MIDDLETOWN, Pa. – Penn State Harrisburg's softball team completed the season sweep of conference foe Lancaster Bible with a pair of victories over the Chargers at Courtney Pollock Memorial Field on Friday afternoon, April 15. The Lions topped LBC 8-1 in the opener before earning an 8-0, five-inning shutout win in the nightcap.

GAME 1

Penn State Harrisburg (15-8, 9-2 United East) racked up 14 hits in an 8-1 victory over Lancaster Bible (6-17, 6-9 United East) in the opening contest of a conference doubleheader on Friday afternoon.

Madelyn Krantz, Steph Reider, Madeline English, Delaney Nevius, and Lauren Hess all had multi-hit outings, while Carissa Yeager picked up her 13th win of the season inside the circle.

The Lions wasted little time getting going at the plate, with Olivia Herncane doubling in the game's first run just three at-bats into the opener. McKenzie Boozel drove home Madelyn Lehigh two at-bats later before English's two-out RBI single to left field made it 3-0 after one.

The home team worked some more two-out magic in the second, as Lehigh singled home Hess after she doubled earlier in the frame. The third inning was the only one in which the Blue & White didn't score, as Reider's two-out single plated Hess and Madelyn Krantz in the fourth. Krantz got into the act in the fifth, singling up the middle and scoring English. Boozel put the finishing touches on the scoring with an RBI single to center field that plated Reider in the sixth.

Yeager rolled throughout the afternoon, allowing just one run on four hits and a lone walk. She also struck out four in the win.

GAME 2

Penn State Harrisburg (16-8, 10-2 United East) completed the doubleheader sweep of conference foe Lancaster Bible (6-18, 6-10 United East) thanks to an 8-0, five-inning shutout victory in game two on Friday afternoon.

Delaney Nevius went 2-for-2 with a grand-slam home run, two runs scored, and four RBI, while Steph Reider finished 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI. Mary-Kate Penczkowski earned the win in the circle, allowing just two hits and two walks to go along with six strikeouts in five innings of work.

After one and a half scoreless innings, Nevius blew the game open with a grand slam that she roped over the left field fence after fouling off numerous two-strike pitches in the bottom of the second frame. The Lions doubled up their advantage with four more runs on four hits and three walks in the fourth, with Lauren Hess, Madelyn Krantz, Madelyn Lehigh, and Reider driving in one run apiece during the stanza.

Penczkowski put the finishing touches on the win with a 1-2-3 top of the fifth that ended the game early and clinched the doubleheader sweep.

NOTABLES

- Carissa Yeager earned the game-one win, throwing all seven innings and allowing just one run on four hits while striking out four batters.

- Steph Reider was 2-for-4 with two RBI, a triple, and a run scored in the opener.

- Maddie Krantz went 2-for-4 with two runs scored and an RBI in the first outing.

- Madeline English finished 2-for-3 with a walk, an RBI, and a run scored in game one.

- Lauren Hess was 2-for-3 with a double and two runs scored in the opening contest.

- Mary-Kate Penczkowski was great in game two, throwing all five innings and allowing just two hits and two walks in earning the shutout win.

- Delaney Nevius was stellar in the nightcap, going 2-for-2 with a grand slam, two runs scored, and four RBI.

- Reider went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI in the second contest.

WHO'S NEXT?

The Lions finish off the season series with Gallaudet when they host the Bison for a doubleheader on Saturday afternoon.

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