SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Big days at the plate from Casey Carpenter (Spring Brook, Pa./North Pocono) and Becca Caputo (Williamsport, Pa./Jersey Shore) as well as another stellar outing in the circle from Bekah Slattery (Douglasville, Pa./Daniel Boone) helped power the Lock Haven University softball team (11-9) to a sweep of Slippery Rock (8-13) Tuesday afternoon in Slippery Rock. LHU took game one, 2-0 before taking game two, 7-5.
                                  
Game 1: W, 2-0
                             
The Bald Eagles knocked off The Rock, 2-0 in the first game of the doubleheader.
 
Carpenter started the scoring early for Lock Haven, sending a double to deep left field that scored Caputo and gave LHU the 1-0 lead in the first inning.
 
Slattery helped her own cause in the fourth inning when she drilled a double to left field to score Madison Mathes (Hammonton, N.J./Hammonton) and give The Bald Eagles a 2-0 lead.
 
That was all of the scoring LHU needed to do.
 
Slattery was outstanding on the mound today, pitching a two-hit shutout while striking out 14 batters in the game. She walked no batters and allowed only one Slippery Rock player to tally a hit as she completely dominated the game from the start.
 
Caputo and Carpenter led the offense for LHU. Caputo finished the game 3-4 at the plate with two doubles and a run scored while Carpenter went 2-3 in the game with a double and an RBI.
 
Slattery finished with a double and an RBI while Mathes finished with a double and a run scored.
                                    
Game 2: W, 7-5
 
LHU took game two by a final score of 7-5 to sweep the doubleheader over SRU.
 
Casey Carpenter was the story of the game for LHU in this one as her offense powered Lock Haven to the win.
 
Leading 1-0 in the first inning, Carpenter drilled a two-run double to left field that put the Bald Eagles ahead 3-0.
In the fifth, Carpenter extended the LHU lead to 5-1 when she belted a two-run home run over the left center fence.
 
Lock Haven was then able to take advantage of a Slippery Rock error to extend the lead to 7-1.
 
Slippery Rock was able to cut the lead to 7-5, but Slattery relieved Kayla Gee (Williamsport, Pa./Loyalsock) and shut the door on SRU to get the 7-5 win.
 
Carpenter finished the game 2-4 with a double, home run and four RBI's as she powered LHU to victory. Caputo and Mathes both finished 2-4 as well with Caputo adding two runs scored and an RBI while Mathes also scored a run.
 
Chloe Kennedy (Elkton, Md./Caravel Academy) added a double while Amanda Criss (Bel Air, Md./Bel Air) added a single and a RBI.
 
Gee pitched well for LHU, giving up six hits over 5.2 innings of work while striking out eight.
 
Up Next:
 
The Bald Eagles will return to Lawrence Field for the team's next game when they host Pitt-Johnstown in their Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Central Division opener. The doubleheader is scheduled for Friday, March 29 with the first pitch set for 2:30.