LAKEWOOD, NJ (April 22, 2023) Georgian Court dominated game two of a doubleheader with Dominican 9-1 in five innings, but it's game one they might want to have back. Dominican scored three in the seventh to come-from-behind for an 8-7 win in the opener before the Lions put the hammer down in game two the earn the split. With just six games left in the regular season, Georgian Court is now 28-16 and 12-6 in the CACC.

Game Two - Georgian Court 9, Dominican 1 - Five Innings
How it Happened
• GCU had it all working collecting nine runs on 10 hits. They hit for three doubles and also stole two bases.
• Dominican managed just three hits, all singles.
• Georgian Court took advantage of some defensive miscues as five of the nine runs Dominican allowed were unearned. GCU played a clean game in the field themselves.
• In the second Savannah Simons led off with a double. With two outs and runners on second and third Jadalynn Rodriguez singled sharply to center as Simons and pinch runner Lia DeMaio came in to score and give the Lions a 2-0 lead.
• The fourth inning started with a Taylor Barraza fly out. Or so we thought. She was eventually awarded first base on a catcher's interference and the out was taken off the board.
• After Coco Dunham pinch ran for Barraza and stole second, Brittany Gable drove her in with an opposite field single to right center. 
• With two outs in the inning, GCU scored four more times. Taylor Lipkins singled to bring in Gable. Kaitlyn Stufft knocked a two-RBI double and Jayda Jones picked up career hit number 100 to bring in Stufft and the Lions led 7-0.
• Dominican got a run in the fifth but Lipkins ended the game with a two-run double to center as Dunham and Gable scored the game-ending run.

Lions Stat Leaders
• Janelle Blaszka was on the rubber for all five innings. She allowed one run on three hits with two strikeouts.
• Kaitlyn Stufft was 2-3 with two RBI and a run scored.
• Taylor Lipkins was 2-4 with three RBI, a double and a stolen base.
• Jadalynn Rodriguez drove in a pair in a 1-3 day.
• Coco Dunham and Brittany Gable were each 1-1 with two runs scored.

For the Chargers
• Emma Kaszovitz was 2-2 with an RBI.
• Madison Walker finished 1-2 at the plate.
• Jalaeya LaPorte had the Chargers only run.

Game 1 - Dominican 8, Georgian Court 7
How it Happened
• Dominican used the long ball connecting for two home runs and two doubles as a part of their eight hits.
• Georgian Court collected 10 hits to score their seven runs. 
• The Lions left six runners on base while Dominican stranded five base-runners.
• Dominican were the ones to start the scoring in game one. They led off the game with a walk and a single and two batters later a home run put the Chargers up before the Lions took a turn at bat. 
• GCU got two back in the bottom of the second when Jordan Mendolla connected for a two-run shot of her own to make it a 3-2 game.
• That started a stretch of seven unanswered Lion runs. A two-out Savannah Simons single tied the game in the third.
• The Lions took the lead in the fourth as they started the inning with four straight singles. Jadalynn Rodriguez gave GCU the lead as Brittany Gable scored.
• Taylor Lipkins and Jayda Jones also had RBI hits in the inning.
• Dominican got closer in the fifth when a two-out walk preceded a two-run home run to cut the lead down to 7-5.
• That's how the game stayed until the seventh. The Chargers put the first six runners on base in the seventh and back-to-back singles tied the game before a fielder's choice put Dominican up 8-7.
• The Chargers looked to add on with the bases loaded and nobody out, but Jackie Cherry got out of that getting two ground balls, the second of which was an inning-ending double-play.
• Now trailing by a run, Jayda Jones doubled to lead off the home half of the seventh. Coco Dunham pinch ran and got to third but the tying run was stranded 60 feet away.

Lion Stat Leaders
• Jordan Mendolla was 2-3 with a home run and two RBI and two runs scored.
• Jayda Jones finished 2-4 with a double.
• Taylor Lipkins reached base twice and stole two bases.
• Maddie Rabe allowed seven runs on six hits with a strikeout.
• Adriana Mungo and Jadalynn Rodriguez each had a single, RBI and run scored.

For the Chargers
• Madison Walker was 3-4 with three RBI and a home run.
• Giovanna Salcido homered and drove in four runs.
• Kristin Miscia reached base all four times with three runs and an RBI.
• Emma Baxter got the win allowing seven runs on 10 hits while striking out two.

News and Notes
• Jayda Jones picked up career hit number 100 and did so off of childhood best friend Kamryn Raya.
• Kaitlyn Stufft improved her hitting streak to 19 games.
• The last time GCU didn't commit an error in either end of a doubleheader was April 3rd against Bloomfield. 
• Georgian Court turned three double plays in the two games.

Up Next
• The Lions will finish up the regular season with three games in three days. First up is Chestnut Hill in Philadelphia Monday, April 24 at 2 p.m.