BEAVER FALLS, Pa. – The Geneva softball team improved to 7-3 on the season with a pair of victories over Waynesburg on Wednesday afternoon at Conrady Field. The Golden Tornadoes broke open a close game and cruised to a 7-1 win in game one before making quick work of the Yellow Jackets in five innings of game two with a 10-1 victory. Waynesburg dropped to 5-5 on the season.
 
The Golden Tornadoes opened the scoring with a run in the bottom of the second when senior Marina Manuppelli (Mars, PA) launched the first pitch she saw over the left field fence for her first home run of the season. Geneva posted a three-spot in the bottom of the third inning to extend its lead to 4-0. Junior Madison Smith (Joshua Tree, CA) doubled home sophomore Madison Forsythe (Trafford, PA). Smith scored on a run scoring double from sophomore Hannah Raygor (Germantown, MD), and sophomore Peri Ceasri (El Dorado Hills, CA) capped the inning with an RBI single.
 
Waynesburg scored its only run of the game in the top of the sixth before Geneva scored three more runs in the bottom of the inning to close out the scoring. Sophomore Danielle Goodman (Glen Burnie, MD) and junior Sarah Johnson (Highlands Ranch, CO) each produced run scoring singles to highlight the inning.
               
While Geneva's offense was busy lighting up the scoreboard, sophomore pitcher Haley Smith (Joshua Tree, CA) managed to hold down Waynesburg's bats with a complete game victory. Smith allowed six hits and one earned run in seven innings. She struck out three and walked just one to pick up her third victory of the season. Geneva featured a 10-hit attack that included hits from nine different players. Goodman was the only Geneva starter to get a pair of hits. Geneva also received RBI's from seven different players in the game one victory.
               
Geneva's offense did not slow down at all in the night cap as the Golden Tornadoes banged out nine more hits in the five-inning victory. After a scoreless first inning, Geneva struck for four runs in the bottom of the second inning. Forsythe lined a two-run single to centerfield to open the scoring, which was followed by Johnson's two-run base hit to extend the lead.
               
Two more runs crossed the plate in the third inning on an RBI double from senior Madison Schultz (Cranberry Twp., PA) and an RBI off the bat of junior Nicole West (Glenwood, MD), who reached base on a fielding error. The Golden Tornadoes put the game away with four more runs in the fourth inning highlighted by RBI doubles from senior Kyleigh Jo Ward (Laceyville, PA) and junior Paige Dill (Boardman, OH).
               
West pitched four innings to pick up the victory and improve to 4-1 on the season. West allowed just five hits and no earned runs while striking out one. Freshman hurler Karly Devaney (Akron, OH) cleaned up the fifth and final inning by allowing one hit and one unearned run in her first career appearance.
               
Johnson led the offense in game two with a pair of hits and a pair of RBI's as Geneva got base hits from eight different players in the night cap.
               
"We really couldn't have asked for a more balanced offensive attack today," said head coach Van Zanic. "It is fun when you get contributions from a lot of different people and everyone feels like that had a piece of the action. This was by far our most complete day of the season with a pair of wins against a solid opponent. It always starts in the circle and both Haley (Smith) and Nicki (West) were solid and allowed our offense to go to work."
               
Geneva will enjoy a few days off before welcoming Chatham University to Conrady Field on Saturday afternoon.


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