SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. – After an 18-day layoff, the Lock Haven University softball team returned to the diamond and picked up a huge Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) East sweep at Shippensburg, thanks to a sensational effort by Rachel Mouillesseaux (Endicott, N.Y./Union Endicott).
 
Lock Haven (6-10, 2-0 PSAC East) won a pair of thrillers, dropping Shippensburg (8-9, 3-7 PSAC East) 3-2 in game one (eight innings) and The Haven rallied late in game two for the 7-5 victory.
 
Mouillesseaux picked up the win in both games and her home run in the top of the eight in game one, proved to the difference in the outcome. She threw a gem in game one, as she struck out six in the two-hitter.
 
Game 1 Recap: W, 3-2 (8 innings)
 
Despite Mouillesseaux's dominance in the circle in game one, LHU needed to rally late. Trailing 2-1 with two outs in the top of the seventh, Sarah Schwalm (Dauphin, Pa./Central Dauphin) doubled to right field, and drove in a run to tie the game.
 
Mouillesseaux helped her caused with a solo homer in the eighth despite falling behind in the count, 0-2. The home run proved to the difference.
 
Jessie Probst (Harrisburg, Pa./Central Dauphin) turned in a three-hit outing and both Jodi Weaknecht (Kutztown, Pa./Kutztown), and Paige Stuppy (Jonestown, Pa./Northern Lebanon) racked up a pair of hits.
 
Mouillesseaux allowed just the two hits and surrendered three walks. She held Shippensburg hitless through five innings.
 
Game 2 Recap: W, 7-5
 
Lock Haven took a 4-3 lead in the top of the fifth winning, but Shippensburg was quick to respond with a two-run inning in the bottom half, and the Red Raiders led 5-4 after five full innings.
 
The Bald Eagles tied the game at 5-5 and in the sixth and added a pair of runs in the seventh on the way to the 7-5 victory. LHU scored its seven runs off 14 hits.
 
Michelle Holweger (Landsdale, Pa./North Penn) led the LHU offense in game two. She was 4-for-4 at the palate with two RBIs and two runs scored.
 
In all, four different Haven players had multiple-hit games, including Schwalm and Mouillesseaux, who each drove in a run as well. Nicole Smith (Milton, Pa./Milton) added a pair of hits and a RBI.
 
Mouillesseaux worked the finale 2 and 2/3 innings on the way to the win.
 
Earlier today -- tomorrow's (Friday, April 2) doubleheader at West Chester was postponed because of inclement weather.
 
LHU is scheduled to play at Millersville on Saturday (April 4) at 1 p.m.