Softball

King's College 8, Delaware Valley 0 (Game 1 - 5 innings)
King's College 15, Delaware Valley 4 (Game 2 - 5 innings)

DOYLESTOWN (PA) - Three-time defending Freedom Conference champion King's College racked up 20 hits as the Lady Monarchs swept a doubleheader from host Delaware Valley College, 8-0 and 5-4, on Saturday afternoon. Both games were called after five innings due to the eight-run mercy rule.

The pair of victories upped King's record to 11-5 overall and 4-0 in conference play while the Aggies fell to 5-3 and 0-2.

The first game saw Lady Monarch starter Sarah Genewski (5-4) hold Delaware Valley to one hit - a bloop single into right field by Alison Suttie in the third inning. Genewski walked two and fanned two.

Linda Manarchuck put King's on the scoreboard in the third as she tripled to right field and scored on an overthrow on the play. The Lady Monarchs added another run in the inning as Jess Harvey singled, stole second and came around to score on a Christen Piccola single.

King's put the game by scoring six unearned runs in the fourth inning, all with two outs in the inning. With the bases loaded, Manarchuck hit a grounder that was booted for an error. Harvey followed with a two-run single and Piccola added an RBI single. Maria Zangardi made it 8-0 with a two-run double.

The nightcap saw Delaware Valley take a 4-1 lead after one inning of play, before King's scored 14 unanswered runs for the victory.

Down 1-0, the Aggies first four batters racked up hits - two on bunts. Jackie Neil led off with a double and Beth Sander and Katie Leach followed with back-to-back bunt singles to load the bases. Wendy Strohl then knocked in a pair of runs with a single to right field. Later in the inning, Casey Bidlingmaier and Tammy Banks produced bases-loaded walks for a 4-1 advantage.

However, King's scored two runs in each of the next three innings to take a 7-4 lead. The big blow was a two-run homer over the left-center field fence by Kristin Brady in the third inning. It was the second home run of the season for Brady and it gave the Lady Monarchs a 5-4 advantage.

King's put the game away in the fifth as it notched eight runs on three hits, six walks and one Aggie error. Zangardi smacked a two-run homer for her third of the season and Piccola had a two-run single in the inning.

Strohl finished the day 2-for-3 with a double and two RBIs for the Aggies.