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WAYNESBURG, Pa. (April 26) – The Waynesburg University softball team saved two of its best performances of the year for Saturday's regular season finale. The Yellow Jackets celebrated senior day in style by sweeping a Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) doubleheader from Chatham University by the final scores of 1-0 and 5-1.
 
One of the day's 11 honorees stole the show in the opener, as senior pitcher Carrie Maier put together perhaps her best game of the season in the circle. Maier matched her jersey number by striking out a season-high 11 batters. Her final strikeout of the game came in the top of the seventh inning with two outs on the board and Cougar (6-17, 2-14) base-runners standing on second and third base, respectively.
 
The Jackets (10-22, 6-12) gave their senior ace the lead in the bottom of the sixth inning, when freshman second baseman Ashley Demarco reached base on a fielder's choice that allowed junior pinch-runner Emily Sorton to score the game's only run.
 
Sophomore shortstop Jessica Dorazio led the Jacket offense by collecting two of the team's five hits.
 
Game two brought plenty of changes to the starting lineup, but not to the final result. After the Cougars scored the game's first run in the bottom of the third inning, the Yellow Jackets responded by scoring at least one run in each of the final four frames.
 
Junior Katelyn Smith laid down a bunt single and advanced to second on an error in the top of the fourth. During the play, junior outfielder Theresa Soknich came around to score and tie the game at 1-1. The home team posted the eventual game-winning run in the top of the fifth on an RBI single by freshman second baseman Ashley Demarco that brought freshman Emily Snee in to score the go-ahead run.
 
Already up 2-1, Waynesburg posted its first insurance run in the top of the sixth when first-year senior Doven Tack singled home junior catcher Jessica Gavin. The Jackets closed up the win in the top of the seventh inning when Jessica Dorazio came up with a two-run single that sent Gavin and senior third baseman Ashley Clark sprinting across home plate.
 
Four different Jackets pitched in Waynesburg's final game of the season. Junior Jenn Lingg started and allowed one hit over two innings of work. Sophomore Stephanie Kotomski gave up her team's only run on two hits, but picked up the win. Freshman Lyndi Gareis pitched innings five and six, before Maier was given the ball to close out the game.
 
Waynesburg out-hit Chatham 14-to-five in the late contest. Gavin, DeMarco and Jessica Dorazio tagged two hits each in second win of the day. Gavin scored a game-high two runs.
 
The Yellow Jackets' sweep gave them a 5-3 home mark for 2014, which is the program's first winning record at its diamond since the 2008 campaign.