{"id":241427,"date":"2026-03-28T23:56:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T23:56:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/241427\/"},"modified":"2026-03-28T23:56:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T23:56:09","slug":"rock-earns-sweep-at-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/241427\/","title":{"rendered":"Rock earns sweep at California"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>                    &#13;<br \/>\n                        &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/UPJ_site_logo_updated.png\" alt=\"Pitt-Johnstown\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                Next Game:<\/p>\n<p> Pitt-Johnstown<\/p>\n<p>4\/3\/2026 | 2:00 PM<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                    Apr. 03 (Fri) \/ 2:00 PM&#13;\n                <\/p>\n<p>                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game-opponent-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/UPJ_site_logo_updated.png\" alt=\"Pitt-Johnstown\"\/><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                        \u00a0Pitt-Johnstown&#13;\n                    <\/p>\n<p>                             &#13;<\/p>\n<p>                    CALIFORNIA, Pa. \u2013 The Slippery Rock University softball team earned a doubleheader sweep in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Western Division play with wins against California (Pa.), 3-2 and 11-1,\u00a0Saturday at Lilley Field.<\/p>\n<p>After the sweep, Slippery Rock is now 12-10 on the season with a 6-2 mark in the PSAC West, while California&#8217;s record fell to 8-16 overall and 3-3 in the PSAC West.<\/p>\n<p>Slippery Rock was led by <a href=\"https:\/\/rockathletics.com\/sports\/softball\/roster\/alyssa-massucci\/37590\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"37590\" target=\"_blank\">Alyssa Massucci<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/rockathletics.com\/sports\/softball\/roster\/aubrey-mansfield\/37589\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"37589\" target=\"_blank\">Aubrey Mansfield<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/rockathletics.com\/sports\/softball\/roster\/alyssa-sheely\/37593\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"37593\" target=\"_blank\">Alyssa Sheely<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/rockathletics.com\/sports\/softball\/roster\/addie-warzala\/37604\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"37604\" target=\"_blank\">Addie Warzala<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/rockathletics.com\/sports\/softball\/roster\/jordyn-pelles\/37601\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"37601\" target=\"_blank\">Jordyn Pelles<\/a>, who all had hits in both games of the doubleheader.<\/p>\n<p>Massucci racked up the most hits for SRU on the day with a 4-for-5 showing with three runs, one RBI and one walk. Mansfield finished the sweep going 3-for-6 with three runs and one RBI.<\/p>\n<p>Sheely, Warzala and Pelles all finished the day with two hits. Sheely went 2-for-4 with two runs and one RBI, while Warzala ended the doubleheader 2-for-5 with one run and one walk. Pelles rounded out The Rock&#8217;s top performers by going 2-for-6 with one run and one RBI.<\/p>\n<p>GAME 1: Slippery Rock 3 \u2013 California 2<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nW: <a href=\"https:\/\/rockathletics.com\/sports\/softball\/roster\/rachel-baker\/37597\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"37597\" target=\"_blank\">Rachel Baker<\/a> (7-3)<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nL: Indyana Bolyea (0-4)<\/p>\n<p>The Vulcans got on the board first with one run in the first inning. The Rock tied the game in the top half of the second with Massucci&#8217;s third home run of 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Slippery Rock took its first lead of the game with one run in the fourth inning. Mansfield led off the frame with a single, followed by double by Sheely to move Mansfield to third base. Two batters later,\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/rockathletics.com\/sports\/softball\/roster\/kayla-williams\/37596\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"37596\" target=\"_blank\">Kayla Williams<\/a> drove in Mansfield with an RBI-groundout. Like Slippery Rock in the second inning, California had a response with one run of its own, tying the game 2-2.<\/p>\n<p>SRU found the winning run in the top of the fifth inning. Warzala reached on a leadoff walk, followed by a double from Pelles. <a href=\"https:\/\/rockathletics.com\/sports\/softball\/roster\/jessica-goldhardt\/37586\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"37586\" target=\"_blank\">Jessica Goldhardt<\/a>, pinch running for Warzala, scored after <a href=\"https:\/\/rockathletics.com\/sports\/softball\/roster\/maddie-cavenaugh\/37598\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"37598\" target=\"_blank\">Maddie Cavenaugh<\/a> reached on a dropped third strike.