WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – Penn College split a United East softball doubleheader against Penn State Berks Saturday. The Wildcats dropped game one, 1-0, before Olivia Hemstock ended game two with a wall-off two-run single in the fifth to give the Wildcats a 10-2 victory. Penn College improved to 5-1 United East, 9-6 overall, while the Nittany Lions fell to 5-1, 8-5.

How it happened: In game one, Berks broke a scoreless tie with a sacrifice fly in the sixth that proved to be the winning run.

In game two, after the Lions took an early 1-0 lead with a run in the first, Penn College added four in the third inning.  Hurst smacked a two-run double, Jordan Specht brought in a run with a single to center, and Margaret Mangene's single to right plated the fourth run.

Hemstock and Specht made it 6-1 with RBIs in the fourth before Berks got a run back in the fifth to make it 6-2. Shaffer's two-run single to right in the fifth made it 8-2 before Hemstock ended the game with her two-run single to right.

Inside the box: In game one, Penn College totaled four hits with Hemstock, Maddie Hurst, Ivvy Morder and Kyla Benner all reaching first.

Benner fell to 5-3 in the circle after a complete game. She allowed one run, on six hits, with four strikeouts and one walk.

In game two, Hemstock and Mackenzie Weaver both finished with two hits, while Morder scored three runs and Weaver touched home twice.

Weaver improved to 4-2 after five innings of work. She allowed two runs, on six hits, with seven strikeouts and no walks.

Up next: Penn College returns to action Tuesday, 3 p.m., in a United East doubleheader hosting Penn State Harrisburg.