For the Lock Haven University softball team, the 2019 season will certainly go down as one to remember.
 
The Bald Eagles saved their best for last and a made a remarkable run into the postseason.
 
LHU finished the regular season on a six-game unbeaten streak before embarking on a storybook run to the 2019 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Tournament title. It marked Lock Haven's first PSAC Championship in a decade.
 
By way of the PSAC title, LHU entered the 2019 NCAA Tournament as the No. 8 seed.
 
Slattery racks up honors:
Senior-ace Bekah Slattery was recently named to the Google Cloud Academic All-District Team for her success, both on and off the field. This spot on the Google Cloud Academic All-District Team follows a number of All-Region honors for The Haven's ace. Slattery was one of two pitchers named to the National Fastpitch Coaches' Association (NFCA) Atlantic Region First Team, she was named the D2CCA Atlantic Region Pitcher of the Year and she earned First Team D2CCA Atlantic Region honors. Slattery was named the PSAC Central Pitcher of the Year and earned First Team honors from the conference as well.
 
Slattery dominant in the post season:
Overall, Slattery was 4-2 in the postseason (PSAC & NCAA Tournaments) with 78 strikeouts as she logged the majority of innings in the pitcher's circle (60). She was 3-1 at the PSAC Championships after throwing 32 innings in five appearances (4 starts). In three marathon games at the NCAA Division I Atlantic 1 Regional, she threw 28 total innings (2 starts, 3 appearances) and struck out 24.
 
NCAA Tournament numbers:
Leading the way at the plate for LHU in the three games in the NCAA Tournament was Madison Mathes, who hit .300. Amanda Criss led all Bald Eagles with four hits at the tournament. Chloe Kennedy also hit a home run.
 
NCAA Tournament history:
For LHU, the 2019 NCAA tournament marked LHU's 14th all-time appearance in the national tournament. It was also the Bald Eagles second straight NCAA championship appearance. All-time, Lock Haven is now 49-26 in the national championship tournament.
 
PSAC Championship stats:
Lock Haven went 4-1 on the way to the PSAC title. In the pitcher's circle, Slattery went 3-1 (1.97 ERA, 55 Ks) and Kayla Gee also picked up a dominant win. At the plate, Faith Ceely hit .526 with 10 hits (10 for 19). Slattery did some damage at the plate as well and hit .455 with three home runs and four RBIs. Casey Carpenter chipped in at the plate and finished with a .333 average and three RBIs.
 
Key Numbers on the remarkable 2019 season:
 
50. Becca Caputo led the way in hits for The Haven recording 50 on a .272 batting average. She also led the team in RBI's and placed 10^th in the PSAC driving in 37.
 
18. Faith Ceely flew around the bases posting a perfect 18-18 on stolen base attempts. Her 18 stolen bases was good enough for sixth place in the PSAC. Ceely also led the team, among qualifiers, in batting average with a mark of .318.
 
15. Bekah Slattery tied her all-time record for strikeouts in a game fanning 15 batters in the PSAC tournament win over Gannon.
 
10. First-team All-PSAC first baseman Casey Carpenter, finished the season tied third in the conference in homeruns with 10. Her 33 RBI's were second on the Bald Eagles. Carpenter's 31 drawn walks were also highest in the PSAC.
 
8. First-team All-PSAC designated player, Rachel Gricoski ranked 10^th in the PSAC in homeruns launching eight on the season. Gricoski posted a .285 batting average and 32 RBI's.
 
7. On her way to Atlantic Region pitcher of the year, Bekah Slattery led the PSAC in seven total categories: earned run average (1.49), opposing batting average (.178), innings pitched (225.1), strikeouts (316), strikeouts looking (79), wins (21) and saves (6). Slattery's strikeout mark was the highest in all of Division II.
 
6. The rich history of Lock Haven Softball continued this season as the program collected its sixth PSAC championship in school history, knocking off Gannon 6-4 to cap an incredible PSAC run.
 
3. The Bald Eagles swung their way to third in the PSAC in homeruns finishing with 32 as a team. Eight different players recorded a homerun led by Carpenter with ten, Gricoski with eight and Chloe Kennedy who notched four.