Softball Senior Day Foiled By Pitt-Greensburg; McNany Sets Doubles Record
The Pitt-Greensburg softball team spoiled Senior Day for Penn State Behrend, winning 6-3 and 9-1 (6) on Sunday afternoon in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) action.
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Pitt-Greensburg
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1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 0 |
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Penn State Behrend
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 2 |
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Pitt-Greensburg
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1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 5 |
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Penn State Behrend
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
ERIE, Pa. – The Pitt-Greensburg softball team spoiled Senior Day for Penn State Behrend, winning 6-3 and 9-1 (6) on Sunday afternoon in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) action.
Game One: Pitt-Greensburg 6, Penn State Behrend 3
Records: Penn State Behrend (13-18, 8-5 AMCC), Pitt-Greensburg (15-16, 8-5 AMCC)
Noteworthy: Jocelyn McNany (Cranberry Township, PA/Seneca Valley) set the single-season record for most doubles with 19 in game two
Key Moments:
* The Bobcats used three runs in the top of the seventh to break a 3-all tie
* Pitt-Greensburg used three singles to start the final frame, getting the eventual game-winning RBI single by Hunter Taylor to score Shelby Cloack
* Behrend had a total of 15 hits, including four in the first inning to knot the game at 1-all
* Izabel Pozar (Flagstaff, AZ/Coconino) smacked a double and scored on Karma Malcolm's (Beaver Falls, PA/Blackhawk) RBI single to right field
* Two runs in the second put the Bobcats back in the lead at 3-1
* Behrend added a run in the fourth with no hits
* McNany hit a sacrifice fly to get Pozar across home plate one more time to make it 3-2
* Four more hits produced a run in the sixth to tie the game
* With two outs, Julia Jones (Wilcox, PA/Johnsonburg) had an RBI single through the left side to score McNany
* The Lions left 15 runners stranded and Pitt-Greensburg left eight on base
* Pitcher Abby Tingley (Union City, PA/Union City) threw a complete game, giving up four earned runs on 13 hits
Game Two: Pitt-Greensburg 9, Penn State Behrend 1 (6)
Records: Penn State Behrend (13-19, 8-6 AMCC), Pitt-Greensburg (16-16, 9-5 AMCC)
Key Moments:
* The Bobcats scattered nine runs over six innings to sweep the Lions
* Pitt-Greensburg recorded four runs in the fourth and added three more in the sixth for the final margin
* Behrend tallied one run on six hits, scoring in the fifth inning
* McNany scored on a throwing error by the centerfielder to cut the lead to 6-1
* McNany and Jones each had a double
* Lauren Rabanal (San Diego, CA/Westview) started in the circle, giving up five earned runs out on eight hits
Up Next:
* The Lions return to action on Tuesday at Buffalo State for a non-conference doubleheader, beginning at 3 p.m.