Behrend Softball Edged by Ohio Northern, Hiram
The Penn State Behrend softball team fell to Ohio Northern 4-2 in game one and then dropped a 13-5 (five inning) decision to Hiram on Thursday afternoon in Clermont, Florida.
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Penn State Behrend
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
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Ohio Northern
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2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 4 | 8 | 3 |
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Hiram
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4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 4 |
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Penn State Behrend
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1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 2 |
CLERMONT, FL – The Penn State Behrend softball team fell to Ohio Northern 4-2 in game one and then dropped a 13-5 (five inning) decision to Hiram on Thursday afternoon in Clermont, Florida.
Game One: Ohio Northern 4, Penn State Behrend 2
Records: Penn State Behrend (4-3), Ohio Northern (2-5)
Key Moments:
* The first game was a pitchers dual with only six runs scored on 12 hits combined
* Abby Tingley (Union City, PA/Union City) went the distance and struck out five, allowing one earned run
* Ohio Northern pitcher Ashley Lenser fanned eight and did not allow an earned run in the two the Lions score
* The Polar Bears managed three runs in the first two innings for the early lead
* In the fifth, Behrend got on the board starting with a Sierra Williams' (Grove City, PA/Lake View) single to left field
* Williams scored on an Isabel Pozar (Flagstaff, AZ/Coconino) RBI single
* The Lions added another run in the sixth, scored by Gia Coletta (North East, PA/North East) off a single by Julia Jones (Wilcox, PA/Johnsonburg)
* Pozar finished with a team-best two hits
Game Two: Hiram 13, Penn State Behrend 5
Records: Penn State Behrend (4-4), Hiram (3-2)
Key Moments:
* Hiram scored multiple-runs in each of the first five innings to defeat the Lions
* Behrend recorded five runs on seven hits
* The Terriers earned four runs in the first inning to take the lead for good
* Lexi Edgett (Frisco, TX/Lone Star) tallied two hits and Jones drove in two runs
* The Lions scored a run in the first and another in the second before scoring three in the fourth
* In the fourth, Jocelyn McNany (Cranberry Township, PA/Seneca Valley) singled to left and scored on Chloe Nale's (Aliquippa, PA/Hopewell) at bat
* With two outs, Athena Iverson (Pittsburgh, PA/The Ellis School) singled to left field to send home Nale
* Lauren Rabanal (San Diego, CA/Westview) started in circle and pitched two innings for the loss
* McNany threw two innings and Jones finished the fifth inning
Up Next:
* The Lions will face Ohio Christian and Wesleyan on the final day of their spring break trip. Games begin at 9 a.m.