Softball Takes Two Big Games at Arcadia

(Game 1) / (Game 2)

Junior Shelby Mackintosh (Lumberton, NJ) had four RBI in game one and sophomore Jackie Korang (Delran, NJ) tossed a shutout in game two for Widener, which notched huge Commonwealth Conference wins of 8-5 and 3-0 at Arcadia in Glenside, PA.

Widener in game one got things going with a three-run first inning, keyed by Mackintosh's two-run single. Mackintosh then ripped a two-run homer in the second to make it 5-0 and freshman Carissa Harris (Douglassville, PA) added an RBI double in the third for a 7-3 lead.

Drexel Hill, PA junior Christine Mattis (6-3) went the distance, yielding five runs – four earned – and eight hits over seven innings. Mackintosh closed with two hits.

Game two saw Korang (8-4) once again on her game for her third shutout of the year. She permitted just six hits and faced only six batters above the minimum.

Widener took a 1-0 lead in the fourth when freshman Taylor Shultz (Parker Ford, PA) lined an RBI double. Junior Casey Hargadon (Wallingford, PA) ripped a two-run double in the fifth to close the scoring.

Hargadon and sophomore Valarie Perretti (Clayton, NJ) each had two hits in the contest.

Jessica Wood (7-3) allowed three runs – one earned – and six hits over seven innings for the Knights. Brandee Zablotsky and Leanda Helms had two hits apiece.

Widener (15-9, 4-4 CC) stands fifth in the conference, one game behind Elizabethtown (5-3) for the fourth and final seed in the league tournament. Arcadia (12-12, 1-5) sits in sixth place.

Widener is on the road Monday to visit DeSales for a 3:30 pm doubleheader in Center Valley, PA.

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