Game One: Penn State Brandywine 4, Penn State Mont Alto 3

Penn State Mont Alto's comeback effort fell short in game one of the doubleheader at Penn State Brandywine on Friday as they fell 4-3. Delaney Glazer got the start in the first game, striking out ten batters in 6.2 innings of work. Destiny Hall led the offense in hits with two as she went 2 for 3. 

Payton Landis and Karly Rees got Brandywine on the board first with their run scoring hits in the bottom of the first inning as they led 2-0 after one inning. Mont Alto cut the lead in half with Abigail Cunningham reaching on a fielder's choice which scored Destiny Hall. 

Emily Reagan would push the lead back to two runs when she scored on a Mont Alto fielding error. Down to their final at-bat, Mont Alto pushed the game to the bottom of the seventh inning as they scored two runs in the top of the seventh inning. Destiny Hall got the rally started with a single up the middle. Rachel Alleman followed that up in the following at-bat with a triple down the left field line, plating Hall. Emily Sicinski scored Alleman on the next at-bat on a sacrifice fly to tie the game at 3-3. Two Brandywine hits in the bottom half of the inning loomed large for Mont Alto as Maddie DeFazio ended the game on a RBI groundout. 

Penn State Mont Alto leaders

Destiny Hall 2-3

Delaney Glazer 6.2 IP, 10 SO

Emily Sicinski 1-2, 2B, RBI

Penn State Brandywine leaders

Emily Reagan 3-4 

Payton Landis 2-4, 2B, RBI

Karly Rees 2-4, 2B, RBI

Game Two: Penn State Mont Alto 6, Penn State Brandywine 2

Penn State Mont Alto salvaged a split of the doubleheader with a 6-2 win in game two. Kirsten Dell went the distance, striking out five batters in seven innings. McKenna Sas provided the insurance with a three run home run in the top of the sixth inning. 

Farell Everett got Brandywine on the board early with a RBI double to left field, scoring Jess James. Mont Alto would answer by scoring the next six runs in the game. Destiny Hall scored Delaney Glazer on her RBI single to left center. Emily Sicinski plated two runs with her RBI single up the middle. Mont Alto led 3-1 after five. McKenna Sas added the insurance runs with a 3 run home run to left field in the sixth, scoring Glazer and Dell.

Brandywine scored one run in the seventh, but it wasn't enough as Mont Alto hung on to earn a split of Brandywine.

Penn State Mont Alto leaders

McKenna Sas 3-4, HR, 3 RBI

Delaney Glazer 3-4, 2 R, 2B

Kirsten Dell 7 IP, 5 SO,      1-3, BB

Penn State Brandywine leaders

Lexi Bussenger 2-4

Jess James 1-2, 2B