April 22, 2007

Game 1 Box Score | Game 2 Box Score

LANCASTER, Pa. - Franklin & Marshall's softball team picked up its first Centennial Conference softball sweep since April 17, 2004, defeating Washington (Md.) 7-1, and 5-3 Sunday afternoon. Franklin & Marshall improved to 9-23 (3-11 CC) on the season, while Washington fell to 9-25 (2-12 CC).

Lauren Incorvaia (Manalapan, NJ / St. John Vianney) powered the second half of the Sunday sweep. She went 4-for-4 with three RBIs and a pair of runs scored. She was a double short of hitting for the cycle. The Diplomats' catcher gave F&M an early boost with a two-run shot in first. Leah Pearlman-Storch (Bala Cynwyd, PA / Friends Central) made it a 3-1 game in the second with a solo homer to leftfield. It was her second round-trip of the season.

Back-to-back, one-out triples gave F&M the decisive pair of runs in the fifth. Jessika Mancino (Lancaster, PA / Hempfield) picked up the first triple, and was driven in on Incorvaia's triple. Incorvaia scored on a Robyn Jones (Titusville, NJ / Pennington School) single back up the middle. Jones went 3-for-4 in the nightcap.

Diplomats' starter, Ali Tyler (Ridgewood, NJ / Ridgewood) moved to 3-10 on the year having worked six innings. She surrendered two runs, only one of which was earned.

Meredith Morgan (Phoenixville, PA / Owen J. Roberts) went 4-for-4 knocking in two runs and scoring once in the opener. Jessica Feldman went 3-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI, while Kathleen Clinchy (Katonah, NY / Somers) went 2-for-4 scoring once. The Diplomats broke open a 2-1 game in the sixth scoring four runs on as many hits. Bonnie Crouthamel (Chatham, NJ / Chatham) improved to 5-10 on the season having allowed one run on eight hits.

The Diplomats return to action on Tuesday at Baker Campus, where they host Dickinson. The final home twinbill of the season will conclude the Diplomats Centennial slate. F&M wraps up its season next Saturday at York.