WARRIOR SOFTBALL SPLITS DOUBLEHEADER AT DELAWARE VALLEY

WILLIAMSPORT, PA – The Lycoming College softball team traveled to Delaware Valley College, Sunday afternoon, for their second Freedom Conference doubleheader in as many days. The Warriors defeated the Aggies 6-1 in the opening game, but dropped the second game 9-4. Lycoming is now 16-11 overall and 8-4 within the conference. Delaware Valley moves to 7-19 and 1-11.

In the first game, the Warriors used a five-run fifth inning to overcome a 1-0 deficit en route to a 6-1 victory. Amy Curry (Fr./Fallentimber, PA; Moshannon Valley) led the offense with two hits and one RBI. Amanda Gery (Fr./Whitehall, PA: Whitehall) picked up her 11^th win of the season, allowing just two hits and one run while striking out six.

In the nightcap, Lycoming scored four runs in the second to take a 4-1 advantage only to have the Aggies put up eight runs in the bottom of the frame. Jess Feerrar (Jr./Lock Haven, PA; Lock Haven), Dara Dietrich (Sr./Pitman, PA; Tri-Valley), and Alicia Madigan (Fr./Waverly, NY; Waverly) each collected a pair of hits for the Warriors. Crystal Hampton (So./Catawissa, PA; Southern Columbia) started on the mound for Lycoming but lasted just an inning and a third. Gery pitched four and two-thirds innings of relief allowing three hits and no runs while striking out three.

The Warriors will host Elizabethtown College on Wednesday, April 17, for the next contest.

COLLEGIATE SOFTBALL
Game 1                   1  2  3     4  5  6     7     R  H  E
Lycoming                0  0  0     0  5  0     1     6   4   1
Delaware Valley       1 0  0     0  0  0     0     1   2   4
WP – Amanda Gery  LP – Jennifer Moyer

Game 2                   1  2  3     4  5  6     7     R  H  E
Lycoming                0  4  0     0  0  0     0     4   8   4
Delaware Valley       1  8  0     0  0  0     x     9   10  2
WP – Michelle Smith  LP – Crystal Hampton