Softball vs Harrisburg
10
Winner Penn St.-Harrisburg PSH 23-12, 12-5 UEC
2
Penn St.-Berks PSB 18-12, 11-6 UEC
Winner
Penn St.-Harrisburg PSH
23-12, 12-5 UEC
10
Final
2
Penn St.-Berks PSB
18-12, 11-6 UEC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E
Penn St.-Harrisburg PSH 0 0 1 0 1 8 10 13 1
Penn St.-Berks PSB 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 3 3

W: M. Sawdey (15-4) L: Brightwell, Paige (10-7)

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Winner Penn St.-Harrisburg PSH 24-12, 13-5 UEC
3
Penn St.-Berks PSB 18-13, 11-7 UEC
Winner
Penn St.-Harrisburg PSH
24-12, 13-5 UEC
6
Final
3
Penn St.-Berks PSB
18-13, 11-7 UEC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Penn St.-Harrisburg PSH 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 6 9 2
Penn St.-Berks PSB 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 4 4

W: C. Yeager (6-5) L: Duff, Mallory (7-5)

Game Recap: Softball |

Softball Falls To Harrisburg

READING, PA - The Penn State Berks Softball team dropped a pair of games to Penn St. Harrisburg on Wednesday, Apr. 24. The Lions fell 10-2 in game one and dropped game two 6-3.  

GAME 1 

The Lions fell behind early as Harrisburg scored in the third inning. Berks answered back, scoring in the bottom of the fourth inning. Paige Brightwell started the rally drawing a walk. Peyton Vivian singled to right field and Lauren Ziegler was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Emily Smith drew a walk, bringing in a run to level the score at one.  

Harrisburg scored one run in the fifth inning and eight runs in the sixth inning to take a nine-run lead. Berks tried to battle back and stay alive in the bottom of the sixth inning. Maura Gorman led off the inning by reaching on a fielding error. Vivian doubled to center to put a pair of runners in scoring position. After Rylee Tineri was hit by a pitch, Mallory Duff drew a walk to bring in a run. Berks could not score another run, falling 10-2.  

GAME 2 

Berks got off to a better start, scoring in the bottom of the first inning. Namoi Fay reached on a fielding error, advancing to second base. Vivian then singled to right field, driving in Fay to make the score 1-0. Harrisburg slowly chipped away scoring in the last four innings to rally back and take a 6-1 lead.  

Berks tried to rally back in the bottom of the seventh inning. Gorman and Savannah Wilson drew walks to put a pair of runners on base. Brightwell then drove a single into left field allowing a run to score. Fay kept the rally going, singling through the left side to score a third run. Berks could not continue the rally, falling by a score of 6-3.  

WHO'S NEXT  
The Lions will close out the regular season by hosting Gallaudet University in United East doubleheader on Saturday, Apr. 27. The first pitch is scheduled for 1:00 PM.  

STAY CONNECTED  
Fans can keep up with Penn St. Berks Athletics all season long on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube using the handle @BerksAthletics. 

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