Mount Union scored early in Thursday\u2019s softball game, holding off the Lady Eagles for a 4-2 win at the Harry Sickler Athletic Complex. The Eagles were unable to pull out the hits they needed and only managed to score single runs in the 5th and 6th innings after Mount Union had taken a 4-0 advantage.
\nTyrone\u2019s strong defense held the Mount Union team off only until the second inning, in which the visitors scored the first of four runs to seal the game almost immediately.
\nEarly multiple hits by Hilary McNelis and Ashley Pennabaker for Tyrone, and RBIs from Pennabaker and Kim Cherry were promising but ultimately fruitless.
\nTyrone senior pitcher Hilary McNelis finished the day with zero walks or strikeouts, a fact which surprised Tyrone head coach Lois Loncher.
\n Neither pitcher walked a batter, Tyrone committed two errors and the Lady Trojans had one miscue.
\nThe Lady Eagles dropped the game with 26 at bats and two errors.
\nCoach Loncher was somber after the game and discussed the Lady Eagle\u2019s strategy coming off of two consecutive losses.
\n\u201cWe\u2019re playing better than our record indicates. We\u2019ll just have to keep working at it, keep working on things and go from there.\u201d
\nThe loss dropped the Lady Eagle\u2019s record to 0-2.
\nThey travel to Philipsburg-Osceola Tuesday, April 5, with the first pitch set for 4:30 p.m.
\nMount Union 4 Tyrone 2
\nMOUNT UNION- Lantz, 4-1-1; Aurand, 4-0-2; Smith, 4-0-0; Price, 3-1-1; Morrison, 3-0-0; Brown, 3-2-2; Feathers, 3-0-0; Knepp, 3-0-0; Kitting, P, 3-0-0. TOTALS: 29-4-6.
\nTYRONE- K. Whitby, CF, 4-0-0; H. McNelis, P, 3-1-2; M. Stager, 2B, 2-0-0; T. Cherry, C, 3-0-1; S. Bryan, SS, 3-0-0; M. Turiano, 3B, 2-0-0; M. McAllister, PH, 1-0-0; H. Stanton, 1B, 2-1-1; A. Ripka, LF, 3-0-0; A. Pennabaker, RF, 3-0-2. TOTALS: 26-2-6.
\nMount Union: 020 110 0 4-6-1.
\nTyrone: 000 011 0 2-6-3.
\nMultiple Hits: (MU) Brown (2), Aurand (2) (T) McNelis (2)), Pennabaker (2).
\nDoubles: (MU) Price, Brown
\nRBI: (MU) Aurand (1), Brown (1), Knepp (1) (T) Cherry, (1), Pennabaker (1).
\nSO: MU Kitting (3).
\nWP: Kitting LP: McNelis. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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