Behrend Softball Splits with Mt. Aloysius
The Penn State Behrend softball team split an Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) doubleheader against Mt. Aloysius. The Lions won game one, 7-5, and fell in the nightcap, 14-2 on Sunday afternoon.
| 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 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 0 |
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Mt. Aloysius
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1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 3 |
Game 2
Game 2
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Penn State Behrend
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
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Mt. Aloysius
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1 | 8 | 0 | 5 | X | 14 | 12 | 1 |
CRESSON, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend softball team split an Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) doubleheader against Mt. Aloysius. The Lions won game one, 7-5, and fell in the nightcap, 14-2 on Sunday afternoon.
Game One: Penn State Behrend 7, Mt. Aloysius 5
Records: Penn State Behrend (10-13, 5-2 AMCC), Mt. Aloysius (10-8, 3-2 AMCC)
Key Moments:
* The Behrend Lions scored six unanswered runs in the final two innings to erase a 5-1 deficit
* With two outs in the top of the sixth, Chloe Nale (Aliquippa, PA/Hopewell) smacked a double to get Athena Iverson (Pittsburgh, PA/The Ellis School) to third
* Sierra Williams (Grove City, PA/Lakeview) cranked out a two-RBI single to cut the lead to 5-3
* The Mounties could not get any insurance runs in the sixth, leaving two runners on
* Behrend recorded half its hits in the seventh inning to score four runs and take a 7-5 lead
* Nale and Jocelyn McNany (Cranberry Township, PA/Seneca Valley) each registered a double
* Iverson had the eventual game-winning hit to score McNany to put the Lions ahead at 6-5
* Nale finished 3-for-4 with two doubles, an RBI and a run scored
* Meghan Petitte (Sugarcreek, OH/Garaway) went 2-for-3 with a double
* Abby Tingley (Union City, PA/Union City) struck out three batters to get one away from reaching the career milestone
* Tingley threw a complete game and improves to 5-7 on the season
Game Two: Mt. Aloysius 14, Penn State Behrend 2 (5)
Records: Penn State Behrend (10-14, 5-3 AMCC), Mt. Aloysius (11-8, 4-2 AMCC)
Key Moments:
* Behrend got three hits in the first inning, producing one run to take the early lead
* Julia Jones (Wilcox, PA/Johnsonburg) knocked in Alexia Brown (Wexford, PA/Pine-Richland) with single to left field
* Mt. Aloysius knotted the game at 1-all after the first inning and then exploded for eight runs on five hits in the bottom of the second to take a commanding 9-1 lead
* The Mounties added five more runs in the fourth
* The Lions needed six runs to stay ahead of the eight-run rule and scored one in the fifth
* Izabel Pozar (Flagstaff, AZ/Coconino) doubled to right center and scored on an RBI single up the middle from McNany
* Jones started in the circle and threw the first 2.2 innings before Lauren Rabanal (San Diego, CA/Westview) came in relief
Up Next:
* The Lions return to action on Wednesday against Carlow for an AMCC doubleheader. Games are at 3 p.m and 5 p.m.