Carlisle, Pa. (April 16, 2026) - Alvernia University (15-17) picked up a doubleheader sweep over Dickinson College (10-18) on Thursday afternoon in non-conference softball action at Dickinson.

Alvernia's bats came alive in game one, taking the opener 12-3 on 14 hits and five errors by the Devils. The Golden Wolves then used a solid defense performance to take game two, 2-0.

Game One: Alvernia 12, Dickinson 3

How it Happened

• Alexia Fitzgerald led off the game by reaching on a walk before stealing second. A Taylor McClain single to left field drove in Fitzgerald to give Alvernia the early 1-0 lead. The Devils responded in the home half of the first, driving in a run on a single to the right gap to even the game at 1-1.
• The tie didn't last long as Alvernia scored two in the top of the second to take a 3-1 lead. Summer Montgomery and Kalli Bunnell led off the inning with back-to-back singles. They were then both driven in by a two-out single off the bat of Meryn Bellacima to give Alvernia the 3-1 lead.
• The Devils got one back in the bottom of the third on a single to the left gap before Alvernia made it a two-run game again, 4-2, in the top of the fourth. Fitzgerald drew her second walk of the game and once again stole second. Fitzgerald was then able to score on a foul out to give Alvernia the 4-2 lead.
• Alvernia kept it rolling from there. The Golden Wolves made it a three run game, 5-2, in the top of the fifth. Savannah Richards led off the inning with a double to left field, and Montgomery drove her in with a double of her own to make it a 5-2 game.
• Alvernia broke things open in the sixth, scoring five runs off of three hits and two errors. McClain led off the inning with a walk and moved over to second on a Bellacima single. McClain then scored on an error off the at-bat of Eckman. Millhouse, pinch-running for Bellacima, then scored on a Richards single to left field. Alvernia kept it rolling on a Gianna Ordanoff single to right field to score Eckman. A Montgomery infield groundout scored Richards, and Alvernia capped off the inning with Bunnell reaching on an error to score Ordanoff and give Alvernia the 10-2 lead.
• The Devils got one back in the sixth, but Alvernia posted two more runs in the seventh. Lauren Jascewsky reached on a single down the right field line and scored on an Angelina Sponheimer single up the middle. Sponheimer then scored on a Richards single to short stop to give Alvernia the 12-3 lead. The Golden Wolves did not allow a runner in the bottom of the seventh as they came away with the 12-3 win.

Alvernia Hitting

• Savannah Richards: 4-for-5, 1 2B, 2 RBIs, 2 Runs
• Summer Montgomery: 3-for-4, 1 2B, 2 RBIs, 1 Run
• Meryn Bellacima: 2-for-5, 2 RBI
• Taylor McClain: 1-for-2, 3 BB, 1 RBI, 1 Run

Alvernia Pitching

• Natalie Berwick (W, 6-7): 7 IP, 6 Hits, 3 Runs, 3 Earned, 2 BB, 3 SO, 29 BF

Game Two: Alvernia 2, Dickinson 0

How it Happened

• Alvernia got on the board in the first and held onto its lead from there. Taylor McClain reached with a one-out single in the top of the first. She advanced to second on a Lauren Jascewsky single to the right gap. Angelina Sponheimer drove in McClain on a single through the left side to give Alvernia the 1-0 lead.
• Alvernia's defense, behind Kelsey Racine in the circle, got out of an early jam in the bottom of the first and rolled from there. Alvernia did not allow a runner in scoring position between the second and sixth innings. Alvernia tacked on an insurance run in the top of the sixth, with Ava Rudolph scoring on a fielding error after reaching on a walk earlier in the inning. 
• The Devils threatened Alvernia's lead in the bottom of the seventh, putting two runners on with two outs. But, Alvernia forced a ground out back to Racine to secure the third out and the 2-0 win.

Alvernia Hitting

• Alexia Fitzgerald: 2-for-4, 1 2B
• Angelina Sponheimer: 1-for-3, 1 RBI
• Taylor McClain: 1-for-3, 1 Run

Alvernia Pitching

• Kelsey Racine (W, 5-8): 7 IP, 5 Hits, 0 Runs, 1 BB, 1 SO, 28 BF

Up Next

• Alvernia is at York on Saturday for a MAC Commonwealth doubleheader against the Spartans.