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Behind three home runs and 29 hits, the Lock Haven softball team rolled to a pair of victories on Sunday afternoon in a twin bill with Holy Family, 9-1 and 9-8.

In the first game of the day, the Bald Eagles (8-5) took an early lead and never looked back as they took the opener by a 9-1 tally in five innings.

Riley McClellan got the scoring started in the top of the first. McClellan belted a lead-off single to left field and swiped second base to quickly move into scoring position. Two batters later, Summer Peters pushed McClellan home with a single to left field as the Bald Eagles opened up a 1-0 lead.

Warrior Run graduate Madison Waltman earned the victory for the Bald Eagles. Waltman allowed one run on three hits and fanned four Holy Family batters to notch her sixth victory of the season.

The Mansfield University baseball team scored 18 runs with 13 different players recording hits to split with PSAC Eastern Division foe West Chester University on Sunday. The Mounties took game one, 8-5 before falling in the nightcap, 14-8.

The Mounties (7-10, 1-4 PSAC East) pounded out 13 hits in game one and 10 hits in game two on the cold and rainy afternoon against one of the top teams in the conference.

In game one, junior Brittain Shander (3 for 4, double, two runs, RBI) and sophomore Shay Gustafson (3 for 4, triple, two runs, RBI) led the way offensively with three hits each. Senior Assaf Lowengart drove in two runs with a double and scored, while sophomore Dylan Mercedes added a pair of hits, including a double and drove in a run. Senior Brady Mengel rounded out the multi-hit Mountaineers with a double and RBI, while freshman Brycen Rearick hit the first home run of his career to put the exclamation point on the victory.

The Mountaineer bullpen also excelled, as junior Josh Colon and freshman Austin Lewis combined to shut the door over the final 3 2/3 innings, allowing just one run and striking out four to seal the victory for MU. Colon earned the win and Lewis earned the save. Sophomore Ryan King struck out five through the opening 3 1/3 innings, allowing four runs.

Lock Haven dropped Sundays opener, but responded with a big 8-1 win in game two versus Kutztown University PSAC Eastern Division doubleheader at Watkins Field. Lock Haven lost the first game, 5-4.

The game was quiet in the opening innings, but in the top of the third Kutztown put up 3 runs to take a 3-0 lead. Lock Haven (7-13) notched a run in the bottom of the fourth when Blaise Zeiders found a gap for an RBI single up the middle driving in Justin Lichtenwalner to cut the Golden Bears advantage to 3-1.

Lock Haven got the bats going in the bottom the sixth when Jake Mastillo hit a line drive into the gap in the outfield to double and drive in Lichtenwalner from second. Joe Shannon followed with a single, and a Kutztown error allowed Mastillo to score and slice the lead to 4-3.

In game two Kutztown started quick and took an early 1-0 lead in the top of the first. Gavin Troutman walked in the bottom half of the first inning and Mastillo hit a double off the left field fence to tied the game 1-1.

COLLEGE SOFTBALL

Lock Haven 9, Holy Family 1

(GAME ONE)

LHU 106 02 9 11 0

Holy Family 001 00 1 3 3

M. Waltman and S. Arrigale. J. Blackson, A. Remington (5) and De. Moser. W: Waltman (6-1). L: Blackston (1-3).

Top Lock Haven hitters: R. McClellan 3-4, 2B, HR, 3 RBIs, 2 runs; D. GOod 2-4, 2B, run; S. Peters 2-3, RBI, run; S. Arrigale, 2B. Top Holy Family hitters: J. Blackston, 2B; J. Martinez, 2B.

Lock Haven 9, Holy Family 8

(GAME TWO)

LHU 202 030 2 9 18 1

Holy Family 202 013 0 8 14 2

J. Scheilham, K. Gioglio (4) and S. Arrigale. M. Patterson, S. Ciasullo (5) and A. Leitizia. W: Gioglio (2-2). L: Ciasullo (1-3).

