SAINT LEO, Fla. – The Lock Haven University softball team (2-6) split a non-conference doubleheader tonight at Saint Leo (16-7).
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Saint Leo took game one, 2-0, but Lock Haven bounced back and took the nightcap, 1-0.
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Game 1 Recap: L, 2-0Â
The host Lions scored once in the bottom of the first and they added a run in the sixth on a solo home run from Angela Kafalas.
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Leading the way in game one for LHU was
Sarah Schwalm (Dauphin, Pa./Central Dauphin) and
Rachel Mouillesseaux (Endicott, N.Y./Union Endicott), who each had a hit.
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Mouillesseaux got the nod in the circle and scattered five hits over six innings of work. She allowed just one free pass.
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Game 2 Recap: W, 1-0Â
Game two featured a battle between LHU pitcher
Jessie Probst (Harrisburg, Pa./Central Dauphin) and Saint Leo pitcher Alana Tabel.
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Michelle Holweger (Lansdale, Pa./North Penn) broke open the pitcher's duel in the top of the fourth when her two-out single up the middle that drove in Schwalm, putting LHU up 1-0.
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It was the only run The Haven needed to earn the split and take home the game-two victory, snapping a six-game losing skid in the process.
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Schwalm was fantastic defensively in both games from her shortstop position. Third baseman
MaKaylah Holbert (Ulster, Pa./Northern Bradford) also turned in a fine game on the defensive side.
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Probst finished with four strikeouts in seven innings. She allowed just three hits on the way to her second win of the season.
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The Lady Eagles will have a quick turnaround and hit the field again tomorrow (Wednesday) morning with games against Ohio Dominican (9 a.m.) and Indianapolis (11 a.m.).
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