ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend softball team dropped a 6-1 decision to Rochester in the first game of the NCAA Division III Softball Regional on Friday afternoon.
Game One:
Score: Rochester 6, Penn State Behrend 1
Records: Penn State Behrend (28-7), Rochester (32-8)
Key Moments:
* The Yellowjackets scored five early runs and held on to defeat the Lions
* Rochester only gave up four hits, thanks to starter Hannah Leahy
* Leahy got her 15th win and struck out six, while Emily Sharlach earned her fourth save of the season
* Kayla Lindberg (Austinburg, OH/Geneva) is the pitcher of record for Behrend, falling to 8-4
* The Yellowjackets scored three runs in the second and two more in the third for a 5-0 lead
* A single homer by Alizah Ayon in the sixth put Rochester ahead by six
* The Lions fought until the end, getting two hits in the seventh
* Behrend loaded the bases with two outs and got on the scoreboard with a Marissa Torretti (DuBois, PA/DuBois) single up the middle to score Ashleigh Schmidt (Sarver, PA/Freeport)
Noteworthy:
* This was the third time that Rochester faced Behrend in the NCAAs (2008 and 2016)
* Leahy is the first Rochester pitcher in seven years to win at least 15 games in a season
Next Up:
* The Lions will fight to stay alive in the NCAA Tournament tomorrow against St. John Fisher. Game time is 10 a.m.