Softball: Sendelsky, Garnet Quiet Ramblers
3/21: Sendelsky, Garnet Quiet Ramblers
ROSEMONT, Pa. -- Freshman infielder Christine Sendelsky was a perfect 5-for-5 with four runs scored, senior catcher Christina Procacci broke a Centennial Conference record, and pitchers Alexandra Zelaski '09 and Emily Walz '08 twirled matching one-hitters as Swarthmore swept a doubleheader at Rosemont on Tuesday afternoon. The Garnet (6-5) won game one 10-1 and then captured the second game 3-0.
Zelaski dominated the Ramblers (0-6), a team that just missed the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference (PAC) playoffs in 2005, allowing a stray leadoff double to Rosemont junior Alicia Clayton in the fourth inning. Zelaski then fanned five of the next seven batters, increasing her total on the day to a career-high 11.
The Garnet got on the board in the top of the second as Sendelsky started the inning with her team-leading sixth double of the season. After a fly-out by Katie Gold '08 and a walk by Kelly Siano '07, freshman Lauren Walker drove home Sendelsky with a base hit.
Swarthmore increased the lead to 3-0 in the fourth as Sendelsky led off the inning with a single to left and scored on Siano's single up the middle.
The floodgates opened up in the top of the fifth, as Swarthmore plated seven runs on eight hits to open up 10-1 lead. Zelaski shut the door in the bottom of the inning, striking out the side to earn second win of the season.
Sendelsky was a perfect 3-for-3 with a season-high three runs scored. Siano, Procacci, and freshman Kristin Caspar each added a pair of hits in the first game.
Procacci drew her 78th career walk in the top of the third inning, breaking a seven-year old Centennial Conference record held by Ali Hattola from Muhlenberg. Procacci's eagle eye allowed her to set the CC record for base on balls in one season (35) in 2005 and the senior catcher is now listed 19th in Division III history with 79 total walks (she drew a one in her first at bat of game two).
The second game belonged to Walz, a tall sophomore from Ohio. With a 1-0 lead in the second, Walz got herself into a jam, walking consecutive batters. Rosemont's Jess Muff sacrificed the runners over, giving the Ramblers two runners in scoring position with two outs. Walz bore down on the next hitter, striking out Danielle Dinger to end the rally.
The Garnet added another run in the third as senior Danielle Miller roped a two-out triple and scored on Sendelsky's base hit. The third Swarthmore run came in the fourth; Siano singled, advanced to second on a wild pitch, stole third, and scored on a single by LaVan.
Walz (2-2) threw five innings of one-hit softball for her first career shut-out (game was shortened due to darkness). The sophomore struck out seven batters while walking three.
Sendeslky was 2-for-2 (she has registered a base hit in six straight at bats) with a run and an RBI while LaVan added two hits and an RBI.
The Garnet host a pair of doubleheaders this weekend; a 1:00 p.m. doubleheader on Saturday, March 25 vs. Penn State-Berks and a Sunday, March 26 matchup with Arcadia at 1:00 p.m.