Mt. Union Takes Two From Behrend Softball
The Mount Union softball team took two from Penn State Behrend, winning 4-2 and 9-6 in non-conference action on Wednesday afternoon.
Game 1
Game 1
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
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0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
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0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 | 9 | 1 |
Game 2
Game 2
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
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0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 1 |
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0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | X | 9 | 11 | 1 |
ALLIANCE, Ohio – The Mount Union softball team took two from Penn State Behrend, winning 4-2 and 9-6 in non-conference action on Wednesday afternoon.
Game One: Mount Union 4, Penn State Behrend 2
Records: Penn State Behrend (7-6), Mount Union (11-4)
Key Moments:
* Mt. Union's Lydia Brunner smacked a three-run homer in the bottom of the second for a quick 3-0 lead
* Hannah Smith answered with first dinger of the season in the top of the frame to make it 3-1
* The Purple Raiders added a run in the bottom of the fourth for a 4-1 lead
* Behrend could only get one more run in the top of the sixth for the final margin
* Izabel Pozar doubled down left-field line and advanced to third on a throwing error
* Pozar scored on a sacrifice bunt by Lexi Edgett
* Abby Tingley falls to 2-3, pitching six innings and allowing four runs on nine hits
Game Two: Mount Union 9, Penn State Behrend 6
Records: Penn State Behrend (7-7), Mount Union (12-4)
Key Moments:
* Each team scored three runs in the second inning
* Mt. Union had consecutive three-run innings to take a 9-3 lead
* The Lions scored three runs in the sixth to cut the lead to three runs
* Chloe Nale went 3-for-3 with one RBI
* Hannah Smith had two hits, including a consecutive home run to record five RBIs
* Julia Jones started in the circle and recorded the loss
* Claire Bodien came in relief followed by Alyssa Tingley, who pitched the final 2.1 innings
Up Next:
* The Lions return to action on Saturday at Pitt-Greensburg. The doubleheader begins at 1 p.m.