Mansfield MANS-S 9-16, 0-13 PSAC E

East Stroudsburg ESU-S 20-9, 8-3 PSAC E

Mansfield MANS-S

9-16, 0-13 PSAC E

Final

Apr. 04, 2023

East Stroudsburg ESU-S

20-9, 8-3 PSAC E

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Mansfield MANS-S	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	1
East Stroudsburg ESU-S	0	3	0	1	3	0	X	7	6	0

W: Zigmund, Paige (11-2) L: Danielle Goff (5-7)

Mansfield MANS-S 9-17, 0-14 PSAC E

East Stroudsburg ESU-S 21-9, 9-3 PSAC E

Mansfield MANS-S

9-17, 0-14 PSAC E

Final

Apr. 04, 2023

East Stroudsburg ESU-S

21-9, 9-3 PSAC E

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	4	5	R	H	E
Mansfield MANS-S	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
East Stroudsburg ESU-S	2	6	0	5	X	13	13	0

W: Jenkins, Leigh Ann (6-3) L: Annabella Putnam (3-8)

Game Recap: Softball | 4/4/2023 6:25:00 PM

Warriors Pitching Staff Combine to Allow Two Hits in 12-Inning Doubleheader Sweep of Mansfield

ESU posted a combined five inning no-hitter in game two’s 13-0 win.

STROUDSBURG – Behind strong pitching performances from Paige Zigmund, Leigh Ann Jenkins and Ariadna Cerda Bermejo – who combined to allow just two hits in 12 innings – led the East Stroudsburg University softball team to a 7-1 win in game one and a 13-0 five-inning no-hitter in game two for the divisional sweep of Mansfield on Tuesday afternoon at Creekview Park's Vigon International Field.

With the sweep, the Warriors (21-9, 9-3 PSAC East) move into a tie for second place with West Chester in the PSAC East. The Mountaineers (9-17, 0-14 PSAC East) remain winless in conference action this season.

ESU's three pitchers combined to hold MU to a .053 batting average, with just a single and a double in game one and had just one base runner via a walk in game two's 13-0 win. The Warriors struck out 13 Mounties and conceded just one earned run and two walks. The Warriors smacked 19 hits, including 13 in game two.

Notables

Five Warriors recorded multiple RBIs in the balanced offensive performance, with Reilly Vicendese and Brooke McKeown posting three RBIs to lead the squad. Denva Shaw-Tait (4-5) and Abigail Weirich (4-5, 2B) connected on four hits and two RBIs. Also contributing a pair of RBIs was Gianna Coyle.
Of ESU's 19 hits on the day, 16 were singles, two were doubles and a Vicendese smacked a triple.
Weirich scored four runs on the day, while Vicendese crossed the plate three times. Weirich led ESU with four stolen bases, with the Warriors posting 12 swipes on 12 attempts.
As a unit, ESU outhit MU, with a .404 batting batting average to a .053 clip by the Mounties.
ESU's 13 runs are the most this season and matches (twice in 2021) the most runs since scoring 16 runs in a 16-4 win at Bowie State on March 23, 2019.
ESU is now 78-52 all-time against the Mounties, earning six consecutive wins.

How It Happened – ESU 7, Mansfield 1

After a strong start by both pitcher's, ESU was able to strike first in the top of the 2nd. Weirich reached first via a hit-by-pitch, and Shaw-Tait followed with a single to spark a three-run inning. Weirich came around to score after a stolen base and a throwing error by the catcher for an unearned run. ESU added a run on a wild pitch and a passed ball, as the Warriors took a 3-0 lead.
The Mounties were able to get a run back in the top of the 4th. After a single and wild pitch, a one-out double by Anastasia Berardi cut the deficit to 3-1. After a ground out for the second out, Gabby Drum got a hold of a pitch that went to deep centerfield, but Brooke McKeown was able to rob a home run to preserve the two-run lead for the Warriors.
ESU added its fourth run, with Shaw-Tait crossing the plate after another Mountie wild pitch.
The Warriors posted its first three RBIs in the bottom of the 5th. After a hit-by-pitch, Nies came around to score on a Vicendese triple. With Vicendese on third base, Smallwood sent a sacrifice fly to right filed to score the Maryland native. After a Weirich double and stolen base, Shaw-Tait sent an RBI single to right field for the Warriors' seventh run of the opening game. ESU took a 7-1 advantage into the sixth frame.
Zigmund was lights out past the fourth, not allowing a runner on base for the final three innings, retiring the final 11 batters she faced.

How It Happened – ESU 13, Mansfield 0

After Jenkins retired the side in order to start the contest, ESU opened the scoring in its first at bats. After one-out singles from Nies and Vicendese, Houser smacked a sacrifice to score Nies. With two outs, Weirich was able to leg out an infield single, allowing Vicendese to score the second run of the contest.
ESU's offense stayed hot, adding six runs in the top of the 2nd to take full control. Shannon Edelman led the half-inning off with a walk, with Pritchard smashing a double down the left field line to score Edelman. After a pitching change, the Warriors added its fourth run with an RBI bunt single from McKeown. Vicendese kept the rally going, smacking a two-RBI single to left center, as ESU led 6-0. The Mounties were forced to switch pitcher's once again. After a double-play resulted in two outs for ESU, the Warriors kept scoring. Weirich added its seventh run with an RBI single. ESU closed out its five-run inning with an RBI single from Denva Shaw-Tait.
Up 8-0, Jenkins continued to tame the Mounties. She allowed just one base runner in the third via a walk. Other than that, she was lights out, not allowing a hit in four innings of work.
ESU padded the lead with five runs in the bottom of the 4th. Coyle recorded a two-RBI single, Shannon Edelman posted an RBI single to score Coyle. Rounding out the scoring was a two-RBI single by McKeown, to make it a 13-0 contest.
Cerda-Bermejo persevered the no-hitter by retiring the side in order in the top of the 5th.

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