From Case Western Reserve University Athletics
The seventh-ranked Case Western Reserve University softball team swept a doubleheader with Carnegie Mellon University on Friday at UPMC All-America Park in Trafford, Pennsylvania, winning the first game 5-1 and claiming the second game 10-9.
The Spartans increased their winning streak to 10 games to improve to 25-2 overall and 11-2 in University Athletic Association play. The Tartans fell to 14-18 on the season and 4-10 in UAA contests. CWRU also increased its lead over Brandeis to four games in the conference standings with the two wins.
Junior outfielder Stevie Rieger set a career high with four runs driven in during the first game of the doubleheader, going three-for-six on the day. Junior outfielder Kela Jagoda went five-for-eight during the sweep with four runs driven in, two stolen bases, and a run scored.
Game 1: #7 CWRU 5, Carnegie Mellon 1
After a scoreless first inning, the Spartans loaded the bases with one out in the second. Rieger drove in all three runners with a double down the left field line, making the score 3-0 in favor of the Spartans. She later scored on a triple by Jagoda, her third triple of the season, to put CWRU ahead 4-0.
Carnegie Mellon cut into its deficit with a run in the second inning, the first run off Spartan pitching in more than 22 innings. The Tartans threatened to score in the third inning with two one-out hits, but sophomore pitcher Lexi Miskey struck out the next two batters to end the frame.
Rieger drove in her third run of the game with a triple in the sixth inning, plating first-year catcher Anna Gobeyn to make the score 5-1. It was the first triple of Rieger's career.
Miskey (16-0) struck out eight batters in six innings to earn the win, allowing just one run on five hits and two walks. Her 133 strikeouts this season are the eighth-most in program history. Junior pitcher Jenna Jaklich secured the win with a perfect seventh inning, recording a strikeout.
The Spartans recorded three triples in the game, the most for the team in a single game in at least 20 seasons.
Game 2: #7 CWRU 10, Carnegie Mellon 9
Just two batters into the second game, CWRU scored its first run when Jagoda drove in junior infielder KaiLi Gross with a single up the middle. The junior shortstop reached on an error to lead off the game and stole second to get into scoring position.
The Tartans tied the score in the bottom of the frame, scoring on a two-out double by Olivia Van Zandt.
Gross broke the tie in the top of the second inning, driving in Rieger with a one-out bases loaded sacrifice fly. Jagoda made the score 4-1 with a two-run single in the next at bat, tying her career high with three runs driven in.
Carnegie Mellon took a 5-4 lead with five consecutive two-out singles in the bottom of the second inning.
CWRU reclaimed the lead with a four-run fourth inning. With the bases loaded and no one out, senior infielder Amanda Riely tied the score with a sacrifice fly. Sophomore infielder Isabella Russo followed with a run-scoring double to put the Spartans ahead, 6-5. A sacrifice fly by Gobeyn increased the lead, and first-year infielder Elizabeth Berry finished the scoring with a single through the left side, plating Russo.
The Tartans responded in the bottom half of the frame, scoring a run on a two-out single by Van Zandt to make the score 8-6.
Senior outfielder Carli Tucci drove in two key insurance runs in the top of the seventh inning with a double to left field, scoring Rieger and Jaklich (who was running for Gobeyn) to make the score 10-6. A two-out double by Piper Johnson in the bottom of the frame cut the Spartan lead to three, and a two-out, two-run double by Libby Eichberger brought the winning run to the plate in the bottom of the seventh inning. However, Jaklich induced a game-ending flyout to secure the victory.
Jaklich (1-0) earned her first collegiate win, allowing four runs on seven hits in five innings of relief. Hosey did not factor into the decision, allowing five runs on eight hits and two walks in two innings.