OWINGS MILLS, Md. – The McDaniel College softball team swept a road doubleheader against Notre Dame (MD) on Wednesday, taking game one 8-6 and winning game two 8-7 from Owings Mills.

The Green Terror (8-6-1) overcame an early 3-0 deficit in game one to defeat the Gators (0-7) in game one, scoring four unanswered runs in the sixth and seventh innings to secure the win.
 
McDaniel 8, Notre Dame 6 (Game 1)

The Gators plated three runs in the first inning. After three scoreless frames both teams exploded for seven combined runs in the fifth inning. Junior Taylor Applefeld scored after a throwing error to put McDaniel on the board, then sophomore Ashley Shawyer added another run on a sacrifice fly. Sophomore Caitlin Boden tied the game at 3-3 after scoring on a wild pitch and senior Bella Sylvester gave McDaniel the lead after scoring on a fielding error at second base.

Notre Dame (MD) countered with a two-run single in the bottom of the fifth, scoring another run on a passed ball to take a 6-4 lead after five.

The Green Terror then rallied in the final two innings to score four straight runs. Sylvester earned an RBI on a groundout to bring McDaniel within one. Junior Sariah Guevara scored on a passed ball to tie the game again, and sophomore Riley Jackson grounded out to score freshman Rileigh Kitchin. Applefeld added an insurance run after scoring on another fielding error to secure a 8-6 win for the Green Terror in game one.

Guevara had two hits in three at-bats, earning a walk and scoring a run. Boden also had a two-hit game, going 2-for-4 from the dish with a walk and a run scored. Morosko, Sylvester, Shawyer and Jackson all added an RBI while freshman Emma Taff added a base hit. 

Junior Morgan Rogers earned the win on the road, pitching two innings in relief and allowing only two base hits with no runs or walks. Freshman Cameron Kelly got the start for the Green Terror, striking out four batters and walking two in five innings while allowing five earned runs and eight base hits.

McDaniel earned another come-from-behind win in game two. After jumping out to a 3-1 lead, the Green Terror entered the sixth inning down 7-4. Four straight runs in the sixth inning proved to be the difference in another McDaniel win.

McDaniel 8, Notre Dame 7 (Game 2)

An RBI single from Sylvester got the scoring started in the first inning. Sophomore Keonna Gonzalez scored Sylvester with another RBI single and Jackson earned a walk with the bases loaded to make the score 3-0. The Gators countered in the bottom half of the first on a sacrifice fly, cutting the Green Terror lead to two.

Another three-inning scoreless stretch was ended with a furious Notre Dame (MD) rally in the fifth. After the Green Terror tacked on another run in the top half of the inning, the Gators scored five in the bottom half, highlighted by a two-run homer that made the score 7-4 in favor of the home team.

Morosko began the McDaniel rally with a two-run double in the sixth inning. Kitchin scored to tie the game at 7-7 after an error at second base, and sophomore Libertie Schatzman singled in the winning run, scoring Morosko and giving the Green Terror another dramatic win, 8-7.

Morosko went 1-for-4 with two RBIs and two runs scored in the win, while Jackson and Gonzalez also had two RBIs themselves. Sylvester had a two-hit day at the plate, going 2-for-4 and scoring two runs. Guevara also plated two hits while Shawyer got a hit and earned two walks. Schatzman went 1-for-3 and got the winning hit on an RBI single in the sixth.

Morosko was also the winning pitcher of game two, going 4.2 innings and striking out four batters and walking two. She allowed three earned runs and six total on only four base hits. Rogers and sophomore Amy Anderson pitched in relief, with Anderson earning the save.

The Green Terror face Ursinus on Saturday in a doubleheader - the team's conference opener and first true home games of the season. First pitch is scheduled for 1 pm.