Softball splits at Lock Haven

Sunday, April 2

Lock Haven, PA

1:00 PM

Millersville University

14-13, 3-4

Lock Haven

13-12, 4-5

Millersville

Lock Haven

Softball splits at Lock Haven

4/2/2023 6:28:00 PM | Softball

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MILLERSVILLE, Pa. – The Millersville softball team split a doubleheader at Lock Haven on Sunday. The Marauders took game one behind Alex Schaefer in the circle, 4-1, before falling in game two, 6-5.

Millersville moves to 14-14 this season, with a 3-5 record in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Eastern division play. Lock Haven moves to 14-12 overall and 4-6 in conference play.
GAME ONE

Schaefer earned her 11th victory of the season (11-6) and recorded her seventh complete game. The junior allowed just one run and one walk while striking out six batters.
Millersville's first run of the day came in first inning play on a Gabi Turner bases-loaded walk that scored Aleese Angelo. Lock Haven would even the score at 1-1 in the bottom half of the first with a sacrifice fly that scored a runner at third.
The Marauders built their game-winning lead in the second and third innings off long balls. The first came from Victoria Fuss in the second which also drove in Allyson Black.
In the third, Gabby D'Ottavio then hit her second homer of the year to put 'Ville up, which led to the 4-1 win.

GAME TWO

The Marauders jumped out to an early one-run lead in game two as well, this time off an Angelo homerun to center field. Lock Haven would quickly respond in the first with a two-RBI single to take the lead.
The Bald Eagles would score one run in the third before the Marauders evened score at 3-3 in the fourth, courtesy of a Marli Schreiner two-run homerun.
Millersville took 5-3, seventh-inning lead after RBI's from Angelo and Kendra Bumgardner, however, Lock Haven rallied in the bottom half of the seventh to take the 6-5 win.
Bumgardner received the loss and moves to 0-2 this season in the circle.

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