Selinsgrove, Pa. – Junior captain
Kasey Bost (Eldersburg, Md./Liberty) went 5-for-6 and sophomore infielder
Kody Streeter (Boyertown, Pa./Boyertown) cracked her first career home run as the Susquehanna University softball team returned to Landmark Conference action Saturday afternoon. Susquehanna (8-9, 1-3 LC) suffered 11-3 and 11-1 setbacks, both in six innings, at the hands of No. 24 Moravian College (17-3, 6-0 LC).
Game 1
Susquehanna 3, Moravian 11
How It Happened
- Moravian boasted an 8-0 lead through the first three innings of the game.
- The River Hawks avoided the shutout in the bottom of the third inning when Streeter, the No. 5 hitter, rocked a three-run homer over the centerfield fence. SU added two more hits in the inning but couldn't get another run across the plate.
- The Greyhounds responded with two more runs in the top of the fourth inning and then Brooke Wehr sealed the win with a solo shot in the sixth.
Inside the Box Score
- Moravian ripped 19 hits, including nine extra-base hits, in scoring 11 runs while making one error.
- The River Hawks posted three runs on seven hits with one error.
Top Performers
- Bost and senior Jill Ahrens (Clarence, N.Y./Sacred Heart Academy) both went 2-for-3 in the first game while Streeter collected a career-best three RBI.
- Senior captain Alexa Gonzalez (Northport, N.Y./Northport) suffered the loss, dropping to 4-3 on the season after giving up five earned runs on seven hits in 1.2 innings.
- Wehr had herself a game, going 4-for-5 with two doubles, a triple, and a dinger while scoring four runs and driving in two.
Game 2
Susquehanna 1, Moravian 11
How It Happened
- The Greyhounds put up five runs in the second to own a 5-0 advantage behind a pair of RBI doubles, an RBI single, and an RBI ground out.
- Susquehanna took one back in its half of the second inning as sophomore outfielder Katherine Fahsbender (Sparta, N.J./Pope John XXIII) connected on her first career triple to bring home senior infielder Jackie Gore (Andover, N.J./Newton), who hit an infield single to snap a five-game slump for her first hit since March 14.
- Lauren Goetz tallied her sixth home run of the season with a three-run shot in the third to stretch Moravian's lead to 8-1.
- The visitors tacked on three more in the sixth while Paige Lesher threw four scoreless innings to lead the Greyhounds to their 12th consecutive win.
Inside the Box Score
- Moravian was once again in double digits for hits, notching 11 runs on 14 hits with no errors. The Greyhounds had eight extra-base hits in the nightcap.
- The River Hawks scored one run on six hits, including three extra-base hits, with no errors.
Top Performers
- Bost continued her strong performance at the plate with a 3-for-3 effort, including two doubles, to leave her just one hit shy of her 100th career hit.
- Freshman Katie Murphy (Havre de Grace, Md./C. Milton Wright) was saddled with the loss, falling to 1-3 after allowing eight runs on eight hits in 3.0 innings.
- Maddisen Bieber paced Moravian at the plate with a 3-for-4 performance, hitting two doubles, scoring two runs and driving in one.
Up Next for the River Hawks
- Apr. 6 at Elizabethtown (7-15, 0-4 LC) – Elizabethtown, Pa. – Landmark DH – 1:00 p.m.
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