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SB - Morgan Craig
2
Penn St.-Abington PSU-A 12-17
3
Winner Rowan ROW 26-7
Penn St.-Abington PSU-A
12-17
2
Final
3
Rowan ROW
26-7
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Penn St.-Abington PSU-A 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 6 3
Rowan ROW 2 0 0 0 1 0 X 3 8 0

W: BethAnne Doderer (14-2) L: Dinardo, Jess (6-7) S: Madison Cooley (2)

0
Penn St.-Abington PSU-A 12-18
9
Winner Rowan ROW 27-7
Penn St.-Abington PSU-A
12-18
0
Final
9
Rowan ROW
27-7
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Penn St.-Abington PSU-A 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
Rowan ROW 3 2 0 4 X 9 9 1

W: Emily McCutcheon (12-5) L: Chapman, Iris (1-2)

Game Recap: Softball |

Abington Falls to Nationally Ranked No. 20 Rowan

Glassboro, N.J. – The Penn State Abington softball team dropped a non-conference doubleheader at nationally ranked No. 20 Rowan University on Thursday afternoon at the Rowan Softball Field.  The Profs squeaked by the Nittany Lions in the opener, 3-2, and then took the night cap, 9-0, in five innings.
 
GM1 Score: Rowan 3, Penn State Abington 2
WP: BethAnne Doderer (14-2) | LP: Jess Dinardo (6-7) | S: Madison Cooley (2)
GM2 Score: Rowan 9, Penn State Abington 0 (5)
WP: Emily McCutcheon (12-5) | LP: Iris Chapman (1-2)
Records: Penn State Abington (12-18) | Rowan (27-7)
Location: Glassboro, N.J. (Rowan Softball Field)

How It Happened (Game 1)
 
* Rowan jumped out to a 2-0 lead after scoring a pair of runs in the opening inning.  The Profs scored both their runs on a pair of errors in the frame by the Nittany Lions.
 
* The score remained 2-0 until the top half of the fifth when the Nittany Lions got on the board with two runs tying the game at 2-2.  Junior Lainey Scotese led the inning off with a double and then freshman Tori Colagreco singled to right.  Senior Jill Thomas loaded the bases for Abington after getting hit by a pitch with zero outs in the inning.  Two batters later, sophomore Morgan Craig delivered a base hit to left driving in two to tie the game.  With runners at first and second, Rowan's BethAnne Doderer retired the next two batters to avoid any further damage.
 
* In the bottom of the fifth, the Profs regained the lead when Kate Evick drove in a run with a base hit to left-center field to make the score 3-2.
 
* Abington threatened in the sixth after Scotese and Colagreco hit back-to-back base hits with two outs in the inning.  Rowan's Madison Cooley, who entered the sixth in relief of Doderer, was able force a groundout to get out of the inning.
 
* In the seventh, Abington got the tying run on base after a one-out single by Craig.  However, Cooley retired the final two batters to close out the game for her second save of the season.
 
Inside the Box Score (Game 1)
 
* Scotese, Colagreco and Craig accounted for all six hits by the Nittany Lions.  The trio each finished 2-for-3 at the plate. 
 
* Sophomore Jess Dinardo (6-7) went the distance for the Nittany Lions as she allowed just two earned runs and struck out two batters.
 
* For Rowan, Zoey Rogers went 2-for-3 with two runs, while Emma Dobkin went 2-for-3.  Doderer picked up her 14th victory of the season after going five innings.
 
How It Happened (Game 2)
 
* In game two, Ava Fisher gave the Profs a 3-0 lead after connecting on a three-run home run in the first inning.  Rowan increased its lead to 5-0 in the second after a two-run homer by Mikayla Dansky.
 
* The Profs capped the scoring in the fourth with a four-run frame to push their lead to 9-0. Abigail Pawlowski highlighted the inning with a two-run double.
 
Inside the Box Score (Game 2)
 
* Craig and Colagreco each went 1-for-2 in the game.
 
* For Rowan, Pawlowski finished 2-for-3 with two runs and two RBI, while Fisher went 1-for-3 with a run and four RBI.
 
All-Time Series
Today marked the first-ever meeting between Abington and Rowan.
 
Next Up
Abington returns to action on Saturday, April 18 as the Nittany Lions host Cedar Crest College in a United East Conference doubleheader.  Game one is set for 1 p.m. at Huntingdon Field.
 
 
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