YORK, Neb. – The York University softball team dropped a pair of games to Friends University Friday afternoon by scores of 5-0 and 5-4.
The Panthers are now 15-29 on the season, including 10-14 in the KCAC.
Head coach
Aaron Alvarez's team fell behind 2-0 in the first frame. The Falcons scored a run in the fifth and two more in the seventh for the final tally.
For the game,
Shannon Nelson drew a walk.
In the circle,
Lexi Knapp went the distance. She gave up five runs on nine hits. Knapp posted six strikeouts in the contest while throwing 117 pitches.
Game two saw the visitors take a 3-0 lead in the first inning. York quickly returned the favor in the bottom half of the stanza.
Moriah Hoshowski recorded a one-out bunt single.
Taylor Larson belted a hit up the middle and each moved up 60 feet on a wild pitch. After Hoshowski was erased on a fielder's choice,
Taylor Jones stole second base. Larson and Jones raced home on a base knock by
Bethany Wright, making it 3-2.
Trailing 4-2 in the fourth,
Megan Brownson posted a one-out single to left field and hustled to second on
Morgan Cameron's base hit to right field. A walk to Nelson loaded the bases. Two batters later, Hoshowski roped a single down the left field line, plating Brownson and Cameron while knotting the score at 4-4.
The Falcons scored a run in the fifth for a 5-4 edge.
With two down in the seventh,
Caitlyn Dannenfelzer posted a single through the left side of the infield. However, a groundout ended the game.
For the game, Hoshowski tallied two hits and drove in two. Wright also knocked in two. Larson, Brownson, Cameron and Jones crossed home.
In the circle,
Ashley Falk went the distance. She gave up five runs, but only two were earned, on seven hits and a pair of walks.
The Panthers return to action Tuesday when they travel to Avila for a doubleheader starting at 2 p.m. Live stats and video will be available at Yorkpanthers.com.
