OSHAWA, Ont. – The Durham College women's softball team brought the mercy rule into effect for the first time this season on Sunday afternoon as the Lords walked away with an 11-1 victory in the sixth inning of the opening game of their doubleheader.
The Lords followed their opening victory with a convincing 9-0 win to sweep the Mohawk Mountaineers in their first meeting of the season.
In the opening game,
Ashley Black (Waterloo, Ont.) needed just one hit to pass Vanessa Chaborek as the Durham Lords all-time hit leader. She picked up three hits to sit at 78 after the opening game. With two RBI she is now two back of Erin Dewey for the all-time lead in RBI at 44.
Rookie pitcher
Andrea Patrick (Whitby, Ont.) earned her first OCAA victory in the first half of the doubleheader, followed by Black earning her fifth win of the season in four innings of relief for game two starting pitcher
Emily Glendinning (Plattsville, Ont.).
The sweep has positioned the Lords in second place in the OCAA, trailing only the St. Clair Saints.
Wednesday night the Lords host the Seneca Sting for Rowan's Law Day, are presenting the second annual Gerry Theriault Memorial Bursary and will be selling merchandise as part of a fan appreciation night.
Game 1
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Ashley Black and
Sarah Seifried (Drayton, Ont.) were each 3-for-4 from the plate. Seifried scored three runs, while Black scored two and drove in two. Black's performance made her Durham's all-time hits leader and moved her just back of Erin Dewey as Durham's all-time RBI leader.
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Lisa Daugherty (Georgetown, Ont.) was a perfect 2-for-2, with two RBI, which included the game-ending double.
• Emma Nordoff scored the lone Mountaineers run in the game, going 1-for-3.
Game 2
• Daugherty continued her success, going a perfect 1-for-1 with runs scored and two walks in the game.
• Seifried was too much for Mohawk again as she picked up an RBI triple on 2-for-3 at the plate to lead the Lords offence.
• Shelby Hayward, Brianne Forti and Alisia Kipp had the three Mohawk hits.
Game 1
• Andrea Patrick went six innings, allowing no earned runs on six hits. She struck out three Mohawk batters.
• Van der Werf allowed 11 earned runs on 17 hits and a walk over 5.1 innings.
Game 2
• Emily Glendinning started the game, but after three shutout innings, allowing on one hit and striking out five, she left the game.
• In relief,
Ashley Black picked up where Glendinning left off and allowed only two hits over four innings for the win.
• Brianne Forti allowed four earned runs on nine hits and three walks in Mohawk's loss.
Overall Record: 10-4
Conference Record: 10-4
Next game: Wednesday, Sept. 26 vs. Seneca Sting • 6/8 p.m. – Durham Field
