Bri Smith batting vs Alvernia
Tyler Schueck
2
Penn State Berks PSBW 0-1
13
Winner Wartburg WARSB 8-3
Penn State Berks PSBW
0-1
2
Final
13
Wartburg WARSB
8-3
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Penn State Berks PSBW 0 2 0 0 0 2 5 3
Wartburg WARSB 4 2 2 5 X 13 10 2

W: Rog,Maddie (4-2) L: Showers, Melanie (0-1)

13
Winner MSOE MSOE 9-1
4
Penn State Berks PSBW 0-2
Winner
MSOE MSOE
9-1
13
Final
4
Penn State Berks PSBW
0-2
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
MSOE MSOE 2 0 3 2 0 0 6 13 20 2
Penn State Berks PSBW 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 4 11 3

W: E. Wiederhol (3-1) L: Showers, Melanie (0-1)

Game Recap: Softball |

Softball drops two on season opener

CLERMONT, FLA - The Penn State Berks softball team suffered a pair of setbacks as they opened up the 2020 season on Saturday afternoon. The Nittany Lions fell 13-2 to Wartburg College and later dropped a 13-4 decision to Milwaukee School of Engineering in their annual Spring Break Trip to Clermont, Florida.

Wartburg, which reached the NCAA Tournament last season, was playing in its 11th game of the season when they faced Berks. The Knights (9-3) scored four in the bottom of the first, but the Nittany Lions got two back in the top of the second. Wartburg responded with two runs in both the second and third, then put things away with a five spot in the bottom of the fourth.

Mikayla Davis made a strong collegiate debut for the Nittany Lions, going 2-for-2 with a double, one run scored, and one RBI. Veronica Maryanski notched the other RBI for Berks with a sacrifice fly in the second inning. Cori Dickinson, Bri Smith, and Erin Spatz all recorded singles for the Nittany Lions.

Amaya Phillips had three strikeouts in 2.0 innings of work, while Spatz struck out one batter.

MSOE played its 10th game of the season in its win over the Nittany Lions in the second game of the day for both teams. The Raiders, who were also participants in the 2019 NCAA Tournament, improved to 9-1 on the spring. MSOE got two runs in the first, three in the third, and two more in the fourth to build a 7-0 lead. Berks got reeled off four straight runs over the fourth, fifth, and sixth to make 7-4 going into the final inning. The Raiders plated six runs in the top of the 7th and kept Berks off the board in the bottom half.

Smith finished 3-for-4 with one double, one home run, two RBI, and a run scored. Maryanski was 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored, while Nikki Wild added a hit and an RBI. Susan Duncan finished 2-for-4, while Dickinson, Hunter Hart, and Spatz all had a hit.

The Nittany Lions continue their spring trip with a pair of games on Sunday, March 8. They will face Simmons University on at 10 a.m., followed by a Plymouth State University at 12:15 p.m.
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