SELINSGROVE, PA - Susquehanna softball picked up two wins in their Landmark Conference doubleheader sweep against Lycoming on Tuesday. The River Hawks dominated offensively and defensively to take a 8-2 win, then followed with a 7-4 comeback win in the nightcap.
Game 1: Susquehanna 8 Lycoming 2
- After a one two three inning to start the game defensively, The River Hawks got hot on the bats quick scoring 3 runs in the first inning. Stevie Shaak then hit a two-run RBI triple to right center and later scored on a fielding error from Lycoming
- Susquehanna kept it rolling in the bottom of the second with Maddy Devine hitting a RBI single up the middle that scored Brianna Jones followed by Shaak bringing Devine home on a RBI single to give the River Hawks a 5-0 lead.
- Lycoming finally answered in the top of the fourth, scoring two runs to cut into the Susquehanna lead. The River Hawks then earned those runs back in the bottom half of the inning with a Jones RBI single followed by Shaak continuing her dominant day with a two-run RBI single to put Susquehanna up 8-2.
- Jones, the starting pitcher for Susquehanna in game one, went on to close the game for the River Hawks in the final three innings to seal the victory. Jones pitched all seven innings and allowed only two runs on nine hits.
- Shaak led the way for the River Hawks in the batters box, going four for four with five RBI's. Shaak's four hits included three singles and one triple that opened up the scoring in game one. Jones and Devine also joined Shaak as the only River Hawks with multiple hits, with Mary Wilkinson also recording a hit in game one.
Game 2: Susquehanna 7 Lycoming 4
- Lycoming came out of the gates in the nightcap with three runs through the first three innings. With Riley Mullen starting, the River Hawks allowed five hits and three runs while the bats took a while to get going. Piper Wright came in for Susquehanna in the fourth inning and went on to only allow one run for the final four innings.
- With Wright's relieving efforts, the River Hawks were able to put some runs together in the bottom of the fifth where the River Hawks scored four runs. Jones tripled to bring in Susquehanna's first run of the game, followed by a Devine RBI single to score Jones.
- Sydney Perez responded to Jones's RBI triple with a RBI triple of her own to score Susquehanna's third run of the inning. Perez then topped it all off scoring on an error from Lycoming to tie the game at four apiece.
- With the game now tied, Susquehanna used their new found momentum in the top of the sixth, first shutting down Lycoming with a quick one two three inning, followed by three runs in the bottom of the sixth to take a 7-4.
- Shaak was walked with two outs away and bases loaded for the initial lead-taking run and Perez followed with a two-run RBI single up the middle that scored Devine and Jones.
- Wright then finished the job in the top of the seventh with a unassisted double play to seal the comeback win for the River Hawks. After coming into the game in the fourth, Wright only allowed a single run and five hits while also picking up a lone strikeout.
- Perez also went four for four in the nightcap with three RBIs, marking two River Hawks with four hits in each game in the doubleheader. Devine picked up two hits herself, with Jones, Wilkinson, Mullen, Elle Walasavage and Savannah Patrone each picking up a hit.
Up next for the River Hawks
- The River Hawks carry their win streak to Madison, NJ when they take on Drew on Saturday, April 11 for a Landmark Conference doubleheader starting at 1 p.m.
- It's then off to Juniata Wednesday, April 15 to face the Eagles starting at 3 p.m.
