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Birthday Girl Whittemore Leads #17 R-MC Softball to Sweep of #11 CNU

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ASHLAND, Va. - Sophomore Candace Whittemore (Montpelier, Va./Patrick Henry) earned a win and a save on her birthday as the 17th-ranked Randolph-Macon softball team swept a home doubleheader from 11th-ranked Christopher Newport on Thursday afternoon.

The Yellow Jackets (13-1) took the opener 4-2 before taking the nightcap 5-2.

Whittemore (7-0) went the distance in Game 1, scattering seven hits over seven innings with one earned run, one walk and six strikeouts. She pitched the final 1.2 innings with one hit in Game 2 to register her third save.

In the opener, the Captains (11-5) scored a pair in the top of the third before R-MC answered in the fourth. Sophomore Diane McDaniel (Fauquier, Va./Liberty) drew a one-out walk and moved to third on a double by junior Brandi Mulvena (Farnham, Va./Rappahannock). Freshman Shelby Hill (Mechanicsville, Va./St. Margaret's) reached on a fielder's choice to load the bases before senior Jen Balcom (Powhatan, Va./Powhatan) delivered a two-run single to level the score at 2-2. Freshman Sami Davidson (Stafford, Va./Brooke Point) fouled out to the shortstop down the left field line, deep enough for Hill to score from third to give the Yellow Jackets a 3-2 advantage.

R-MC added an insurance run in the fifth as sophomore Savannah Wood (Tappahannock, Va./Essex) had a leadoff single, advanced to second on an error, was sacrificed to third by junior Harley Jones (Brodnax, Va./Brunswick) and scored on a single by McDaniel to give the home team a 4-2 lead.

Freshman Kerstin Roth (Yorktown, Va./Grafton) had two hits for R-MC.

In Game 2, the Yellow Jackets starting the scoring in the first. Roth had a leadoff single, moved to second on a wild pitch, advanced to third on a groundout and scored on a wild pitch for a 1-0 edge.

After CNU knotted the score in the second, R-MC took the lead for good in the third. Davidson started the inning with a base hit and was sacrificed to second by Roth. Wood reached on an error and freshman Sam Scifres (Midlothian, Va./Clover Hill) blooped a two-run single to right with two away to make it 3-1.

The Captains pulled with one at 3-2 in the top of the sixth before the Yellow Jackets responded in the bottom of the frame. Freshman Maddie Stone (Glen Allen, Va./Glen Allen) had a one-out double and scored on a two-base hit by Balcom to raise the advantage to 4-2. Davidson reached on an error, allowing pinch-runner Sarah Cimring (Chesapeake, Va./Great Bridge) to come home to make the final 5-2.

Balcom finished with two hits for the Yellow Jackets.

Freshman Cameron Thompson (Virginia Beach, Va./Kellam) earned the win in Game 2, going 5.1 innings with four hits, one walk and two runs.

Randolph-Macon returns to action on Wednesday, March 22, with a home doubleheader at 2:30 p.m. against Eastern Mennonite to begin ODAC play.

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Players Mentioned

Jen Balcom

#8 Jen Balcom

3B/2B
5' 2"
Senior
Sarah Cimring

#9 Sarah Cimring

2B
5' 1"
Sophomore
Sami Davidson

#26 Sami Davidson

C
5' 8"
Freshman
Shelby Hill

#22 Shelby Hill

OF
5' 7"
Freshman
Harley Jones

#15 Harley Jones

1B
5' 10"
Junior
Diane McDaniel

#11 Diane McDaniel

UT
5' 9"
Sophomore
Brandi Mulvena

#2 Brandi Mulvena

SS/2B
5' 3"
Junior
Kerstin Roth

#20 Kerstin Roth

OF
5' 1"
Sophomore
Sam Scifres

#4 Sam Scifres

IF
5' 7"
Freshman
Maddie Stone

#12 Maddie Stone

IF
4' 11"
Freshman
Cameron Thompson

#1 Cameron Thompson

RHP
5' 8"
Freshman
Candace Whittemore

#5 Candace Whittemore

P/UT
5' 5"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Jen Balcom

#8 Jen Balcom

5' 2"
Senior
3B/2B
Sarah Cimring

#9 Sarah Cimring

5' 1"
Sophomore
2B
Sami Davidson

#26 Sami Davidson

5' 8"
Freshman
C
Shelby Hill

#22 Shelby Hill

5' 7"
Freshman
OF
Harley Jones

#15 Harley Jones

5' 10"
Junior
1B
Diane McDaniel

#11 Diane McDaniel

5' 9"
Sophomore
UT
Brandi Mulvena

#2 Brandi Mulvena

5' 3"
Junior
SS/2B
Kerstin Roth

#20 Kerstin Roth

5' 1"
Sophomore
OF
Sam Scifres

#4 Sam Scifres

5' 7"
Freshman
IF
Maddie Stone

#12 Maddie Stone

4' 11"
Freshman
IF
Cameron Thompson

#1 Cameron Thompson

5' 8"
Freshman
RHP
Candace Whittemore

#5 Candace Whittemore

5' 5"
Sophomore
P/UT