York 1, Penn State Harrisburg 0
Harrisburg Lineup
Humphrey cf, Coolbaugh 2b, Bruno ss, Hartman p, Nevius lf, DeMatteo 1b, Krantz c, Simon dp and Dixon rf, and Gochenaur 3b
York Lineup
Meyer 1b, Pastore 2b, Harhigh ss, Ruffalo rf, Lindsay dp, Vogt p, Marmo c, Van O'Linda 3b, Decena lf, and Brumagin cf
How It Happened
Penn State Harrisburg faced off with local Capital Athletic Conference (CAC) foe York (Pa.) College.
The contest was a pitcher's duel and in the circle for the Lions was Allison Hartman. Hartman would have one of her career best outings, striking out 15 Spartan batters setting a new single game school record in the process. She would limit the Spartans to four hits, allowing a single run in the third inning.
Meanwhile the Lions offense struggle to find its rhythm early in the game. After falling behind 1-0, Harrisburg looked to answer in the bottom of the third inning. Kaylee Simon would led the inning off with a walk and Sierra Dixon recorded an infield single to put runners on base. Katie Humphrey would lay down a sacrifice bunt to move both runners into scoring position, later in the contest Humphrey would become the school's All-Time leader in the category. Sarah Coolbaugh's walk would load the bases, but the Lions could not manage to plate a tying run.
The Blue & White would get runners on base in the fourth, fifth, and seventh innings, but could not drive any across the plate, falling 1-0.
At the Plate
- Katie Humphrey went 1-2, with a pair of sacrifice bunts becomes the program's All-Time leader in the category
- Sierra Dixon collected a pair of singles
- Kaylee Simon also went 1-2 with a walk
In the Circle
- Allison Hartman set the school's single game strike out record fanning 15 Spartan batters.
York 9, Penn State Harrisburg 0
Harrisburg Lineup
Humphrey cf, Coolbaugh c, Bruno ss, Hartman 1b, Nevius lf, DeMatteo 3b, Simon p, Krantz c and Dixon rf
York Lineup
Meyer 1b, Pastore 2b, Harhigh ss, Ruffalo rf, Lindsay dh, Marmo c, Decena lf, Van O'Linda 3b, Brumagin cf, and Lewis p
How It Happened
The Lions offense struggled to find consistent hitting in game two. The Lions looked to plate a run in the first inning. After Delaney Nevius reached on an error by the Spartan's third baseman, Allison Hartman drove a single into left field, moving Nevius into scoring position. The Lions would not be able to capitalize, however.
The Spartans offense would finally get to game two starter Allison Hartman, using a pair of homeruns in the fifth inning to build a 6-0 advantage. The Lions would continue to struggle to get base runners, eventually falling 9-0.
At the Plate
- Katie Humphrey went 1-3 with a single in the third inning
- Allison Hartman also went 1-3 with a single in the first inning
In the Circle
- Allison Hartman started game 2 pitching five innings and allowing 6 runs on 8 hits
- Mary-Kate Penczkowski came on in relief, pitching two innings allowing 3 runs on 4 hits
Who's Next?
The Lions will travel to CAC foe Mary Washington on Saturday April 6 at 1 p.m.
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