Behrend Softball Splits With Carnegie Mellon; Lions Take Nightcap
The Penn State Behrend softball team split a pair of non-conference games to Carnegie Mellon. The Lions fell 3-0 in the first and won 5-3 in the nightcap on Saturday night at Gannon University.
Game 1
Game 1
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Game 2
Game 2
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | X | 5 | 10 | 1 |
Team Stats
Game 1
Carnegie Mellon
Penn State Behrend
Game 2
Carnegie Mellon
ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend softball team split a pair of non-conference games to Carnegie Mellon. The Lions fell 3-0 in the first and won 5-3 in the nightcap on Saturday night at Gannon University.
Game One: Carnegie Mellon 3, Penn State Behrend 0
Records: Penn State Behrend (6-5), Carnegie Mellon (10-5)
Key Moments:
* Carnegie Mellon pitcher Gianna Adams threw a perfect game
* She faced 21 batters and struck out 12, not allowing a hit in seven innings
* After five scoreless innings, the Tartans scored two in the top of the sixth
* Both innings started with a triple to get a runner in scoring position
* Abby Tingley was the starting pitcher for Behrend, giving up six hits and striking out six
Game Two: Penn State Behrend 5, Carnegie Mellon 3
Records: Penn State Behrend (7-5), Carnegie Mellon (10-6)
Key Moments:
* The Lions scored two runs in the bottom of the sixth to break the 2-all deadlock for the win
* Arianna Avila pinch hit for Hannah Smith in the sixth and singled to centerfield
* Sara Schwarz, also a pinch hitter, walked to get two runners on
* Brown and Smith both re-entered, and advanced a base on a wild pitch
* Bartus got the Lions a 4-3 lead off an RBI single to right field by Chloe Nale
* Brown added an insurance run on an error by the shortstop
* The relief pitchers for both teams were on the hook for the win or the loss
* Claire Bodien improves to 2-1 in the circle, facing 12 batters and striking out two
* The Lions scored five runs on 10 hits
* Nale and Karma Malcolm each registered two hits
Up Next:
* The Lions return to action on Tuesday at Mount Union for a non-conference doubleheader.
