LAKEWOOD, NJ (April 3, 2023) It was a milestone filled afternoon for Georgian Court Softball as they swept Bloomfield with a pair of run-rule victories. Game one saw Lions Head Coach Nicole Degenhardt earn career win No. 200 at Georgian Court and in the game two win, freshman pitcher Janelle Blaszka threw  a no-hitter.   

Game 1 - Georgian Court 9, Bloomfield 1 - 6 Innings
How it Happened
• Georgian Court knocked 12 hits in game one, half of those going for extra-bases. Bloomfield managed just two which came in the later innings. 
• GCU played a clean game in the field and while Bloomfield was charged with two errors, there were a handful of defensive plays that were not made which benefited the Lions.
• Bloomfield scored their only run of the afternoon in the very first inning and did so without the benefit of a hit. They loaded the bases getting two walks and a hit-by-pitch to start the game. A strikeout led to the first out of the inning but a sacrifice fly brought in the runner from the third. Coincidentally, GCU got out of the inning on that same sacrifice fly as the runner from first base was thrown out trying to advance, but after the run had already crossed the plate.
• The run was no problem for the Lions though as they got it right back in the home half of the first. Taylor Lipkins led off with a single and stole second then came in to score on Kaitlyn Stufft's pop fly that fell in for a hit.
• Maddie Rabe settled in after that retiring the next 11 straight.
• Georgian Court plated two more runs on one swing as Savannah Simons crushed a home run to left center for a 3-1 lead.
• Still working on a no hitter going into the sixth, the first hit Rabe allowed in real time came when Daniela Vidal's ground ball hit the base-runner Sierra Albritton which by rule is a single for the batter. Albritton's E8 from the at bat before Vidal was later changed to a hit giving Bloomfield two hits in the game.
• The Lions put the Bears away in the bottom of the sixth. Taylor Barraza launched a solo shot to center. Coco Dunham then tripled to score Alyssa Herrera putting GCU up 5-1. 
• Leading 6-1, Adriana Mungo drove in Lipkins with a long double to center field. Simon's fly ball to the outfield was dropped allowing the inning to continue and Stufft finished the game with a hard-hit single up the middle and Simons ran home with the game-ending run.

Lion Stat Leaders
• Maddie Rabe went the distance allowing a run on two hits with three walks and three strikeouts.
• Savannah Simons homered and drove in two runs.
• Taylor Barraza homered as well.
• Kaitlyn Stufft had a three-hit game with two runs batted in.
• Taylor Lipkins and Adriana Mungo each had two hits and two runs scored.

For Bloomfield
• Sierra Albritton singled and scored a run.
• Raelyn D'Onofrio had the Bears lone RBI.
• Daniela Vidal reached base twice with a single and a hit-by-pitch.
• Danielle Walters tossed 5.2 innings giving up nine runs, seven earned on 12 hits with four strikeouts.

Game 2 - Georgian Court 9, Bloomfield 0 - 5 Innings
How it Happened
• Georgian Court had another double-digit hit performance knocking 11 base hits with three of the extra-base variety.
• Bloomfield drew two walks for their only base runners.
• The Lions played another error-free game in the field while Bloomfield committed four.
• The Bears started a pitcher who had never made a start before in Kate Juskiewic. She kept the Lions off the board for the first two innings as the teams traded zeroes.
• That all changed in the third inning. Jadalynn Rodriguez and Taylor Lipkins each got on via infield singles and Adriana Mungo drove in the Lions first run with a sacrifice fly as Rodriguez trotted home.
• Kaitlyn Stufft added to her RBI total for the day with a run-scoring single. That started a string of four straight GCU hits. Alyssa Herrera and Taylor Barraza followed with RBI doubles then Jayda Jones made it a 7-0 game with a two-run homer to left.
• The focus then shifted to Blaszka, who like Rabe was working on a no-hitter through three innings. She set Bloomfield down in order in the fourth.
• One more run would allow Blaszka a shot at a five-inning no-hitter. Georgian Court did one better getting two more. With two outs, Taylor Barraza and Jayda Jones went back-to-back with RBI singles putting the Lions up 9-0 through four.
• Blaszka started the fifth inning off with a walk then got a strikeout on three pitches. The only ball hit in play was handled by Kaitlyn Stufft at first who threw to second to get the lead runner.
• One out away, Hailey Connor made Blaszka work, but on a 2-2 pitch, Blaszka struck her out to end the game and her teammates met her on the infield to celebrate the no-hitter. 

Lion Stat Leaders
• Blaszka's final line no runs on no hits with two walks and four strikeouts.
• Jayda Jones finished 2-3 with a home run and three runs batted in.
• Taylor Lipkins and Adriana Mungo again had two hits and scored a run.
• Taylor Barraza drove in a pair on two hits.
• Alyssa Herrera doubled and drove in two.

For Bloomfield
• Kate Juskiewic started and allowed seven runs on eight hits with a strikeout.
• Naya Olacio didn't register an official at bat drawing a walk in her only plate appearance.

News and Notes
• Blaszka's no hitter is the Lions first since the 2022 season opener. Mikayla Gilgert got the job done in seven innings down in Florida.
• Nicole Degenhardt won her 200th career game with the game-one win.
• Kaitlyn Stufft now has a hit in seven straight games.
• The two wins give GCU 11 straight over Bloomfield.
• The last four CACC games have all been Georgian Court run-rule wins.
• Savannah Simons broke a seven-home homer-less streak for the Lions who's last HR came on March 23 at Pace. 

Up Next
• Georgian Court is back at it again tomorrow. They'll be on the road at Post with a doubleheader starting at 2:30 p.m.