game ended after the fifth inning.
 
The Green & White return to action Saturday, April 5, when they travel to Smithfield, RI, to face the Bulldogs of Bryant University in a doubleheader. The Seahawks will then make their way to New Britain, CT, for a pair of games against Central Connecticut on April 6.