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Box Score 4 Friday, March 3
CARY, N.C. - The LHU softball team opened a busy five-game weekend today (Fri., March 3) with a split. The Bald Eagles fell to Charleston, 3-2 before picking up a big 8-1 win over host Shaw. LHU is 2-6 overall.
Despite a furious late-game rally that saw Lock Haven plate two runs in the top of the seventh, the Bald Eagles were edged by Charleston, who has become a rival of late, 3-2.
LHU scored its two runs on four hits including two from
Becca Caputo (Williamsport, Pa./Jersey Shore).
Bekah Slattery (Douglasville, Pa./Daniel Boone) struck out four after a solid day in the circle.
For Lock Haven, the offense came alive in the second game of the day on Friday, as the Bald Eagles scored eight runs on 14 hits as they soared to an 8-1 win over host-Shaw.
LHU also benefited from a solid outing from pitcher
Rachel Mouillesseaux (Endicott, N.Y./Union Endicott), who threw a complete-game. She scattered four hits and struck out six.
Mouillesseaux also played part in Lock Haven's offensive surge after going 2 for 3 with two RBIs.
Jessica Strouse (Beech Creek, Pa./Central Mountain) was 3 for 4 with two RBIs,
Michelle Holweger (Lansdale, Pa./North Penn) went 3 for 4 with a RBI and a run scored, while
McKenna Garlock (Three Springs, Pa./Southern Huntingdon) was 2 for 4 with two runs scored and
Jodi Weaknecht (Kutztown, Pa./Kutztown) added a 2 for 3 plate performance.
Charleston Box Score
Shaw Box Score
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Saturday, March 4, 2017
CARY, N.C. – For the second straight day in Cary, North Carolina, the Lock Haven University softball team split a pair of games in a mixed doubleheader at the Shaw Tournament.
Lock Haven opened the day with an 11-2 (6 inn.) win over Virginia State, before falling to No. 10 Lenoir-Rhyne, 8-0 (6 inn.).
The Bald Eagles are now 3-7 overall and cap play at the Shaw Tournament tomorrow (Sunday, March 5).
In the win over Virginia State, Lock Haven scored 11 runs on 15 hits as the offense proved strong once again.
Holweger was 2 for 4 with two RBIs, while Mouillesseaux went 2 for 2 with two RBIs.
Faith Ceely (Troy, Pa./Troy) was 3 for 4 with two RBIs and
Madison Mathes (Hammonton, N.J./Hammonton) went 3 for 4 with a RBI and a run scored.
In six innings of work in the circle, Mouillesseaux scattered five hits and struck out seven.
No. 10 Lenoir-Rhyne moved to 20-2 on the season with the win over Lock Haven.
Virginia State Box Score
Lenoir-Rhyne Box Score
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(March 2, 2017): LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – The Lock Haven University softball team is set for a five-game weekend at the Shaw Tournament in Cary, North Carolina.
The Bald Eagles will open the weekend Friday, March 3 vs. Charleston and Shaw at 5:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., respectively. Lock Haven will also play Virginia State, No. 10 Lenoir-Rhyne and Virginia Union.
Leading the way for Lock Haven so far this season, through six games is
McKenna Garlock, who is hitting a team-high .438 with three doubles and three RBIs.
Shaw Tournament Schedule:
Friday, March 3 vs. Charleston 5:30 p.m.
Friday, March 3 vs. Shaw 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 4 vs. Virginia State 1:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 4 vs. No. 10 Lenoir-Rhyne 4 p.m.
Sunday, March 5 vs. Virginia Union 12:30 p.m.
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*please note – for this weekend's neutral site games/tournament, box scores and/or game recaps may not be immediately available post-game. Please check back to this page for updates, box scores and recaps.
