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Princeton University Athletics
Friday, February 24
Lynchburg, Va. (Liberty Classic)
4:00 PM
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Alexis Laudenslager struck out 11 in a 1-0 win over Elon.
Photo by: Shelley M. Szwast
Tigers Sweep Season-Opening Twinbill at Liberty Softball Classic
February 24, 2023 | Softball
Getting a one-hit shutout from Alexis Laudenslager in the opener and contributions all around at the plate in the nightcap, the Princeton softball team swept its season-opening doubleheader Friday at the Liberty Softball Classic in Lynchburg, Va., with a 1-0 win over Elon and a 9-1, six-inning win over Morgan State.
Princeton is scheduled to play two more Saturday as the weekend continues, against Marshall at 2 p.m. and host Liberty at 4 p.m.
Against Elon, Laudenslager allowed just three walks and a third-inning hit, striking out 11 to reach that number for the third time in her career. The reigning Ivy League Pitcher of the Year's career-high 12 Ks came last season against Columbia.
The lone run came in the bottom of the fourth inning. Lauren Sablone drew a one-out walk and moved around on a Grace Jackson base hit and a stolen base before scoring on a bases-loaded walk to Ashley McDonald.Â
Against Morgan State, nine Tigers got hits and six drove in runs, with Serena Starks, Allison Ha, Adrienne Chang and Sablone each getting a two-hit game and Ha and Caitlin Bish each driving in two runs.Â
Princeton took the lead with a two-run Ha homer in the first inning. In the fourth, four straight hits started the inning with Jackson driving in a run during that stretch, and sacrifice flies followed from Starks and Sophia Marsalo to push the lead to 5-0.
A four-run sixth pushed the game into run-rule territory, with a hit and two walks setting the table for a Chang base hit and another run that scored on an error to make it 7-1. Bish then had a two-RBI double to make it 9-1, and after Meghan Harrington, in relief of starter Molly Chambers, set Morgan State down with just a walk in the bottom half of the inning, Princeton had its six-inning win. Chambers went 4 1/3 to get the win, allowing a run on two hits and a walk, striking out five, while Harrington went a shutout inning and two-thirds, allowing a walk and striking out one.
Princeton is scheduled to play two more Saturday as the weekend continues, against Marshall at 2 p.m. and host Liberty at 4 p.m.
Against Elon, Laudenslager allowed just three walks and a third-inning hit, striking out 11 to reach that number for the third time in her career. The reigning Ivy League Pitcher of the Year's career-high 12 Ks came last season against Columbia.
The lone run came in the bottom of the fourth inning. Lauren Sablone drew a one-out walk and moved around on a Grace Jackson base hit and a stolen base before scoring on a bases-loaded walk to Ashley McDonald.Â
Against Morgan State, nine Tigers got hits and six drove in runs, with Serena Starks, Allison Ha, Adrienne Chang and Sablone each getting a two-hit game and Ha and Caitlin Bish each driving in two runs.Â
Princeton took the lead with a two-run Ha homer in the first inning. In the fourth, four straight hits started the inning with Jackson driving in a run during that stretch, and sacrifice flies followed from Starks and Sophia Marsalo to push the lead to 5-0.
A four-run sixth pushed the game into run-rule territory, with a hit and two walks setting the table for a Chang base hit and another run that scored on an error to make it 7-1. Bish then had a two-RBI double to make it 9-1, and after Meghan Harrington, in relief of starter Molly Chambers, set Morgan State down with just a walk in the bottom half of the inning, Princeton had its six-inning win. Chambers went 4 1/3 to get the win, allowing a run on two hits and a walk, striking out five, while Harrington went a shutout inning and two-thirds, allowing a walk and striking out one.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Chambers, Molly (1-0)
L: HUNTE,Anaya (2-3)
Batting:
2B: Bish, Caitlin 1
HR: Ha, Allison 1
RBI: Starks, Serena 1 ; Marsalo, Sophia 1 ; Ha, Allison 2 ; Chang, Adrienne 1 ; Bish, Caitlin 2 ; Jackson, Grace 1
SF: Starks, Serena 1 ; Marsalo, Sophia 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Starks, Serena 2 ; Marsalo, Sophia 1 ; Ha, Allison 1 ; Murphy, Lauren 1 ; Chang, Adrienne 1 ; Sablone, Lauren 1 ; Jackson, Grace 1 ; Bade, Cate 1
SB: Starks, Serena 1 ; Dumais, Julia 1 ; Sablone, Lauren 2
Batting:
RBI: MITCHELL,Chandler 1
Base Running:
RUNS: HAMILTON,Deborah 1
CS: MITCHELL,Chandler 1
HBP: PAZ,Melissa 1
PO: MITCHELL,Chandler 1
Game Leaders
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