SOFTBALL WRAPS UP DAY ONE OF CHAMPIONSHIPS

Day one of the 2015 AMCC softball tournament is now in the books, with #1 D'Youville College and #2 Penn St. Behrend as the only remaining unbeaten teams.

Game 1: Penn St. Altoona 2, Pitt-Greensburg 1

The tournament kicked off bright and early with #3 Penn St. Altoona defeating #6 Pitt-Greensburg, 2-1, in an exciting comeback win. Penn St. Altoona senior Raychel DeArmitt pitched a complete game two-hitter for her 16th win of the year, allowing no earned runs while striking out four batters. After three scoreless innings, Pitt-Greensburg found the scoreboard in the top of the fourth inning when sophomore Alexandra Kleer reached on an error and drove in the first run of the game. In the bottom of the sixth, Lion sophomore Colleen Meehan led off with a bunt single, and senior Kelly Chambers followed with a double to right to put two runners in scoring position with no outs. Senior Lily Glunt's sacrifice fly to left scored Meehan to tie the game 1-1.  In the bottom of the seventh, the Lions loaded the bases with three straight singles. Junior Clarissa Keller's base hit to left made it four in a row, scoring pinch runner freshman Lauren O'Donnell and giving Penn State Altoona the walkoff win.

Game 2: La Roche 4, Mt. Aloysius 2

#4 La Roche freshman pitcher Savannah Leonard earned the complete game victory over #5 Mt. Aloysius, allowing just two runs over seven innings while striking out seven batters. The Redhawks put two runs on the board by getting RBI doubles in the third inning by freshman Andie Lippman and senior Kaylee Zozos. Sophomore Kara Sainato smashed a two-run double in the fourth inning to give La Roche the 4-2 victory. 

Game 3: Penn St. Behrend 3, Penn St. Altoona 0

#2 Penn St. Behrend dealt defending AMCC Champions, #3 Penn St. Altoona, their first loss of the tournament. The Lions managed to knock in two runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to get on the scoreboard. Sophomore Allania Banta walked, leading up to sophomore Amanda Krolczyk's eventual game-winning RBI single to center field to score sophomore Rachel Miller. Sophomore Shannon McDonnell tallied the second hit to bring home Banta for a 2-0 lead. Lion pitcher Rachel Miller was flawless until the top of the sixth, when AMCC defending champions got both hits, but never threatened to score. With bases loaded in the bottom of the sixth, freshman Sarah Blagg grounded out to the shortstop, but allowed sophomore Julia Luke to score from third and make it 3-0.

Game 4: D'Youville 3, La Roche 0

#1 D'Youville used a balanced scoring attack to defeat #4 La Roche in the final game of Day One of the 2015 softball tournament. The Spartans opened the scoring in the bottom of the second inning when junior pitcher Kalie McHenry helped her own cause by flying out to right field and scoring senior Allison Hall. The following inning, junior Lauren DeVantier grounded out to second base, plating junior Amanda Drake. The Spartans once again scored for the third straight inning as junior Lydia Monin singled and brought home senior Jessica Banning. McHenry pitched the complete game, only surrendering four hits. 

Day 2 Schedule:

Saturday, May 2
First game at 9am; subsequent games to follow 30 mins. after the conclusion of the previous game.
Game 5 - MAC vs. PSA
Game 6 – UPG vs. LRC
Game 7 – BEH vs. DYC
Game 8 – Winner of Game 5 vs. Winner of Game 6
Game 9 – Loser of Game 7 vs. Winner of Game 8