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0
Widener WID 4-7, 1-2 MACC
1
Winner Albright ALB 7-6, 3-2 MACC
Widener WID
4-7, 1-2 MACC
0
Final
1
Albright ALB
7-6, 3-2 MACC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Widener WID 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Albright ALB 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 1 3 1

W: Gerenda, R. (4-4) L: Rabuck, Katie (2-4)

8
Winner Widener WID 5-7
5
Albright ALB 7-7
Winner
Widener WID
5-7
8
Final
5
Albright ALB
7-7
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Widener WID 0 0 0 0 2 1 5 8 12 1
Albright ALB 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 9 3

W: Rabuck, Katie (0-0) L: Grant, L. (0-0)

Game Recap: Softball |

Rabuck Pitching, Late Offense Leads @WidenerSoftball to Split at Albright

READING, Pa. – The Widener University softball team scored eight times in the final three innings for an 8-5 comeback win against the Albright Lions, splitting a MAC Commonwealth doubleheader on Thursday afternoon. The Lions won the opener 1-0.

BY THE NUMBERS
  • Katie Rabuck was brilliant in the circle for the Pride on the day, allowing just one run and eight hits in 13.2 innings of work. She struck out five during the course of the two games.
  • Lauren DelRomano paced the offense with three hits and an RBI, including the only base knock in the opener.
  • Liv Rogers and Olivia Rigby each had two hits and two RBI in the second game.

HOW IT HAPPENED IN GAME ONE (Albright 1, Widener 0)
  • Both pitchers were outstanding through the first four innings, allowing just two combined hits.
  • Albright got on the board first in the third, using two hits and a single to scratch across a run.
  • Widener had its best chance in the sixth as a single by DelRomano and a Lions' error put runners on the corners, but Albright got out of the inning.
  • Rabuck took the tough luck loss allowing just one run on three hits in the complete game effort.

HOW IT HAPPENED IN GAME TWO (Widener 8, Albright 5)
  • Trailing 5-0, Widener cut into the lead in the fifth as Taylor Allen led off with a double and moved to third on a groundout. Two batters later, Lindsey Cooper singled to score Allen and advanced all the way to third on an error where she stood for DelRomano who knocked her home with a hit to center.
  • The Blue and Gold inched closer in the sixth with a two-out rally. Rogers singled to center followed by an error that allowed Allen to reach. Rigby came to the dish and cracked a double to left-center, plating Rogers to slice the lead to 5-3.
  • Widener continued the offensive attack into the seventh, loading the bases on a walk to Cooper and singles by DelRomano and Katie Sterling. Carli Benzoich drove in the first run of the frame with a single down the leftfield line, followed by a groundout by Rabuck that knocked in DelRomano to knot the game at 5-5.
  • With runners on second and third, Rogers stood in next and ripped a double into right, bringing Sterling and Benzoich across the plate and giving the Pride its first lead of the afternoon. Two batters later, Rigby followed with a single, scoring Allen for an 8-5 lead.
  • The Lions pounced on the board with five runs in the bottom of the first inning to open the scoring.

UP NEXT
Widener returns to action on Tuesday, April 3 when it hosts Eastern in a doubleheader. First pitch is set for 4:00 p.m.
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