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SB - Foxhill
5
Winner Penn St.-Abington PENN ST. 6-11
3
St. Elizabeth ST. ELIZ 9-10
Winner
Penn St.-Abington PENN ST.
6-11
5
Final
3
St. Elizabeth ST. ELIZ
9-10
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Penn St.-Abington PENN ST. 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 5 7 3
St. Elizabeth ST. ELIZ 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 8 0

W: Yanss, Gretchen (3-6) L: K. DeGaetani (4-2)

4
Winner Penn St.-Abington PENN ST. 7-11
3
St. Elizabeth ST. ELIZ 9-11
Winner
Penn St.-Abington PENN ST.
7-11
4
Final
3
St. Elizabeth ST. ELIZ
9-11
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Penn St.-Abington PENN ST. 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 4 6 3
St. Elizabeth ST. ELIZ 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 7 0

W: Casale, Paula (2-3) L: K. Reyes (3-4)

Game Recap: Softball |

Abington Sweeps Eagles to Open United East Play

Morristown, N.J. – The Penn State Abington softball team opened United East Conference (UEC) play with a doubleheader sweep at Saint Elizabeth University on Saturday afternoon at the Saint Elizabeth Softball Field.  The Nittany Lions took the opener by the score of 5-3 and went on to win game two by the score of 4-3.
 
GM1 Score: Penn State Abington 5 Saine Elizabeth 3
WP: Gretchen Yanss (3-6) | LP: Kami DeGaetani (4-2)
GM2 Score: Penn State Abington 4, Saint Elizabeth 3
WP: Paula Casale (2-3) | LP: K Reyes (3-4)
Records: Penn State Abington (7-11, 2-0 UEC) | Saint Elizabeth (9-11, 0-2 UEC)
Location: Morristown, N.J. (SEU Softball Field)
 
How It Happened (Game 1)
 
* Trailing 1-0 entering the third inning, Abington scored a pair of runs to grab its first lead of the game at 2-1. Senior Hailey Gamble and sophomore Rylee Albany hit back-to-back run scoring hits.  Gamble knocked in sophomore Isabella Antosiewicz with a triple and then scored on a double by Albany.
 
* Three innings later the Nittany Lions increased their lead to 3-1 after freshman Morgan Craig delivered a run-scoring double to left field that scored freshman Jess Dinardo.  Dinardo entered as a pinch hitter for senior Gretchen Yanss who led the inning off with a double.
 
* In the seventh, Abington added a pair of insurance runs when Albany drove in two to make the score 5-1.
 
* In the bottom of the inning, the Eagles scored two runs on two straight groundouts to come within two runs of tying the game at 5-3.  With the potential winning run at the plate, Yanss struck out Mia Testa to end the threat and secure the two-run victory.
 
Inside the Box Score (Game 1)
 
* Albany drove in a season-high three runs; one shy of her career-high as she finished 1-for-3 at the plate.
 
* Gamble finished 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI, while Antosiewicz went 2-for-3 with two runs.
 
* Yanss earned her third win of the season after going the distance for the Nittany Lions.  She struck out four batters while allowing just two earned runs.  Yanss, the program's all-time leading in K's, is now 23 strikeouts away from 400 for her career.
 
* For Saint Elizabeth, Hanna Brown was the lone player with multiple hits as she went 2-for-3 with a double and a walk.
 
How It Happened (Game 2)
 
* Both teams scored a run in the first and Abington took a 3-1 lead with two runs scored in the third inning.  After advancing to third on a wild pitch, junior Emily Foxhill scored on an infield hit by Yanss to give Abington a 2-1 lead.  Two batters later, Yanss scored on a base hit to center by Craig to make it a 3-1 game by innings end.
 
* In the fifth, Yanss recorded another RBI with a double to right field that plated Foxhill who led the inning off her a double to left center. 

* The Eagles answered the call in the bottom of the fifth and cut the deficit down to 4-3.  Testa hit a solo home run early in the inning, before Deanna McIntosh drove in a run with an infield hit.
 
* Saint Elizabeth once again threatened in the bottom of the seventh with two runners on with no one out in the frame.  Sophomore Paula Casale struck out Savannah VanWinkle for the first out and then got the next two batters to pop out to end the game.
 
Inside the Box Score (Game 2)
 
* Casale picked up the win as she improves to 2-3 on the year.  She pitched five innings of relief and held the Eagles to just one earned run. 
 
* Yanss finished 2-for-4 with a double and two RBI. 
 
* Foxhill also had multiple hits in the game as she went 2-for-3 with a double and two runs scored.
 
* For the Eagles, Kara Reyes went 2-for-3 with an RBI, while Testa finished 2-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI.
 
All-Time Series
Today marked the 29th and 30th matchups between Abington and Saint Elizabeth since the start of the 2012 season.  The Nittany Lions are now 24-6 versus the Eagles in the all-time series.
 
Next Up
Abington returns to action on Wednesday, April 2 as the Nittany Lions travel to face Penn State Berks in a United East doubleheader.  Game one is set for 3 p.m.
 
 
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