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Box Score 2 LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – The Lock Haven University softball team (17-15, 7-9 PSAC East) rallied late in game two to secure a win and split with visiting East Stroudsburg University (23-11, 11-5 PSAC East) today in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Eastern Division action.
ESU won game one 8-2, but the Bald Eagles bounced back and won game two, 5-3 for an important PSAC East victory and split.
Game 1 Recap: East Stroudsburg 8 – Lock Haven 2
Visiting ESU opened the day with an 8-2 win. Despite the loss,
Delaney Good (Mifflinburg, Pa./Mifflinburg) had another remarkable game at the plate. She was 3-for-4 with a run scored in game one.
Maci Brodzina (Warriors Mark, Pa./Tyrone Area) had a triple in game one.
The Warriors scored their eight runs on 13 hits and used four runs in the top of the seventh to seal the game-one win.
Game 2 Recap: Lock Haven 5 – East Stroudsburg 3
The Bald Eagles trailed 3-2 heading into the bottom of the sixth inning, but they responded in a big way and the late-game surge powered The Haven to victory.
LHU led 2-0 after three. In the bottom of the third inning, a
Summer Peters (Lancaster, Pa./Lampeter-Strasburg) double to left put Lock Haven up 1-0 as it drove in Good.
Haley Lestician (Lawrenceville, N.J./Lawrence) made it 2-0 with an-RBI single up the middle.
In the top of the sixth, ESU took a 3-2 lead behind a three-run home run.
The sixth inning proved to be a major moment in the game and the Bald Eagle bats found some late-game magic of their own.
Riley McClellan (Granville Summit, Pa./Troy) singled up the middle and drove in a run to tie the game at 3-3. She would score a few plays later and Lock Haven led 4-3.
Morgan Karasek (Bangor, Pa./Bangor) provided some insurance in a big way as she homered to left to make it 5-3.
Karasek finished game two with two hits. Peters was 2-for-3 with an RBI and run scored.
In game two, Good had one hit and she scored one run. The hit was a big one as it marked her 54
th hit of the season, and pushed her over 100 for her career. With 54 hits this season, she's nearing the all-time top-10 for a single season.
Pitcher
Kinley Gioglio (Stroudsburg, Pa./Stroudsburg) was credited with the victory after one and 2/3 innings. She didn't allow a hit or walk, and she struck out two with both strikeouts coming in the seventh.
Up Next for Lock Haven:
The Bald Eagles will return to action on Tuesday, April 11 when they travel to Mansfield for a PSAC East doubleheader (2/4 p.m.).
