GLENSIDE, Pa. – The Arcadia University softball team completed a four-game sweep against Delaware Valley University with a home double-header sweep, 12-0 and 8-2, on Wednesday night.
Kylee Schwind became the program's all-time leader in career strikeouts with 349 – surpassing 2016 graduate Erin Wilson.
Schwind tallied five strikeouts in tonight's opener, while tossing five-shutout innings. The graduate student reached the career milestone in the fifth inning when she struck out an Aggie swinging with one out.
Arcadia 12, Delaware Valley 0
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Knights jumped out to an early 3-0 lead in the first inning.
Alexis Burge plated the game's first run with an error by the left fielder, while
Megan Sooy and
Alexa Vardiman added back-to-back RBI for Arcadia.
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Madi Costigan smacked a one-out double to left field to start a second inning rally. The first-year then scored from second on a single up the middle from Burge. Vardiman then plated Burge with a single up the middle, but was tossed out trying to extend her single to a double, 5-0.
- Arcadia put up a crooked six runs in the third inning.
Kayla Pscolka scored on an error after reaching base with a leadoff double.
Shannon Shea then drove home a run with a single up the middle, while Costigan worked a bases-loaded walk to plate one more. Later in the inning, Vardiman and Pscolka added consecutive RBI singles to cap off the rally, 11-0.
KNIGHT OFFENSIVE LEADERS
- Vardiman: 2-4, 3 RBI
- Burge: 1-2, 3 R, 2 RBI, BB
- Sooy: 1-3, 2 RBI, R
KNIGHT PITCHING LEADERS
- Schwind: W (6-2), 5 IP, 0 R, 4 H, 5 SO
Arcadia 8, Delaware Valley 2
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Delaware Valley plated the game's first runs with two in the first inning. The Aggies kept the Knights' bats silent for three-shutout innings, 2-0.
- Arcadia rallied for five runs in the third inning to take the lead. Burge walked with the bases loaded to open the scoring, while Sooy plated two more with a single to left field. Pscolka then doubled to left field to add on two insurance runs, 5-2.
- The Knights added two runs in the fifth inning with a two-run double from Burge.
Allison LaRochelle then collected her first-career extra base hit with an RBI double to left field, 8-2.
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Brenna Dolan settled in after the first inning with six scoreless to end the game. The junior struck out a season-high 10 batters and allowed just one earned run.
KNIGHT OFFENSIVE LEADERS
- Burge: 1-2, 3 RBI, 2 BB, R, 2B
- Sooy: 3-4, 2 RBI, R
- Pscolka: 1-3, 2 RBI, BB, 2B
KNIGHT PITCHING LEADERS
- Dolan: W (2-0), 7 IP, 2 R (1 ER), 4 H, 10 SO
UP NEXT
The Knights (14-4, 11-3) return to action at the Stevens Institute of Technology on Saturday.
