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Alexis Laudenslager struck out 10-plus strikeouts for the seventh time this season on Sunday.
Photo by: Shelley M. Szwast
Laudenslager Ks 11 as Softball Team Splits with Penn
April 02, 2023 | Softball
Princeton senior Alexis Laudenslager turned in another double-digit strikeout game in Sunday's series finale as the Tiger softball team split a doubleheader at Penn, bouncing back from a 6-3 loss in the opener to win the nightcap 3-1.
In the opener, Princeton took the lead in the first inning when an Adrienne Chang two-out base hit to pick up a leadoff double from Serena Starks, and the 1-0 Tiger lead stood until a four-run fourth inning for the Quakers on a walk and four hits.Â
Penn added a two-run Sarah Schneider homer in the sixth to make it 6-1, and a seventh-inning rally for Princeton came up just short. The Tigers reached three of the first four batters of the inning on a Caitlin Bish base hit, a Starks double that scored Bish, and an Allison Ha double that scored Starks to make it 6-3 before the Quakers ended the threat.
The second game stayed scoreless until the fourth inning, when Starks started the frame with a single and Grace Jackson brought her home four batters later with a base hit.Â
Penn tied the game in its half of the fourth with two errors, and the 1-1 tie stuck until the seventh inning when Princeton scored its last two runs. Jackson started the rally with a one-out walk and Cate Bade followed her with a double to give Princeton the lead. Sophia Marsalo picked Bade up on a sacrifice fly to push the lead to 3-1.
Laudenslager got the win in the circle in the nightcap, fanning 11 with two walks on four hits in what was her seventh double-digit strikeout game of the season and second of the weekend.
Princeton will host Lehigh for a single non-league game Wednesday before returning to Ivy League play with a three-game home series against Columbia Saturday and Sunday.
In the opener, Princeton took the lead in the first inning when an Adrienne Chang two-out base hit to pick up a leadoff double from Serena Starks, and the 1-0 Tiger lead stood until a four-run fourth inning for the Quakers on a walk and four hits.Â
Penn added a two-run Sarah Schneider homer in the sixth to make it 6-1, and a seventh-inning rally for Princeton came up just short. The Tigers reached three of the first four batters of the inning on a Caitlin Bish base hit, a Starks double that scored Bish, and an Allison Ha double that scored Starks to make it 6-3 before the Quakers ended the threat.
The second game stayed scoreless until the fourth inning, when Starks started the frame with a single and Grace Jackson brought her home four batters later with a base hit.Â
Penn tied the game in its half of the fourth with two errors, and the 1-1 tie stuck until the seventh inning when Princeton scored its last two runs. Jackson started the rally with a one-out walk and Cate Bade followed her with a double to give Princeton the lead. Sophia Marsalo picked Bade up on a sacrifice fly to push the lead to 3-1.
Laudenslager got the win in the circle in the nightcap, fanning 11 with two walks on four hits in what was her seventh double-digit strikeout game of the season and second of the weekend.
Princeton will host Lehigh for a single non-league game Wednesday before returning to Ivy League play with a three-game home series against Columbia Saturday and Sunday.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Zybura, Kelly (2-11)
L: Wright, Brielle (3-3)
S: Riley, Rachel (1)
Batting:
2B: Starks, Serena 2 ; Ha, Allison 1
RBI: Starks, Serena 1 ; Ha, Allison 1 ; Chang, Adrienne 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Starks, Serena 2 ; Sablone, Lauren 1
HBP: Hornberger, Abby 1
Batting:
HR: Schneider, Sarah 1
RBI: Schneider, Sarah 2 ; Reagan, Katie 1 ; Larwill, Danica 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Montgomery, Jade 1 ; Fenton, Sammy 1 ; Schneider, Sarah 2 ; Reagan, Katie 1 ; Pope, Alyssa 1
Game Leaders
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