WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – Penn College picked up two softball NEAC wins by defeating Morrisville State College Sunday afternoon. The Wildcats improved to 11-9 overall, 3-3 NEAC, while the Mustangs dropped to 0-18, 0-4.
In game one,
Penn College started the game strong with a two-out single to left field from
Kylie Shreiner. Shreiner then advanced to second base on a wild pitch.
Chelsea Gray ripped a grounder to third base, which brought in Shreiner on an error throw to first base.
Taylor Brooks continued the streak by doubling to left field, which brought in Gray to take a 2-0 lead after the first inning.
The Wildcats relentless offense continued in the next inning as the first three batters in the second inning all reached on base to load the bases.
Taylor Krow reached base on a walk to take a 3-0 lead. Gray struck a ground ball to short stop, who had an error, which brought in 3 runs for the Wildcats, to go up 6-0. The Wildcats would add one more run as Brooks connected on her second double of the game to go up 7-0 after two innings.
The offensive streak would continue in the fourth inning as the Wildcats found the bases loaded with one out. Brooks battled the Mustangs pitcher to pick up a walk to bring in the first run of the inning and go up 8-0.
Elizabeth Asher followed with a single to left field to score 2 RBIs to make it 10-0.
The Mustangs failed to respond in the top of the fifth inning and Penn College would finish the game early and pick up the first win of the day.
The Wildcats offense was led by: Brooks went 2-2 with 3 RBIs, Shreiner went 2-3 including 2 runs and Gray went 1-2 with 3 runs.
Kassidy Svenson picked up the win for the Wildcats who went the distance, and allowed 3 hits and 0 runs, to improve to 2-1 on the season.
In game two,
Penn College used a slow-and-steady offensive attack to wear down Morrisville State. The Wildcats tied the game 1-1 after the first inning when
Chelsea Gray singled to left field to bring in
Kylie Shreiner. The Wildcats added another run in the second inning, when
Sarah Woodruff picked up a Walk with bases loaded, to go up 2-1.
Morrisville State kept battling and tallied one run in the third inning to tie the game 2-2. Penn College responded by bringing in two runs to go up 4-2 after three innings. The Wildcats continued the offensive attack in the fourth inning when Shreiner ripped a ground ball to the short stop to bring in
Olivia Hemstock who was on third base.
Taylor Brooks struck a ball to center field to bring in
Kyla Benner and go up 6-2. Then, with bases loaded after a
Elizabeth Asher single to left field, Shayla Bickle scored 2 RBIs on a shot to left field, to end the inning 8-2.
The Mustangs picked up another run in the top of the sixth inning to close the game 8-3. But, Penn College would again load the bases in the bottom of the sixth inning, when
Tori Siler stepped up at-bat and drilled a shot to center field to score 2 RBIs and end the game early 11-3.
Gray paced the Wildcats offense going 2-3 with 2 runs and 1 RBI and Siler going 2-3 with 3 RBIs.
Kayla Benner gets the win for the Wildcats, improving to 4-2, allowing 1 hit and 1 unearned run.
Penn College returns to action on Tuesday, April 9
th, when the Wildcats travel to Selinsgrove to battle in-state rival Susquehanna University for a double header starting at 3:00pm.
