MORRISVILLE, N.Y. -  Penn State Harrisburg's softball team made history on Sunday afternoon, setting a new program record for wins in a single season thanks to a doubleheader sweep at SUNY Morrisville. The Lions took game one 10-1 to break the wins record before building on it with a 15-0 victory in the second contest.

GAME 1

Less than 24 hours after sweeping SUNY Morrisville (3-24, 3-16 United East) in a conference doubleheader at Courtney Pollock Memorial Field, Penn State Harrisburg (22-9, 16-3 United East) did it again on Sunday afternoon. 

In a 10-1 victory in the first outing, Steph Reider went 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles and two runs scored, while Madelyn Lehigh, McKenzie Boozel, Lauren Hess, and Krysten Moore also had multi-hit games. Carissa Yeager struck out four en route to earning the win inside the circle.

The Lions took advantage of a Morrisville error and scored the game's initial run in the top of the second before tacking on two more in the third. The Blue & White did most of their damage in the fourth, however, using six hits, two walks, a hit by pitch, and another error to plate six runs in the stanza. 

The Mustangs got on the board in the bottom of the fourth but the visitors answered back with another in the top of the fifth when Moore's two-out single drove in Madeline English. 

GAME 2

Penn State Harrisburg (23-9, 17-3 United East) claimed its second doubleheader sweep of SUNY Morrisville (3-25, 3-17 United East) in as many days with a 15-0 shutout in the second outing on Sunday afternoon. 

Mary-Kate Pencakowski struck out six batters inside the circle and allowed just one hit in picking up the win. Steph Reider and Samantha Weaver each went 3-for-4, while Emma Einarson also had a three-hit game with a pair of doubles.

Einarson's first double drove in Madelyn Lehigh in the top of the first but the Lions put up their first crooked number three stanzas later, as the visitors used six hits and an error to tally four runs in the top of the fourth. 

The fifth saw the Blue & White add two more but it was the team's eight-run sixth inning that allowed Penczkowski to put the finishing touches on things in the bottom half and end the game early. 

NOTABLES

- With the victories, the Lions set a new record for wins in a single season, breaking the original mark of 21 that stood since 2011.

- In game one, Steph Reider went 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles and two runs scored. 

- McKenzie Boozel finished 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored in the first outing.

- Maddy Lehigh went 2-for-4 with two RBI in game one.

- Krysten Moore and Lauren Hess also had multi-hit openers.

- Maddie Krantz drove in two runs in the first contest, while Madeline English scored two of her own.

- Carissa Yeager earned her 17th win on the rubber, throwing all five innings of game one and allowing just one run.

- Reider finished 3-for-4 with a walk and a run scored in game two.

- Emma Einarson racked up two doubles, four RBI, and a run in the second contest.

- Krantz also had a three-hit second game to go along with two RBI and a run scored.

- Samantha Weaver had a trio of hits, three runs scored, and an RBI in the final game.

- Delaney Nevius was 3-for-5 with a run scored in the nightcap.

- Lehigh drove in three runs and scored two more in the second outing.

- Mary-Kate Penczkowski allowed just one hit and struck out six inside the circle in the game-two win.

WHO'S NEXT? 

There's a big one on tap, as the Lions will host the United East leaders from Penn College for a doubleheader at Courtney Pollock Memorial Field on Tuesday afternoon, April 26.

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