Seton Hill continued PSAC West play on Thursday afternoon as they hosted Clarion in a conference doubleheader.
SHU took game one by the score of 5-1. The Griffins completed the sweep of the Golden Eagles with a 19-11 win in game two. SHU is now 11-13 overall and 4-2 in the PSAC.
The Griffins wasted no time getting on the scoreboard as they took a lead in the bottom of the first. With one out,
Kassidy Wittig walked. She scored on a double off the wall from
Shelby Telegdy.
SHU added three more in the second. With two outs,
McKenna DeUnger was hit by a pitch.
Rilie Moors and
Abby Dejidas walked. DeUnger scored on a wild pitch and Wittig tripled to right center to score Moors and Dejidas as SHU took a 4-0 lead. Seton Hill added another run in the fifth. Wittig doubled and Telegdy singled to put two runners on. Wittig later scored on a wild pitch as SHU took the 5-0 lead.
Clarion took advantage of three walks to trim the lead to 5-1 in the top of the sixth.
Wittig and Telegdy each had two hits. Telegdy earned the win in the circle with a complete game effort.
Clarion scored a pair of unearned runs in the top of the first inning of game two to take a quick 2-0 lead over the Griffins. It did not take the Griffins long to respond as they tied the score at two just three batters in. Dejidas walked and Wittig reached on a fielders choice. Telegdy followed with a bomb over the scoreboard in left field to tie the score at two.
Anna Kalkowski was hit by a pitch and
Lacey Lynn followed with a triple to right center that gave the Griffins a 3-2 lead.
Gabby Jaquay was hit by a pitch and
Juliette Vybiral walked. Moors then cleared the bases with a liner over the left fielders head that gave SHU a 6-2 lead. Dejidas followed with an RBI single and Wittig scored Dejidas with an RBI triple to increase the lead to 8-2. Telegdy followed with an RBI single to make it 9-2.
Taylor Schmitt singled and Kalkowski followed with a three run bomb off the scoreboard to make it 12-2. Lynn followed with another bomb to left as the Griffins went back to back.
The Griffins added on in the second. Moors singled to lead off the inning. Wittig reached on a fielders choice and scored when Telegdy doubled to left center. Telegdy scored on a single from Schmitt and the Griffins led 15-2.
Clarion battled back and scored five times in the third to trim the SHU lead to 15-7.
Gabby Dusendschine added an RBI single in the fourth to increase the lead to 17-8. The Golden Eagles scored three times in the top of the fifth to cut the lead to 17-11. In the fifth, Wittig doubled and the game ended when Telegdy homered to left center field.
Telegdy was 4-4 with 2 homers, a double and 6 RBI. Lynn was 3-3 at the plate with a homer and 2 RBI. Wittig, Schmitt and Moors added two hits.
The Griffins will continue PSAC West play on Friday vs Slippery Rock.
