(WILMINGTON, Ohio) - Wilmington completed a Quaker Bowl sweep on Tuesday afternoon, taking both games from Earlham College. The green and white rallied for a 12-7 win in game one before riding a complete-game effort to a 4-1 victory in the nightcap. 

Game 1 – 12-7 Wilmington Victory 

The Quakers started hot, scoring two runs in the bottom of the 1st. Jocelyn Franz reached on an error, bringing up Kymberlin Masino who sent a towering shot over the left field fence, putting Wilmington ahead 2-0. Ashley Jo Hardesty doubled, but the final two batters were retired.  

Earlham answered with three runs in the top of the 2nd. Audrey Gildea walked both batters to open the inning. A fielder's choice brought in the first run, and then an RBI single up the middle tied the score 2-2. Gildea got a swinging strikeout, but a two-out double drove in the go-ahead run. Hardesty got the Quakers out of the jam by picking off the runner at third.  

Gildea led off with a double in the bottom of the 2nd but was stranded on base. Earlham tacked on two more runs in the top of the 3rd with a leadoff opposite field home run to right. Two straight singles and a walk led to a fielder's choice which brought in Earlham's fifth run, taking a 5-2 lead. 

Grace Glaser relieved Gildea in the top of the 4th to record the final out, leaving two on base. Two straight singles by Alaina Eldridge and Alasandra Spears kicked off the Quakers' rally. Gildea picked herself up with a frozen rope single to right field, scoring two. Jobey Hattan singled next, moving Gildea to third. An error by the shortstop drove in the third run of the inning, tying the score 5-5 with zero outs. After moving the runners over, Megan Spence grounded into a fielder's choice, scoring the go-ahead run to take a 6-5 lead. A deep flyout by Hardesty capped off a four-run inning for Wilmington. 

The green and white extended their lead in the fifth after a double by Eldridge, a hit-by-pitch and a walk put on Spears and Gildea. Hattan laced a triple to center, clearing the bases and putting the Quakers ahead 9-5. A pinch-hit single by Grace Cline drove in Hattan, putting Wilmington ahead 10-5. A single by Hardesty scored two, making it 12-5 Wilmington.  

Earlham got two runs back in the sixth, but Megan Spence relieved Glaser and recorded the final four outs, securing the 12-7 win for Wilmington. 

Game 1 Notables 

• Ashley Jo Hardesty was 2-4 with 2 RBIs and one double. 

• Alaina Eldridge slugged a double, going 2-4 with one run scored. 

• Audrey Gildea went 2-3 at the plate with 2 RBIs and two runs scored. Gildea had one double. 

• Jobey Hattan ripped a triple, going 2-4 with 3 RBIs and two runs scored. 

• Kymberlin Masino crushed her two-run home run, going 1-3 with a walk, 2 RBIs, and one run scored. 

• Alasandra Spears finished 1-2, with a walk and two runs scored.  

• Grace Cline was 1-1 in her pinch-hit appearance and scored one run.  

Game 2 – 4-1 Wilmington Victory  

Wilmington struck first in the bottom of the 2nd. Alaina Eldridge led off with a single, and with two outs Jobey Hattan roped a double to left field, scoring Eldridge. Leading 1-0, the hosts tacked on a second run in the bottom of the 3rd. With two outs, Ashley Jo Hardesty and Eldridge singled. Alasandra Spears then hit Wilmington's third straight single, scoring Hardesty to extend the lead to 2-0. 

Through three innings, the starter Belle Baughman was absolutely cruising. She allowed just two hits. In the top of the 4th, she gave up a leadoff single before retiring the side 1-2-3 after the base hit. Earlham scored their only run in the top of the 5th. Baughman navigated around another leadoff single, getting two outs, before another single plated the visitors' only run. 

The green and white extended their lead in the bottom of the 5th. Hardesty worked a two-out walk, and Hadley Von Bargen relieved her on the bases. Von Bargen stole second and Eldridge shot one back through the middle to score the pinch runner. Baughman sat the side down in order in the top of the 6th. With one out in the bottom of the 6th, Hattan smoked a ball to right center for a triple. Pinch hitting, Lauryn Humphrey hit a sacrifice fly, scoring Hattan. 

Baughman came back out in the top of the 7th, worked one base hit, and got the final three outs to capture the Quaker Bowl over Earlham College in a sweep, 4-1.  

Game 2 Notables 

• Alaina Eldridge led Wilmington at the plate, going 3-3 with one RBI and one run scored. 

• Jobey Hattan crushed two extra base hits, going 2-3 with a double and a triple. The outfielder had one RBI, a stolen base, and scored one run. 

• Alasandra Spears went 1-3 with an RBI. 

• Belle Baughman went the distance, allowing only one run, six hits, one walk, and two strikeouts. The senior improves to 3-3 on the year, tossing her first complete game of the season. 

• Wilmington improves to 4-2 over Earlham. The green and white are 4-0 against the opposing Earlham at home.  

What's Up Next 

Wilmington hosts Heidelberg University this weekend for their first home conference doubleheader, slated to start at 1:00 P.M.