By Akshay Kriplani Staff writer
The Susquehanna softball team swept a doubleheader on the road on April 9 against conference-foe Scranton with a 3-1 win in game one and a 6-5 win in game two.
The games were a good bounce-back for the River Hawks, as they previously lost both games of a doubleheader to No. 11 Moravian.
In game one, the River Hawks beat the Royals 3-1. Senior pitcher Jamie Fesinstine pitched a complete game to pick up her fifth win of the season
The River Hawks scored their first run in the first inning when junior second baseman Brooke Kohler got on base on an error from Scranton. Sophomore first baseman Jackie Gore singled and Kohler came in to score a run to make the score 1-0 Susquehanna.
In the third inning, Susquehanna extended its lead to 2-0 off a home run from junior left fielder Leigh Ann Greenwald.
Scranton cut the lead to one run in the fourth inning with an RBI single from senior shortstop Shannon Stricker to make the score 2-1.
The River Hawks scored their third run of the game in the seventh inning when third baseman Emilie Bowman hit an RBI double which brought freshman second baseman Emily Lear in for the last run of the game.
The second game was a little tougher for the River Hawks, but the team managed to pull away with a 6-5 victory.
The scoring kicked off in the second inning for both teams with one run each, but Susquehanna’s bats came alive and scored two runs in both of the next two innings to make the score 5-1 going into the bottom of the fourth.
In the fifth inning, the Royals scored two runs to cut the lead to 5-3 before the River Hawks scored the eventual game-winning run in the seventh inning to make the score 6-3.
In the bottom of the inning, Scranton scored two more runs to make it 6-5 before Fesinstine came in and brought home the victory.
Greenwald, Bowman, Gore and junior catcher Kelly Miller had two hits each and Greenwald and Miller each had a double.
Head Coach Brad Posner said, “We rebounded well from the day before and a lot of players chipped in for a great team victory.”
Bowman and Miller said, “We played really hard as a team, and even though there was some adversity we picked each other up and got through it as a team.”
With the two wins, Susquehanna is now 14-8 overall and 4-2 in the Landmark Conference. The River Hawks are back in action on Friday, April 14 to take on Lycoming.
