(Game 1) / (Game 2)
Widener took control early in both games and posted a doubleheader sweep, 11-1 and 8-0, at Wesley in Dover, DE to make it seven straight victories and notch its best start in 15 years.
The Pride (9-3) opened the scoring in game one with three runs in the top of the second inning. Senior Lauren Brubaker (Newtown Square, PA) had an RBI single, Astyn DiNorscia (Parkesburg, PA) lifted a sacrifice fly and junior Meg Phillips (Aston, PA) added a run-scoring single.
The lead ballooned to 6-0 in the fourth on RBI hits from junior Kelly Vogelgesang (Upper Darby, PA), Caitlin Callahan (Franklin Square, NY) and fellow senior Kim Dougherty (Belle Mead, NJ).
Vogelgesang and senior Steph Connolly (Aston, PA) had two hits apiece and freshman Jess Way (Marlton, NJ) drove home two runs.
Cheltenham, PA junior Emily Donnelly (1-0) allowed an unearned run and just one hit over four innings with two strikeouts and no walks.
Taylor Hendricks permitted six runs – five earned – and 11 hits over four innings for the Wolverines (4-13).
The Pride in game two put up two runs in the first. Phillips roped a leadoff triple, scored on Callahan's single and Connolly added a sacrifice fly.
Widener added five more in the fourth for a 7-0 lead, a frame that began when Connolly crushed one close to 250 feet for her third homer of the season. The Pride had three more runs score via errors before Callahan lined an RBI double.
Callahan ended the contest 3-for-3 with two RBI, DiNorscia batted 2-for-2 to extend her hitting streak to six with senior Jamie Schmucker (Holmes, PA) contributing two RBI. Brubaker had a hit in each contest and owns a seven-game hitting streak.
Philadelphia freshman Liz Carpino (3-0) struck out four, giving up only three hits and one walk over four innings. Dougherty struck out four over three innings for the save.
Kari Hedges allowed eight runs – three earned – and nine hits over seven innings for Wesley
The Pride are off to their best start since 1995, when they went 10-2 in their first 12 contests.
Widener on Thursday visits Swarthmore as part of the “320 Challenge,” beginning at 3:00 pm.
