THE FACTS
McDaniel (11-11, 4-1 CC) 3, Franklin & Marshall (13-10, 0-3 CC) 1 (Game 1)
McDaniel (12-11, 5-1 CC) 4, Franklin & Marshall (13-11, 0-4 CC) 2 (Game 2)
What: Centennial Conference (CC) softball doubleheader
When: Saturday, Apr. 9
Where: Lancaster, Pa.

THE SKINNY
McDaniel scored early in the opener before needing a three-run home run in game two for a sweep of Franklin & Marshall. The Green Terror won the game one 3-1 and the nightcap, 4-2.

THE LEADERS
• Makayla Calamita (Fleetwood, Pa./Fleetwood Area) led the Green Terror with two hits in game two, including the game-winning home run.
• Mattie Whalen (Magnolia, N.J./Sterling) led the way with five hits in the twinbill.

FOR THE FOES
• Alexa Keppler led the Diplomats with four hits on the day.

THE REST OF THE STORY
• In game one, Isabella Sylvester (Cherry Hill, N.J./Cherry Hill West) and Mattie Whalen led off the game with back-to-back singles before a Megan Horsey (Chesapeake City, Md./Bohemia Manor) walk loaded the bases. Evie Craig (Valby, Denmark/International School of Hellerup) followed with a single through the left side to score Sylvester for a 1-0 lead. A Makayla Calamita (Fleetwood, Pa./Fleetwood Area) sacrifice fly made it a 2-0 game.
• An Angelina Tyler (Columbia, Md./Howard) one-out double, and singles from Sylvester and Whalen pushed the lead to 3-0 an inning later.
• In the bottom of the seventh, Alexa Kappler doubled before a two-out infield hit and throwing error allowed her to score for the 3-1 final.
• In the nightcap, Sylvester singled to lead off the game before scoring on a two-out Craig single to right for a 1-0 lead.
• With one out in the fifth, Keppler tripled to score Jamie Belfer, who led off the inning with a single, to tie the game. A two-out error allowed Keppler to score for a 2-1 lead.
• Whalen led off the top of the seventh with a single before a one-out Craig single put runners at first and second. Makayla Calamita followed with her second hit of the day – a home run – for a 4-2 lead.

THE INSIDE STORY
• Mattie Whalen and Angelina Tyler each had three hits in the opener.
• Krista Waller (Virginia Beach, Va./Kellam) went the distance in the circle in game one with five strikeouts.
• Evie Craig had three hits in game two.
• Hannah Costa (Bayville, N.J./Central Regional) pitched a complete game in the nightcap with six strikeouts.

NEXT UP
McDaniel returns to action at home against Gettysburg on Tuesday. The first game of the doubleheader begins at 3 p.m.