Lions Split with D'Youville

Lions Split with D'Youville

BUFFALO, Ny. – The Penn State Behrend softball team split with D'Youville on Wednesday in an Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) doubleheader.

Scores
Penn State Behrend 9, D'Youville 1 (5 innings)
D'Youville 5, Penn State Behrend 4

Records
Penn State Behrend (18-8, 9-1 AMCC)
D'Youville (6-14, 5-3 AMCC)

Game 1
* Behrend took on the Spartans in game one, winning 9-1
* The Lions scored five runs in the third inning, starting a run to eight-run rule D'Youville in five innings
* AJ Nichols (Pittsburgh, PA/Shaler) led the offense, hitting a two-run homer in the third, her first of the season
* Nichols also pitched the shutout, striking out nine
* Of 59 pitches, 49 of Nichols pitches were strikes in the five innings
* Mackenzie McIntire (Stoneboro, PA/Lakeview) finished the game with two doubles, tallying one RBI

Game 2
* Behrend fell to D'Youville in game two, 5-4
* McIntire had two more doubles in game two, tallying one run 
* The Spartans scored one run in the seventh inning with bases loaded to win the game