Maseth Breaks Career Doubles Record as West Chester Sweeps Walsh

GREENSBURG, Pa. Emily Maseth (Westminster, Md. / Westminster) became the program leader in career doubles as West Chester swept Walsh University in neutral site softball on Wednesday. Following their 5-0 and 9-1 victories, the Golden Rams move to 11-3 on the season while the Cavaliers fall to 10-5.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED | GAME ONE:

• The freshmen had all the fun in game one. Freshman outfielder Madison Melvin (Tabernacle, N. J. / Seneca) hit a lead-off double in the bottom of the first. Freshman catcher Trisha Kopinetz (Pine Grove, Pa. / Pine Grove) followed up with a double of her own to score Melvin, giving West Chester the lead.
• Melvin would earn an RBI of her own in the bottom of the second. Annamarie Hartman (Phoenix, Ariz. / Xavier College Prep) got on base with a two-out single. Hartman then proceeded to steal second base before getting batted in on a fielder's choice from Melvin.
• Freshman Grace Aguilar (Frederica, Del. / Lake Forest) jumped in on the fun in the sixth inning. Following back-to-back singles to start the inning, Aguilar smacked a three-run home run to left field, scoring Jaime Klemas (South Brunswick, N.J. / South Brunswick) and Caroline Adams (Media, Pa. / Renaissance Academy) to solidify West Chester's 5-0 victory.

HOW IT HAPPENED | GAME TWO:

• Klemas got the Golden Rams on the board in the bottom of the first with an RBI single, scoring Kopinetz.
• Walsh got on board in the top of the second with a solo home run. The home run tied the game at 1-1 but would be the only hit for the Cavaliers on the game.
• The Golden Rams retook the lead in the bottom of the third, scoring three runs. Courtney Stump (Kutztown, Pa. / Kutztown) hit an RBI-double to left field, scoring Klemas. The next batter would be Olivia Mock (Clifton, Va. / Paul V. Catholic), who hit a two-RBI single to score Aguilar and Stump, giving West Chester a 4-1 lead.
• A five-run fourth inning sealed the deal for the Golden Rams. Maseth revved up the scoring train with a two-RBI single to score Bri Garber (Willow Street, Pa. / Lampeter-Strasburg) and Melvin. Kiley Watson (Perkasie, Pa. / Pennridge) then scored while Klemas reached on an error. Aguilar and Mock would wrap up scoring for the Golden Rams, having both hit RBI-singles to score Adams and Klemas, respectively.
• Maegen Kavanagh (Easton, Pa. / Easton) pitched a one-two-three fifth inning to close the book on West Chester's five-inning 9-1 victory over Walsh.

INSIDE THE STATS | GAME ONE:

• Senior pitcher Reilly Gearhart (Lancaster, Pa. / Manheim Township) pitched her second consecutive complete game shutout. She struck out 10 batters over the course of seven innings while only allowing five hits and one walk.
• Melvin went 2-for-4 from the leadoff position with one run scored and one RBI.
• Aguilar went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI's.

INSIDE THE STATS | GAME TWO:

• Kavanagh pitched a five-inning one-hitter with the only hit being a solo home run. On the day, she also struck out five batters while allowing three walks.
• Mock, Klemas, Maseth, and Melvin all went 2-for-3 for West Chester. The four batters scored a combined three runs while tallying six RBI's for the Golden Rams.

OUTSIDE THE BOX:

• In the bottom of the third in game one, Emily Maseth hit a lead-off double, the 51st of her career, making her the program leader in career doubles. 
• West Chester' depth was on display today, as freshmen went a combined 10-for-21 on the day, scoring six runs and hitting for nine combined RBI's.

 
West Chester will be back at it tomorrow as the team faces West Liberty University on the campus of Seton Hill University. Game one is set to start at 3:00 p.m.