Top Lock Haven hitters: D. Good 4-5, run; S. Peters 3-5, RBI, run; M. Ruppert 2-4, 3B, 2 runs; S. Arrigale 3-4, 2B, HR, 3 RBIs, 3 runs; R. Trexler 3-4, 2B, 2 RBIs; H. Lestician, HR. Top Holy Family hitters: A. Smith 2-5, 2 HRs, 2 RBIs, 2 runs; E. Hansen 3-4, HR, RBI, 2 runs; S. Ciasullo, 2B; A. Remington, HR.

Records: Lock Haven (8-5), Holy Family (3-15).

COLLEGE BASEBALL

Mansfield 8, West Chester 5

(GAME ONE)

WCU 010 310 0 5 11 2

Mansfield 202 301 x 8 13 5

Joe Sperone Dylan Howanitz (4), Joe Messina (4), R.J. Kuruts (6) and RJ Gifford. Ryan King Josh Colon (4), Austin Lewis (6) and Brycen Rearick. W: Colon (2-0). L: Howanitz (0-1). S: Lewis (1).

Top Mansfield hitters: Corey Stouffer 3-4, 3B, RBI, run; Justin Horn 2-4 3B; L. Cantwell 2-4, 2B, 2 runs; Mike Ferrara, 2B; Keith Flaherty, 2B. Top West Chester hitters: Shay Gustafson 3-4, 3B, RBI, 2 runs; Dylan Mercedes 2-3, 2B, RBI; Brady Mengel 2-3 2B, RBI, run; Brycen Rearick, HR; Brittain Shander, 2B; Assaf Lowengart, 2B; Samuel Freedman, 2B.

West Chester 14, Mansfield 8

(GAME TWO)

WCU 115 150 100 14 12 6

Mansfield 040 000 202 8 10 3

A. Cantwell, Nolan Graber (5), Kyle Lazer (7), Colin Kennedy (9) and R.J. Gifford. Houtz, Todd Erney (3), Logan Magdits (3), Lorenzo Febbo (5), Ian Wilbur (7) and Ryan Verbonitz. W: Cantwell (1-2). L: Houtz (1-1).

Top West Chester hitters: Zach Wright 2-5, 2B, RBI, 3 runs; Joe Kaleck 3-6, 3B, 3 RBIs, 3 runs; Corey Stouffer 2-4, 3 RBIs; Zack Miles 2-4, 3B, RBI, 2 runs; L. Cantwell, 2B. Top Mansfield hitters: Assaf Lowenegart 2-4, 2B, 2 RBIs; Alan Bautista 2-2, 2B, RBI, 2 runs.

Records; West Chester (14-3, 5-1 PSAC), Mansfield (7-10, 1-4 PSAC).

Kutztown 5, Lock Haven 4

(GAME ONE)

Kutztown 003 010 001 5 10 1

LHU 000 103 000 4 6 2

Dominic Proietto, Jake Skrocki (6) and Antonio Rossillo. RJ Kruse, Aedan Walter (4), Rylan Bailey (6), Jared Coolledge (9), Garrett Starr (9) and Garrett Nephart. W: Skrocki (1-0). L: Colledge (1-1).

Top Kutztown hitters: ANtonio Rossillo 3-3, run; Mike Piscotty 2-4; Zach Moretski, 2B. Top Lock Haven hitters: Blaise Zeiders 2-4, 2B, RBI; Gavin Troutman, 2B; Jake Mastillo, 2B.

Lock Haven 8, Kutztown 1

Kutztown 100 000 0 1 5 0

LHU 111 302 x 8 13 3

Gavin Moretski, Gavin Grande (5) and Antonio Rossillo. Kevin Worek, Matt Lingenfelter (6) and Garrett Nephart. W: Worek (3-2). L: Moretski (0-2).

Top Kutztown hitters: Jimmy Kerley 2-3, 2B. Top Lock Haven hitters: Jake Mastillo 3-3, 2B, HR, 3 RBIs, 3 runs; Joe Shannon 3-4, 3B, RBI, run; Zach Kaatz 2-4, RBI; Garrett Nephart 2-4, HR, RBI, run.

Records: Kutztown (6-13, 3-1 PSAC East), Lock Haven (7-12, 1-5 PSAC East).

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