Behrend Softball Battles to Doubleheader Split at Waynesburg
The Penn State Behrend softball team split a non-conference doubleheader at Waynesburg, falling behind 5-4 in game one and winning the nightcap, 10-4 on Thursday afternoon.
Game 1
Game 1
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
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0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 2 |
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1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 1 |
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 1 |
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0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
WAYNESBURG, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend softball team split a non-conference doubleheader at Waynesburg, falling behind 5-4 in game one and winning the nightcap, 10-4 on Thursday afternoon.
Game One: Waynesburg 5, Penn State Behrend 4
Records: Penn State Behrend (21-10), Waynesburg (25-11)
Key Moments:
* The Yellowjackets scored two runs in the bottom of the seventh, getting a walk-off single by Lorryn Sepe for a 5-4 win
* The game had two ties and three lead changes
* Behrend erased an early deficit with two runs in the fourth inning to tie the game at 3-all
* In the fourth, hits by Pozar, Aleixa Brown and Julia Jones loaded the bases
* Hannah Smith had an RBI single to score Brown and then Waynesburg walked Meghan Swain for the RBI and a tie game
* The Lions took the lead with a run on two hits in the sixth
* Jones singled up the middle to send home Brown from second to make it 4-3
* The Yellowjackets regained the lead and got the win off three hits and two runs in the final inning
* Five different players had two hits for Behrend
* Abby Tingley struck out five and allowed nine hits and five runs for the loss
Game Two: Penn State Behrend 10, Waynesburg 4
Records: Penn State Behrend (22-10), Waynesburg (25-12)
Key Moments:
* Behrend outscored Waynesburg 7-0 across the fifth and sixth innings to secure the comeback victory
* The Lions struck quickly with a three-run first inning, highlighted by RBI doubles from Julia Jones and Meghan Swain
* Waynesburg chipped away and took a 4-3 lead after four innings, using a two-run double in the fourth
* Behrend responded in the fifth when Swain launched a three-run home run to left field, swinging momentum back in the Lions' favor at 6-4
* Behrend added four more runs in the sixth inning to pull away from the Yellowjackets
* The Lions finished with 13 hits, including multi-hit performances from Jones, Hannah Smith, Swain, Chloe Nale, and Alexia Brown
* Swain led the offense with five RBIs, going 2-for-4 with a homer and a double
* Jones collected three hits and three RBIs while Smith added three hits and two RBIs
* Alyssa Tingley started in the circle and Lauren Rabanal recorded the wi
Up Next:
* The Lions return to action on Saturday against Penn State Altoona. Game one begins at 1 p.m.