WILMINGTON, DE (April 18, 2021) - Not all softball games are created equal. Tuesday afternoon Georgian Court and Goldey-Beacom played a doubleheader and the two games couldn't have been any different. Georgian Court dominated the first in a 16-1 win in five innings. Game two was twice as long in terms of number of innings. That game went 10 with the Lightning winning on a walk-off walk, 6-5. Georgian Court moves to 27-15 on the season and 11-5 in the CACC. 

Game 1 - Georgian Court 16, Goldey-Beacom 1 - 5 Innings
How it Happened
• Georgian Court scored in all five innings they came to the plate.
• The Lions scored 16 runs on 15 hits with five extra base hits.
• On the bases, GCU stole four. They also advanced on three sacrifice hits and scored on a sacrifice fly.
• Goldey-Beacom managed three singles.
• An RBI ground-out from Adriana Mungo scored Taylor Lipkins. Four batters later, Jayda Jones continued her hot hitting with a two-run blast making it a 3-0 game.
• GBC got their only run in the bottom of the first. A fielding error allowed Hannah Davis to reach leading off. She came in to score on a sacrifice fly.
• GCU got a run in the second, then RBI hits from Jones and Jadalynn Rodriguez scored four more in the third.
• The Lions put the hammer down in the fourth. They scored seven runs on six hits. Jordan Mendolla had the biggest hit of the inning, a bases-loaded, three-run double.
• GCU added another run in the fifth and a double-play ended the game after five innings.  

Lions Stat Leaders
• Jayda Jones was 2-4 with a double, home runs and four RBI.
• Taylor Lipkins singled twice, stole a base, scored and drove in a run.
• Kaitlyn Stufft finished 2-4 with a double and an RBI.
• Brittany Gable was 2-2 and scored twice.
• Jadalynn Rodriguez was 2-2 with two runs batted in.
• Jordan Mendolla was 1-2 with a home run.
• Maddie Rabe pitched three innings allowing an unearned run on three hits.
• Jackie Cherry pitched the final two innings without allowing a hit.

For the Lightning
• Alex Lowry finished 2-3.
• Nicole Makin was 1-2 at the plate.
• Hannah Davis scored a run.
• Chrissy Jordan picked up the only RBI. 

Game Two Goldey-Beacom 6, Georgian Court 5 - 10 Innings
How it Happened
• Game two was the complete opposite from game one. It took twice as many innings to complete.
• There were plenty of runners left on base with GCU leaving nine and Goldey-Beacom 13. 
• Things started off in a similar fashion. Three batters into the game, Taylor Lipkins singled and stole second. Adriana Mungo walked and Kaitlyn Stufft brought them all in with a home run to left.
• The lead didn't last long though as the Lightning put up a three-spot of their own in the home half of the first. 
• The scored stayed tied until the fourth. A leadoff walk came back to hurt as a two-out throwing error allowed the go-ahead run to cross.
• In the sixth, Jayda Jones led off with a double. She was moved over to third on Taylor Barraza's ground out, but an errant throw trying to get Jones at third allowed Jones to score with the tying run.
• One inning later, Lipkins was on first with one out, carrying the go-ahead run. She took off for second and was caught stealing for the first time all season, after 37 straight successful attempts. That derailed the inning and the game went into extras.
• Starting in the ninth inning, a runner is placed on second base. With two outs, Lipkins and Mungo each walked to load the bases, but Stufft struck out and GCU failed to score.
• Goldey-Beacom needed just one run to win. Their placed runner stole third, but then got picked off to take the runner out of scoring position. Two more ground outs ended the inning.
• With two outs in the 10th and Stufft still on second, Barraza came up with a clutch RBI single to score Stufft and give the Lions a 5-4 lead.
• The Lightning played small ball in the bottom of the 10th. They looked to move the runner over with a bunt, but the throw to first wasn't handled cleanly and everyone was safe.
• A stolen base put two runners in scoring position with no outs. Another Lightning bunt didn't result in an out. This one was well placed and beat out for a single while the tying run scored.
• After another stolen base, the Lightning tried the same play to win the game. This time the bunt was fielded and Simons flipped to Mungo to get the runner trying to score from third.
• A hit by pitch loaded the bases with one out, but Jackie Cherry got a strikeout for the second out. With the bases loaded though, a close pitch was called ball four and the Lightning scored the game-winning run on a walk-off walk. 

Lions Stat Leaders
• Kaitlyn Stufft drove in three runs with a home run and walked three times.
• Jayda Jones picked up a pair of hits and scored a run.
• Taylor Lipkins was 2-4 with a run scored.
• Janelle Blaszka allowed four unearned runs on nine hits with two strikeouts.
• Jackie Cherry pitched the final 4.2 innings allowing two unearned runs on three hits with a pair of strikeouts.

For the Lightning
• M. McLane threw all 10 innings giving up five runs (four earned) on eight hits, walked seven and struck out three. 
• Hannah Davis finished 2-5 with a run scored. 
• Emma Friel was 2-4 with a run scored and an RBI.
• Carly Setting scored twice and singled. 

News and Notes
• All seven runs that the Lions allowed between the two games were unearned.
• The 10-run game was the longest for GCU since a 10-inning game April 9 in East Stroudsburg. A 9-6 win for the Lions. 
• The Lions committed seven errors in the two games. They came into the day with three or more errors in a game just four times. They did that in both ends today. 
• Kaitlyn Stufft increased her hitting streak to 17 straight games. 
• Taylor Lipkins now has 54 career stolen bases moving into fifth all-time at GCU. Her 37 this season is also the third-most in one year. 
• Jayda Jones played in her 100th career game. 

Up Next
• The Lions return home this weekend. They host Dominican Saturday, April 22 starting at 12 p.m.