APRIL 2, 2016

KING'S SOFTBALL SWEEPS DELAWARE VALLEY BEHIND SENCHAK'S THREE HR EFFORT

WILKES-BARRE -- Kelcie Senchak posted three home runs over the course of two games to power the King's College softball team to a doubleheader sweep over visiting Delaware Valley University Saturday at the Betzler Athletic Complex.

The games were part of the King's softball team's Armed Forces Day as the Monarchs honored members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, and Coast Guard.

King's, which won by scores of 8-2 and 10-4, improved to 11-9 overall and 4-2 in Freedom Conference play. Delaware Valley, meanwhile, slipped to 11-10 and 2-4 in league competition.

In the opener, King's used  seven-run first inning to jump out to a big lead. After Amy Kowalczyl and Nicole Turner each drew two-oiut walks, Lexi Wolk smacked a two-run triple. Rachael DeTore then delivered a two-run home run to give the Monarchs a 4-0 lead. After Alizabeth Ellsworth and Shelby Eby both singles, Senchak drilled a three-run shot over the right centerfield fence to push the score to 7-0. King's added its final run of the game in the fifth when Ellsworth drew a walk and Brianna DiMaggio came through with a RBI single

DeTore was 2-for-4 with a two-run home run while Kowalczyk was 2-for-3 with a run scored. Senchak was 1-for-3 with a three-run home run while DiMaggio finished 2-for-4 with a RBI.  Rachel Linso was the winning pitcher, scattering six hits and striking out three batters over seven complete innings.

In the nightcap King's took a 1-0 first inning lead when DiMaggio singled, stole second base, and later scored from third on a RBI infield grounder by Kowalczyk.

After the Aggies tied the game in the second, King's pushed across four runs in the fourth to go ahead 5-1. Senchak led off the inning with a solo home run; DeTore came through with a two-run single; while Kowalczyk drove home another run with an infield grounder.

King's added a run in the fourth when Amber Saylor doubled and scored from third on an infield grounder by DiMaggio. 

After Delaware Valley scored three in the fifth to close to within 6-4, the Monarchs countered with two more in the bottom of the frame. Kowalczyk singled before Turner stroked a run-scoring triple. Turner would later score from third on a wild pitch to give the Monarchs a 8-4 lead.

King's added two more runs in the sixth inning when Senchak led off with her third home run of the day. Samantha Bloom then doubled and scored on a Turner RBI single to set the final score. 

DeTore was 3-for-3 with two doubles and two RBI while Turner was 3-for-4 with a double, triple, and two RBI. DiMaggio finished 2-for-4 with two runs while Senchak was 2-for-3 with two home runs.

Bloom was the winning pitcher, allowing four runs on seven hits while striking out three batters.

King's will travel to face Scranton Tuesday at 4:00 p.m.