<\/p>\n<p>Offensively, Massucci was the lone Rock batter with multiple hits in game one with a 2-for-3 performance with one run and one RBI off the home run.<\/p>\n<p>Mansfield ended the game going 1-for-3 with one run, while Sheely and Pelles each went 1-for-3. Warzala also reached base twice with a 1-for-2 showing with one walk.<\/p>\n<p>In the circle, <a href=\"https:\/\/rockathletics.com\/sports\/softball\/roster\/rachel-baker\/37597\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"37597\" target=\"_blank\">Rachel Baker<\/a> threw her seventh complete game of the season. Baker finished the contest, surrendering just two runs on four hits and two walks with eight strikeouts in seven innings.<\/p>\n<p>Indyana Bolyea took the loss after giving up three runs (two earned) on six hits and one walk with four strikeouts in seven innings.<\/p>\n<p>GAME 2: Slippery Rock 11 \u2013 California 1<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nW: <a href=\"https:\/\/rockathletics.com\/sports\/softball\/roster\/paige-gresgott\/37587\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"37587\" target=\"_blank\">Paige Gresgott<\/a> (4-2)<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nL: Abigail Singer (3-3)<\/p>\n<p>Slippery Rock started fast in game two a three-run first inning. Mansfield started a two-out rally with a single, followed by a single from Sheely and a walk from Massucci. With the bases loaded, <a href=\"https:\/\/rockathletics.com\/sports\/softball\/roster\/grace-smith\/37594\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"37594\" target=\"_blank\">Grace Smith<\/a> hit a bases-clearing double, giving SRU a 3-0 advantage.<\/p>\n<p>The Rock broke the game open in the third inning with eight runs highlighted by Mansfield&#8217;s RBI-triple.<\/p>\n<p>The Vulcans scored one run in the fifth inning, but that was all the offense they would manage as Slippery Rock closed out the 11-1 victory.<\/p>\n<p>At the plate, The Rock had 10 different players with hits. Mansfield (2-for-3), Smith (2-for-3) and Massucci (2-for-2) all had multiple hits in game two.<\/p>\n<p>Cavenaugh, Sheely, Deal, Warzala, Pelles, <a href=\"https:\/\/rockathletics.com\/sports\/softball\/roster\/shaylyn-shall\/37592\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"37592\" target=\"_blank\">Shaylyn Shall<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/rockathletics.com\/sports\/softball\/roster\/gabby-perod\/37602\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"37602\" target=\"_blank\">Gabby Perod<\/a> each ended game two with one hit, while Cavenaugh, Deal, Mansfield, Sheely and Pelles picked up one RBI each. Smith led SRU with four RBIs on game two.<\/p>\n<p>In the circle, <a href=\"https:\/\/rockathletics.com\/sports\/softball\/roster\/paige-gresgott\/37587\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"37587\" target=\"_blank\">Paige Gresgott<\/a> earned her fourth win of the season\u00a0and tossed all five innings, giving up just one run on five hits and three walks.<\/p>\n<p>Abigail Singer took the loss for Cal, surrendering 10 runs (nine earned) on nine hits and two walks with three strikeouts in 2.1 innings.<\/p>\n<p>Slippery Rock returns to Kasnevich Field for a pair of home doubleheaders 2 p.m. April 3 against Pitt-Johnstown and 1 p.m. April 4 against Indiana University (Pa.).<\/p>\n<p>To stay up to date with all that happens at The Rock, follow our official athletic communication accounts on &#8216;X&#8217; (formerly Twitter,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/rock_athletics\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@Rock_Athletics<\/a>), Facebook (<a href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/rockathletics\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">RockAthletics<\/a>) and Instagram (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/rockathletics\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">RockAthletics<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>                <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; &#13; &#13; Next Game: Pitt-Johnstown 4\/3\/2026 | 2:00 PM &#13; Apr. 03 (Fri) \/ 2:00 PM&#13; &#13;&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":241428,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[7,9,8],"class_list":{"0":"post-241427","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-california","8":"tag-california","9":"tag-california-headlines","10":"tag-california-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/241427","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=241427"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/241427\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/241428"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=241427"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=241427"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=241427"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}