Behrend Softball Splits with Westminster, Picks Up Win Number 20

The Behrend Lions entered the day looking to get their 20th win of the season against the Westminster Titans and keep a 14-game win-streak alive on April 14 at the Behrend Softball Field. The blue and white would get win number 20 on the season winning the first game 1-0, but had their win streak snapped with a 5-2 loss in game two.

In game one Julie Koman (McKees Rocks, PA/Montour) would pitch out of trouble in the top of the fourth for the Behrend Lions after two Westminster hits would put runners on first and third. Koman would get a ground ball to end the inning and the Westminster rally.

The blue and white loaded the bases in the bottom of the fifth on three consecutive hits with two outs. Nikki Kaschauer (South Park, PA/South Park) then stepped to the plate and knocked in Katie Whitby (Tyrone, PA/Tyrone) with a drive up the middle. One run was enough for the Behrend Lions as Koman would shut down the Titans. Koman threw a complete game two hitter with one walk and seven strikeouts.

Kaschauer went 2-for-3 in game one with the lone RBI. Ashley Gruber (Burton, OH/Berkshire) smacked the lone extra base hit for the blue and white while going 2-for-3. Lia Sorce (Glenshaw, PA/Shaler) also added two hits for the Behrend Lions.

In game two the Behrend Lions would load the bases in the bottom of the second with one out before the Titans pitcher would be able to get a strike out and a fly out to end the inning.

Westminster batter Erica Kimmick blasted a homerun to put the Titans up 1-0.  The lead was shortlived as Kaschauer slugged her own solo homerun in the bottom of the third to tie the game at 1-1.  The game remained tied until the top of the sixth when Westminster scored four runs, including a 3-RBI double from pinch-hitter Kelly Fee.  The blue and white would get one run out of a seventh-inning rally but could get no closer and fell 5-2

The blue and white will next host the La Roche Redhawks on Saturday, April 18 at 1:00 p.m. in an AMCC doubleheader and then face Frostburg State on Sunday, April 19 at home at 1:00 p.m.