Lady Warriors Drop Two at King's
Monarchs Keep Lycoming Bats in Check
Game 1 Box Score / Game 2 Box Score

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. --- Lycoming softball saw its three-game win streak snapped abruptly at King’s College on Thursday evening, dropping a pair to the Monarch’s 8-1 and 12-1.  The Lady Warriors fall to 3-5 overall, 0-2 in Freedom Conference play while King’s moves to 11-3, 2-0.

It was one of those afternoons when hitting, defense, and pitching were all off-kilter for the Lady Warriors.  Their bats were silent throughout, combining for only seven hits between the two games.  In comparison, the Monarch’s churned out 18 total hits including four homeruns split evenly between the two contests.

Junior catcher Betsy Reese (State College, Pa./State College) and freshman shortstop Marissa Hastings (Old Forge, Pa./Old Forge) picked up two hits, one each per ballgame.  Hastings drove in Reese for the Lady Warriors’ lone second-game run with a single to right in the fourth inning.  Freshman designated player Holly Billow (Millersburg, Pa./Millersburg) picked a two-out RBI in the first game, bringing in junior outfielder Melissa McCoy (Williamsport, Pa./Jersey Shore) with a single in the third inning.

Senior hurler Morgan Mantle (Jersey Shore, Pa./Jersey Shore) continues to record nice strikeout numbers with 10 punch-outs in the first game, but she was roughed up a bit for eight runs, six earned, on eight hits and three free passes.

Lycoming looks to get back on track on Saturday, March 25, as the Lady Warriors welcome Drew University for the home opener at the Robert L. Shangraw Athletic Complex.  Start time for game one of the two contest affair is set for 1:00 p.m.