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Penn State Abington
SB - Yanss
Carl Kosola
6
Winner Penn St.-Harrisburg PSH 8-5, 1-0 UEC
3
Penn St.-Abington PSA 6-5, 0-1 UEC
Winner
Penn St.-Harrisburg PSH
8-5, 1-0 UEC
6
Final
3
Penn St.-Abington PSA
6-5, 0-1 UEC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Penn St.-Harrisburg PSH 0 3 0 2 0 0 1 6 9 1
Penn St.-Abington PSA 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 3 8 1

W: M. Sawdey (4-3) L: Yanss, Gretchen (4-3) S: C. Yeager (2)

12
Winner Penn St.-Harrisburg PSH 9-5, 2-0 UEC
2
Penn St.-Abington PSA 6-6, 0-2 UEC
Winner
Penn St.-Harrisburg PSH
9-5, 2-0 UEC
12
Final
2
Penn St.-Abington PSA
6-6, 0-2 UEC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Penn St.-Harrisburg PSH 3 2 6 1 0 12 12 0
Penn St.-Abington PSA 2 0 0 0 0 2 5 1

W: K. Smith (4-0) L: Thomas, Jill (2-2)

Game Recap: Softball |

Abington Swept by Harrisburg in United East Opener

Abington, Pa. – The Penn State Abington softball team dropped its first United East Conference (UEC) doubleheader of the season as Penn State Harrisburg came away with a pair of victories on Wednesday afternoon at Huntingdon Field. Harrisburg took game one by the score of 6-3 and went on to win game two, 12-2, in five innings.
 
GM1 Score: Penn State Harrisburg 6, Penn State Abington 3
WP: Mackenzie Sawdey (4-3) | LP: Gretchen Yanss (4-3) | S: Carissa Yeager (2)
GM2 Score: Penn State Harrisburg 12, Penn State Abington 2
WP: Kierstyn Smith (4-0) | LP: Jill Thomas (2-2)
Records: Penn State Abington (6-6, 0-2 UEC) | Penn State Harrisburg (9-5, 2-0 UEC)
Location: Abington, Pa. (Huntingdon Field)
 
How It Happened (Game 1)
 
* Harrisburg struck first in the opener when Emma Einarson drove in a pair of runs with a double right field in the second inning.  Lauren Hess also recorded an RBI in the inning on a squeeze bunt to give Harrisburg a 3-0 lead.
 
* Harrisburg increased its lead to 5-0 in the top half of the fourth after a two-run double by Madeline English. 
 
* Abington got on the board in the bottom of the fourth thanks to a run scoring single by sophomore Callie Chambers.  Abington made it a 5-2 game in the bottom of the fifth when senior Jenna Gorman drove in sophomore Grace Renninger with a double to right-center field. 
 
* Harrisburg tacked on a run in the top of the seventh to increase its lead to 6-2.  Leah Macaluso recorded an RBI double to account for the run.
 
* In the bottom of the seventh, Abington cut the deficit down to 6-3 with another run scoring hit by Chambers.  Freshman Jonalynn Hamilton followed with a base hit to bring the tying run to the plate.  However, Harrisburg's Carissa Yeager retired the next batter to halt a potential comeback by Abington.
 
Inside the Box Score (Game 1)
 
* Sophomore Gretchen Yanss (4-3) went the distance for Abington as she struck out a career-high 10 batters.  Her final strikeout in the seventh inning against Einarson marked her 100th of her career.  Yanss is the sixth player in program history to reach the 100-career strikeout milestone. 
 
* Chambers went 2-for-4 with a team-high two RBI.
 
* Hamilton also had multiple hits in the game finishing 2-for-4 with a double.
 
* For Harrisburg, Mackenzie Sawdey (4-3) earned the win as she went five innings.  She allowed two runs on six hits while striking out 10 batters.
 
How It Happened (Game 2)
 
* Harrisburg scored three runs to open the top half of the first inning.  However, Abington responded with a pair of runs in the bottom of the inning to make it a 3-2 game.  Sophomore Drew Liss led the inning off with an infield hit and was followed by a run scoring triple by Renninger.  Renninger later scored on a ground out by senior Hailey Gamble.
 
* In the second inning Harrisburg scored two runs off a two-run triple by English.  The visitors would go on to break the game open in the third with a six-run frame.  Steph Reider highlighted the inning with a three-run triple that gave Harrisburg a 10-2 lead.  Reider then scored on a base hit by Rylee Martinez.
 
* Harrisburg capped the scoring in the top half of the fourth when Krys Moore connected on a solo home run.
 
Inside the Box Score (Game 2)
 
* Renninger finished the game 1-for-3 with a run and a run scoring triple. 
 
* Liss went 1-for-3 with a run scored.
 
* For Harrisburg, Madelyn Lehigh went 2-for-3 with three runs and an RBI, while Reider finished 1-for-4 with a run and three RBI. Kierstyn Smith improved to 4-0 as she went five innings allowing just two earned runs.
 
All-Time Series
Today marked the 21st and 22nd match ups between Abington and Harrisburg since the start of the 2011 season.  Abington is now 10-12 versus Harrisburg in the all-time series.
 
Next Up
Abington returns to action on Friday, March 31 as the Nittany Lions travel to face Lancaster Bible College in a United East doubleheader.  Game one is set for 3 p.m.
 
 
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