Softball Splits With Mt. Union
The Penn State Behrend softball team split a non-conference doubleheader with Mt. Union, taking game one 4-2 and falling 8-0 (5) in the nightcap on Wednesday afternoon.
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Penn State Behrend
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
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Mount Union
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0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | X | 8 | 7 | 0 |
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Penn State Behrend
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3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
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Mount Union
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
ALLIANCE, Ohio - The Penn State Behrend softball team split a non-conference doubleheader with Mt. Union, taking game one 4-2 and falling 8-0 (5) in the nightcap on Wednesday afternoon.
Game One: Penn State Behrend 4, Mt. Union 2
Records: Penn State Behrend (6-6), Mt. Union (10-11)
Noteworthy:
* Behrend took a 3-1 lead in the first inning and held on for the win
* Maria Jones (Wilcox, PA/Johnsonburg) went 3-for-4 with two runs and a double
* Cami McNany (Emlenton, PA/Allegheny-Clarion Valley) led with two RBIs and Nadia Bongiorni (Avella, PA/Avella) tallied two hits
* Pitcher Ashleigh Schmidt (Sarver, PA/Freeport) threw a complete game for her third win, allowing five hits and two runs
* Schmidt threw 63 strikes in 89 pitches over the seven innings
* The Lions started the three-run first inning with back-to-back hits
* Kylee Bundy (DuBois, PA/DuBois) walked to load the bases with no outs
* C. McNany was hit by a pitch for the RBI, scoring Jones before Jocelyn McNany (Cranberry Township, PA/Seneca Valley) drove in Bongiorni for a 2-0 lead
* Bundy made it 3-0 thanks to Samantha Manioci (Rochester, NY/Odyssey Academy) reaching on a fielders choice
* Mt. Union tallied a run in the bottom of the frame and again in the fifth to cut the lead to 3-2
* Behrend added an insurance run in the seventh on a ground out by C. McNany to send home Jones
Game Two: Mt. Union 8, Penn State Behrend 0 (5 innings)
Records: Penn State Behrend (6-7), Mt. Union (11-11)
Noteworthy:
* Alyssa Rose threw a one-hit shutout to help the Purple Raiders get their 11th win of the season
* Rose struck out three and remains undefeated in the circle
* After two scoreless innings, Mt. Union scored three runs in the third and five in the fourth
* Manioci tallied the lone hit for Behrend
* Alaina Wyckoff (Elma, NY/Iroquois Central) suffered the loss, pitching 3.1 innings and giving up four earned runs
Next Up:
* The Lions open Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) play on Saturday at Pitt-Greensburg. The doubleheader begins at 1 p.m.