LAKEWOOD, NJ (March 19, 2024) - Georgian Court Softball squared off with Pace who they met in the 2023 NCAA Regional. The Lions, who won that day in Wilmington, could not repeat as the Setters scored a combined 18 runs in a doubleheader sweep. Georgian Court falls back below .500 at 9-11.

Game 1 - Pace 8, Georgian Court 3
How it Happened
• Strikeouts were a big story in game one. The Lions fanned 10 times against Setter starter Gisselle Garcia. Pace struck out just three.
• Both teams stranded eight runners.
• Pace scored eight runs on nine hits. The Lions picked up eight hits, but just three runs.
• Both teams hit three extra-base hits.
• Pace was active on the basepaths stealing five bases.
• The Setters got on the board first in the second inning. A bases loaded single brought in a run. It could have been more, but the Lions turned their 13th double play of the season to get out of the inning with just the one run given up.
• It stayed 1-0 until the third when Jadalynn Rodriguez's two-out double to left brought in Adriana Mungo who also doubled.
• Pace grabbed the lead back an inning later. They put up four in the fourth, one on a sacrifice fly, one on a wild pitch and two on a Kaylee Matsuda double.
• The Setters scored single runs in each of the next three innings to pad their lead. With two outs in the field, a fielding error kept the inning alive. That was followed by a hit-by-pitch and a single to drive in a run.
• Georgian Court put the first two on in the fifth trailing 6-1, but only managed to score once on a sacrifice fly.
• Another two out rally for the Setters in the sixth, back-to-back doubles plated a run. They made it eight on an RBI ground out.
• Kaitlyn Stufft lifted a solo shot in the seventh, but it wasn't nearly enough and the game ended two batters later, 8-3.

Lion Stat Leaders
• Janelle Blaszka went the first five innings allowing six runs, five earned, on six hits with three walks and two strikeouts.
• Julia Lapp finished the game throwing the final two giving up two runs, one earned, on three hits with a strikeout. 
• Kaitlyn Stufft homered as part of a 2-4 day.
• Adriana Mungo reached three times with a single, double and a walk. She scored twice.
• Gabriella Aleman singled and walked.

For the Setters
• Gisselle Garcia got the win striking out 10 in six innings allowing two runs on six hits.
• Sophia Valle finished 3-4 with a run and two RBI.
• Riley Jenkins picked up a pair of hits and scored twice.
• Willa Poplawski scored two runs.
• Jade Alvarado and Kaylee Matsuda drove in two runs each.

Game 2 - Pace 10, Georgian Court 2
How it Happened
• Pace had plenty of baserunners in game two. They picked up 16 hits, 12 of them singles.
• They were also helped out by seven Georgian Court errors, which led to five unearned runs.
• Georgian Court managed just two runs on five hits.
• Neither team drew a walk. The Lions struck out four times and Setters three.
• After scoring in each of the final four innings of game one, Pace kept going in game two, plating a pair in the opening inning.
• Both runners came in a two-out, two-RBI single from Brianna Shea.
• Pace doubled that in the third as this time it was Riley Jenkins turn for a two-out, two-RBI single. The Setters picked up four straight two-out hits to make it 4-0.
• Georgian Court had a hit in each of the first three innings but no runs to show for it.
• In the fourth, the Setters got an unearned run. What looked like a routine, inning-ending ground ball, wasn't caught cleanly at first base allowing a run to score.
• The Lions got one back in the bottom of the inning. Jadalynn Rodriguez led off with a double and scored on Gabriella Aleman's sacrifice fly.
• Both teams got a run in sixth. Pace added one on an RBI ground out.
• Adriana Mungo hit a shot to deep center and out for her first home run of the season.
• The Setters big inning came in the seventh. It started with the first two reaching on errors. After two ground outs, an infield single and a three-run home run gave Pace a 10-2 lead.
• GCU went down in order in the seventh to end the game 10-2.

Lion Stat Leaders
• Adriana Mungo homered for the Lions.
• Jadalynn Rodriguez doubled and scored.
• Gabriella Aleman had an RBI.
• Cheyenne Jackson singled and stole a base.
• Kahlen Cornell started and gave up six runs, five earned in six innings with three strikeouts.

For the Setters
• Anna Acevedo went the distance allowing just two runs on five hits with four strikeouts.
• Brianna Shea had a day going 4-5 with two RBI and a run scored.
• Rayelle Gorman homered and drive in three runs.
• Kaylee Matsuda reached base three times with two singles and a triple and scored three runs.
• Riley Jenkins singled twice and drove in a pair.

News and Notes
• Janelle Blaszka made her 50th appearance all-time in the circle. 
• Georgian Court is now 6-1 all-time against the Setters. It's the first time they lost to Pace at home. 
• This is the second consecutive season the Lions have committed seven errors in a game. GCU made seven against Molloy last year, their opponent this upcoming season. The Lions actually still won that game 8-5.
• This is the fifth game this season GCU has allowed 10 or more hits. They're 2-3 in those five.
• After going six straight games making one or fewer errors, the Lions have committed multiple in three straight. 
• Kaitlyn Stufft's hitting streak reaches seven games. But her multiple hit streak ended at six straight. 

Up Next
• Georgian Court is scheduled to take on Caldwell Saturday, March 23 for a home doubleheader beginning at 2 p.m. There is rain in the forecast for the weekend though, so continue to monitor gculions.com and Georgian Court social media pages for updates and information.