Orangeburg, N.J. - Despite owning an offense with a team batting average of .323, pitching was the star of the show Monday as Georgian Court University kept Dominican College scoreless all afternoon, 4-0 and 6-0, to stay perfect in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference action.
GCU, winners of 10-straight contests, improves to 12-0 in conference play and 23-9 overall on the year. Dominican, losers of five-straight, dips to 6-12 (2-4 CACC).
Mikayla Gilgert, allowing no runs and a total of three hits in a pair of scoreless triumphs a week ago vs. Holy Family and Jefferson, made it three shutouts in a row on this day with a complete-game, three-hit masterpiece in the opener vs. Dominican. The senior ace struck out six and walked none to move to 15-4 on the season.
The Lions' offense snapped a scoreless tie in the top of the sixth with run-inducing, bases-loaded walks by CF
Kiara Meikle and pinch-hitter
Jayda Jones, followed by a two-run single up the middle off the lefty bat of LF
Jadalynn Rodriguez.
Journey Limardo (R-So, Anaheim, Calif.) dropped to 1-3 in the setback (5.2 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 5 BB, K).
A four-run third frame by the Georgian Court bats proved to be more than enough offense as the Lions ripped 11 hits in the nightcap victory. RBI singles off the sticks of
Adriana Mungo,
Kaitlyn Stufft (2 RBI) and
Brittany Gable accounted for the third-inning flair.
Alyssa Rue added a run-scoring single in the fifth to make it 5-0 GCU before Rodriguez provided a cherry to the sweep with the sophomore's fifth homer of the year in the sixth.
Gilgert, getting her second start of the day, added three additional shutout stanzas (1 H, K) before
Sarah Clancy (5-3) took over and added four empty innings of her own (2 H, 2 K) to earn the victory.
Kyra Wiens (R-So., Chilliwack, British Columbia) moves to 2-6 with the defeat (2.1 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB).
The royal-and-gold gets right back at it Tuesday with a CACC home set vs. Goldey-Beacom College, starting at 2:30 p.m.
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