Game One Box Score
Game Two Box Score

ANNVILLE, Pa. – The Susquehanna softball team dropped a doubleheader at No. 15 Lebanon Valley on Wednesday afternoon, losing game one 2-0 before falling in game two 6-0.

Game one was an old-fashioned pitcher's duel as junior Morgan Lewis (Newtown, Pa. / Council Rock North) squared off against Sam Derr.

Lewis threw six solid innings, scattering four hits, allowing one earned run and striking out eight. The righty tallied 106 pitches, throwing 67 for strikes.

SU (19-14) had only four hits in the first game, two off the bat of junior Bridget Rafter (Highlands, N.J. / Henry Hudson Regional), who cracked a double to right center in the second inning.

In the top of the third, Sarah Bush (West Windsor, N.J. / West Windsor Plainsboro North) hit a one-out single to center and was moved to second as Claire Hanratty (Severna Park, Md. / Severna Park) successfully converted a sacrifice bunt. But unfortunately, Bush was left stranded on second base.

The Dutchmen (28-3) got on the board in the bottom of the fourth, scoring one run on two hits to take a 1-0 edge. Rafter led off the top of the fifth with a single to center, but again the Crusaders were left scoreless.

Lebanon Valley tacked on another run in the bottom of the sixth as Derr led off with a double to center and later touched home on a throwing miscue by the Crusaders.

SU looked to rally in the top half of the seventh as senior Sam LaCoe (Clarks Summit, Pa. / Abington Heights) hit a one-out base knock to left and moved to third on a sac bunt by Rafter. But the Dutchmen earned the final out and handed the Crusaders the game one defeat.

In the nightcap, the Crusaders had nine hits against Derr, but could not register a run and fell 6-0 as Derr improved to 18-0 on the year.

Rafter and Alyssa Cantalini (Kitchener, Ontario / St. David Catholic Secondary) both had two hits each as Cantalini appeared in a game for the first time since March 23 at Montclair State.

Freshman Jamie Fesinstine (Long Valley, N.J. / West Morris Central) suffered the defeat as the pitcher went six innings, throwing 107 pitches (71 for strikes).

Lebanon Valley jumped out to a 3-0 lead after one inning and added one run in the second through fourth innings. The Crusaders strung back-to-back singles to begin the top of the second as Brittany Devlin (Furlong, Pa. / Central Bucks East) and Cantalini got on base, but neither was able to score.

Again in the third, Stephanie Chlebove (Northampton, Pa. / Northampton Area) and Rafter both got on base with singles up the middle, but the Dutchmen escaped unscathed.

SU hosts Drew in the final regular season home games of the year on Saturday. The Crusaders will honor Devlin, LaCoe and Kylie Schrey (Elizabethville, Pa. / Upper Dauphin Area) in a pre-game ceremony for Senior Day.