MILLERSVILLE, Pa. – With a 7-6, 4-0 sweep of Millersville, ninth-year head coach
Jaime Wohlbach became No. 14 East Stroudsburg University softball's all-time wins leader with her 209th career win on Tuesday at Seaber Stadium.
The Warriors (25-6, 6-2 PSAC East) picked up its third consecutive win after taking game two against Shippensburg on Sunday. The Marauders (12-11) fall in both contests after sweeping Mansfield on Friday.
ESU trailed 6-1 in game one before adding three runs in each of the top of the 4th and the top of the 6th to retake the lead at 7-6.
Wohlbach
- Amid her ninth season as head coach of the Warriors, Jaime Wohlbach earned her 208th and 209th win against Millersville to break Jone Bush's (1976-88) ESU record of 208 wins. Wohlbach now holds an ESU coaching record of 209-157 and a career record of 379-379-1 with previous head coaching stops at Iona (2008-10) and Delaware (2011-15).
- Wohlbach set or tied ESU's single season wins record in each of the past three seasons, tying the record in 2021 (29-16), while shattering the mark in 2022 (34-11) and 2023 (44-19).
- Since 2021, Wohlbach has coached ESU to a 131-52 record, a PSAC East regular season co-championship (2023), two NCAA Tournament berths (2021, 2023), an NCAA DII Atlantic Region title (2023) and the program's first-ever appearance and win at the NCAA Softball Championships (2023).
Offensive Notables
Pitching Notables
- Paige Zigmund (W, 11-3) and Abbie Landrum (1-1) each picked up victories, while Sarah Davenport (4) secured her third and fourth save of the season.
- Zigmund pitched five innings in game one, allowing five singles and two earned runs (six total), with five strikeouts.
- Davenport shut the door in both contests. The Hillsborough, N.J. native struck out nine while allowing six hits in four innings of work. She allowed a solo home run in game two.
- Landrum opened game two with five innings of scoreless action. She allowed two singles and strikeout one without issuing a walk.
- In the doubleheader, the trio combined for 15 strikeouts a 1.50 ERA, and held Millersville to hit .228 with one extra-base hit. Only three of Millersville's seven runs were earned runs against the pitching staff.
How It Happened – Game 1
- The Warriors struck first in their opening at-bats of the day. With runners on first and second, after a single from Vicendese and a walk from Edelman, Ridgell belted a single to score Vicendese.
- The Marauders smacked three hits and took advantage of two errors, scoring six runs in the bottom of the 3rd. A sacrifice fly, RBI single, and the two errors accounted for the six runs.
- ESU instantly responded in its next at-bats in the top of the 4th, scoring three runs on three hits and an error. Smallwood connected on a pinch-hit two-RBI double to score Denva Shaw-Tait and Kaitlin Houser. Master sent an RBI double next to centerfield to score pinch-runner Maddin Grow.
- The Warriors put up another three-spot in the top of the 6th. ESU loaded the bases with a walk from Kate Donaghue, along with Taylor Lipkins and Vicendese singles. With two outs, Edelman came up with a clutch single, as an error in left field allowed all three runners to score.
- Davenport entered the game and allowed just one hit, picking up her third save.
How It Happened – Game 2
- The Warriors opened the scoring again in the top of the 1st. A one-out double by Vicendese followed by a two-out RBI single from Edelman lifted ESU to a one-run lead.
- In the top of the 3rd, ESU padded its lead with a pair of runs. Edelman smacked an RBI ground out, while Ridgell followed with an RBI single.
- ESU extended the Warrior lead to 4-0 in the top of the 4th. Derickson blasted an RBI double, as Master followed with an RBI single to score the Warriors' fourth run.
- Millersville scored its first run in the bottom of the 6th, with a solo home run by Victoria Fuss. Davenport settled in and picked up her fourth save.
Up Next
- ESU returns to action at West Chester on Friday. Game times are set for 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. at the WCU Softball Field.
