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JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – The Lock Haven University softball team (20-14, 6-4 PSACC) split the day with The University of Pitt-Johnstown (16-14, 6-6 PSACC) Saturday afternoon in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Central Division action. The Bald Eagles took game one, 3-0 before the Mountain Cats took game two, 3-1.
Game 1: W, 3-0
LHU took game one over UPJ, 3-0.
Lock Haven got the scoring starting early when
Casey Carpenter (Spring Brook, Pa./North Pocono) sent a solo home run over the center field fence in the top of the first inning to put The Bald Eagles up 1-0.
In the sixth inning, with LHU still leading 1-0,
Rachel Gricoski (Frackville, Pa./North Schuylkill) extended Lock Haven's lead to 3-0 when she blasted a two-run homer to left-center to plate
Faith Ceely (Troy, Pa./Troy) as the Bald Eagles took game one, 3-0.
Gricoski and Carpenter led LHU offensively, both tallying home runs. Gricoski finished with two RBI's while Carpenter added one.
Ceely and
Madison Mathes (Hammonton, N.J./Hammonton) both added hits for Lock Haven.
Bekah Slattery (Douglasville, Pa./Daniel Boone) pitched another great game in the circle, throwing a complete-game shutout while striking out nine.
Game 2: L, 3-1
The Mountain Cats took game two, 3-1 to split the day with LHU.
Trailing 3-0 in the seventh inning, Carpenter tried to rally Lock Haven with a solo home run to left-center, but it wasn't quite enough as LHU fell to UPJ, 3-1.
Carpenter and
Amanda Criss (Bel Air, Md./Bel Air) led the LHU offense. Carpenter finished with her solo home run and an RBI while Criss added a double.
Mathes, Gricoski and
Becca Caputo (Williamsport, Pa./Jersey Shore) all added hits for Lock Haven.
Kayla Gee (Williamsport, Pa./Jersey Shore) pitched well for The Bald Eagles, throwing a complete-game, six hitter while allowing three runs and struck out three.
Up next:
The team with be right back at it tomorrow (April 14) when LHU hosts Mansfield. Those games are scheduled to begin at 1:00/3:00 PM at Lawrence Field.