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3
Covenant COVENANT 9-12
5
Winner Penn St.-Harrisburg PENN ST. 2-1
Covenant COVENANT
9-12
3
Final
5
Penn St.-Harrisburg PENN ST.
2-1
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Covenant COVENANT 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 9 1
Penn St.-Harrisburg PENN ST. 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 5 8 0

W: K. Smith (0-1) L: Clark, Charley (4-4)

13
Winner Thiel THIEL 3-1
4
Covenant COVENANT 9-13
Winner
Thiel THIEL
3-1
13
Final
4
Covenant COVENANT
9-13
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Thiel THIEL 0 3 3 2 5 13 9 1
Covenant COVENANT 1 0 3 0 0 4 6 5

W: M. Herman (1-0) L: Bowden , Madison (2-5)

Game Recap: Softball |

Covenant Finishes Play at Fastpitch Dreams Spring Break Classic

NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. - Covenant continued play at the Fastpitch Dreams Spring Break Classic on Wednesday with two more games. The Scots lost a heartbreaker in game one against PSU Harrisburg before dropping its second game of the day to Thiel.  

Game 1 Final: Covenant 3, Penn State Harrisburg 5
Records: Covenant (9-12), Penn State Harrisburg (2-1)

HOW IT HAPPENED:

  • Kathleen Carpenter gave the Scots the lead in the first inning with an RBI single to right field that scored Gracie Lacle. 
  • Harrisburg tied the game back up immediately, using an RBI double in the bottom of the frame to score a run. 
  • The two pitchers started to find their rhythm as neither team scored the next three innings. 
  • Covenant went back ahead in the fifth inning as Haley Russell brought home Isabella Duran with an RBI single to center field. 
  • Once again, the Nittany Lions answered right away, also using an RBI single to center field to score their second run. 
  • With the score still tied, Duran led off the seventh inning with a solo home run to left field, the first of her senior year. 
  • In the bottom of the seventh, a leadoff triple followed by an RBI single for Harrisburg tied the game.
  • The next batter was Madisen Minney, who blasted a two-run walk-off home run to center field to win the game for the Nittany Lions. 

GAME NOTES:

  • Covenant moves to 0-1 all-time against PSU Harrisburg.
  • Charley Clark (6 IP, 8 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 6 K) went the distance in the loss and struck out six batters. 
  • Duran (3-for-4, 2 R, 1 RB) led Covenant with a three-hit day including her home run.
  • Covenant outhit Harrisburg 9-8.

Game 2 Final: Covenant 4, Thiel 13
Records: Covenant (9-13), Thiel (3-1)

HOW IT HAPPENED:

  • As it did in game one, Covenant scored a run in the first inning as Madison Taylor scored Duran with an RBI groundout. 
  • Thiel capitalized on two hits and a Covenant error to score three runs in the second inning to take the lead. 
  • The Tomcats used a 2-RBI single and another Covenant error to score three more runs in the third inning. 
  • An RBI double by Duran that scored Cailey Barnett in the third inning, started a rally for the Scots. 
  • Later in the frame, Duran came home from third base on a passed ball before Carpenter delivered an RBI double to center field to make it 6-4. 
  • Thiel came through again in the fourth inning with two more runs to answer Covenant's rally.
  • In the fifth inning, the Tomcats broke the game open, sending 10 batters to the plate and scoring five runs to put the score at 13-4.

GAME NOTES:

  • Covenant moves to 0-1 all-time against Thiel.
  • Madison Bowden (3.1 IP, 7 H, 11 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 2 K), Lauren Edgar (1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 K), and Madison Taylor (0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER) all pitched for Covenant. 
  • The Scots were outhit 9-6, as Covenant had six different players with one hit.

UP NEXT: Covenant begins CCS play on Monday at home against LaGrange with a doubleheader scheduled. 

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