Gunkel & Rocha dominate Bloomfield’s hitters as Wilmington University sweeps doubleheader

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The Wilmington University softball team swept their doubleheader against the Bloomfield College Bears on Saturday, as they took a 8-0 win in game one, and came away with a 6-0 win in game two.

We will talk about both games, but first up is the early 8-0 winner!

SB G1 Final | #WilmUSoftball 8, Bloomfield 0 (6 inn.)
WP – Gunkel (12-10); LP – Walters (4-11)

Moore, Saucedo, Downin, Lopez, Zimmerman all with a pair of hits. Stewart a triple, Dellinger a double.

— Wilmington Wildcats (@WilmUAthletics) April 23, 2022

Game One stats:

RBIs: Graduate student shortstop Lauren Lopez led the team in RBIs in the win with two.

Runs: Sophomore third baseman Lexi Moore led the team in runs scored with three.

Hits: Wilmington had a total of 13 hits in the game. Moore, Lopez, freshman outfielder Gabbie Saucedo, sophomore pitcher/second baseman Haley Downin, and freshman catcher/third baseman Emma Zimmerman led the team in hits in the win with two.

Stolen bases: Moore stole two bases in the win.

Pitching: On the pitching side, freshman starting pitcher Kylee Gunkel went six innings, gave up four hits, ten strikeouts, and earned the win.

Related:

Rocha’s seventh win of the season helps Wilmington earn a split against Post

Let’s get into the first game: click below for the full recap.