(CHAMBERSBURG, Pa.) – The offense was aplenty for Wilson in its doubleheader against Cairn as it totaled 35 runs on 38 hits in a sunny sweep on Saturday. The margin of victory was the largest for the Phoenix since a doubleheader almost three years to the date as 13 different players recorded a hit for the Blue and White.
The Basics
Scores: Game 1 – Wilson 14, Cairn 3 (5 Inn.)
Game 2 – Wilson 21, Cairn 3 (5 Inn.)
Venue: Wilson Softball Field
Records: Wilson 18-11, 7-5 UE; Cairn 0-20, 0-11UE
How It Happened (Game 1)
- It didn't take long for the Phoenix bats to get blazing hot as Jenna Weaver (FY, Camp Hill, Pa. / Cedar Cliff) led off with a double to left. Kaitlyn Keller (FY, Orrtanna, Pa. / Gettysburg) eventually brought her in on an infield single and later scored on an infield error.
- While Cairn scored on in the top of the second, the Phoenix weren't phased and posted an eight-spot on six hits and two errors. Payton Kendall (Sr., McConnellsburg, Pa. / Forbes Road) brought in a pair of them with a single to left field.
- After a scoreless third, the action resumed in the fourth. With the bases loaded, Weaver put the Phoenix up 12-1 with a two-RBI base hit. Kendall then brought in another pair to make it 14-1. Cairn plated a pair in the top of the fifth, but were unable to get any closer.
How It Happened (Game 2)
- The hit parade didn't slow down in Game 2. The Highlanders led off with a home run, but the lead was short-lived. Wilson loaded the bases early which set up Carleigh Magers (FY, Mount Airy, Md. / Urbana) who cleared them on a base hit to left before being thrown out at third.
- After the Highlanders scored again in the top of the second, Wilson opened the flood gates in the second. With the bases empty and two outs, the Phoenix reeled off 12 hits and scored an astronomical 13 runs. Keller tripled twice in the frame, the latter of which scored Kendall and Weaver, before Talbert added another triple. Once the dust settled, the Phoenix were up 16-2.
- Five more runs followed in the third to put Wilson up 21-2. Cairn set the final score with a run in the fifth.
Inside The Numbers
- Of the 38 hits, eight went for extra bases and three went for triples.
- Keller now has 11 triples on the season, the most out of anyone in Division III.
- Game 2 saw six different players record three-hits. Those players were Keller, Talbert, Magers, Elena Worthington (So., Shippensburg, Pa. / Shippensburg), Sydney Barker (FY, Bel Air, Md. / John Carroll), and Kiera O'Brine.
- Three of those players had three RBI games in the backend as well. Those players were Keller, Worthington, and O'Brine.
Up Next
The Phoenix will conclude the home portion of their schedule with a doubleheader against Penn State Berks on Tuesday.
