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WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – A walk-off double in the bottom of the eighth inning by sophomore Shawna Risley (Howard, Pa./Bald Eagle Area) helped the Lycoming College softball team split its season-ending doubleheader with Elizabethtown College, winning the first game, 3-2, before falling in the second, 7-2, on Saturday, April 26, at the Shangraw Athletic Complex.
 
With the international tiebreaker in effect, the Warriors (14-19 overall) started the eighth inning with a runner on second. Junior Kali Moeller (Fredericksburg, Va./Chancellor) moved to third on a sac bunt before scoring on the one-out double by Risley, giving Lycoming a 3-2 win in the first game.
 
After falling behind in the first inning when Jess White hit a two-run homer, the Warriors cut the lead to a run in the second inning. Moeller led off the frame by being hit by a pitch and moved to second on a sac bunt. After Risley was hit by a pitch and a groundout, Moeller came around to score on a single by junior Katie Pugh (Sykesville, Md./Century).
 
The Warriors worked out of some trouble in the third and fourth innings, leaving five Blue Jays (13-20 overall) stranded in the two frames. However, sophomore Kristi Weaver (Milton, Pa./Milton Area) got out of the trouble by getting a lineout in the third with the bases loaded and a flyout and a groundout with runners on second and third in the fourth.
 
The Warriors tied the game in the seventh when Weaver led off with a walk and moved to second on a sac bunt. Sophomore Ashley Witmer (Lancaster, Pa./Penn Manor) followed with a single to left before junior Caroline Lapano (Harrisburg, Pa./Trinity) singled to right field to score Weaver with the tying run. Junior Nikki Marianelli (Old Forge, Pa./Old Forge) singled to load the bases, but a groundout and flyout sent the game to extra innings.
 
Lapano led the Warriors, going 2-for-4 with a RBI and Moeller scored two runs to lead the Warrior offense. Amanda Sheckard led the Blue Jays, as she went 2-for-3.
 
Weaver (11-9) finished her sophomore year by tossing an eight-inning, seven hitter, allowing just the two first-inning runs. Laura Tomasetti (4-9) took the loss for the Blue Jays, as she allowed seven hits and two earned runs in 7 1/3 innings. She walked three and struck out three.
 
In the second game, a three-run homer by Kaylee Werner in the third inning sparked the Blue Jays en route to a 7-2 win.
 
The Blue Jays scored the first five runs of the game, adding two runs in the fifth thanks to a two-RBI double from Keli Krause. The Warriors cut the lead back to three runs in the bottom of the fifth inning, as both sophomore Ashley Burger (Montoursville, Pa./Montoursville Area) and sophomore Chelsey Poorman (Bellefonte, Pa./Bald Eagle Area) each walked to lead off the inning, setting up an RBI single from sophomore Elisa Novak (Ambler, Pa./Germantown Academy). Freshman Morgan Kunes (Beech Creek, Pa./Central Mountain) followed with a single into center field to score another run, but a strong throw cut down Novak at the plate.
 
The Warriors didn't get another base runner in the game, as Justyna Pepkowski picked up the save with 2 2/3 innings of perfect relief. She struck out two.
 
Keli Krause (6-6) earned the win, allowing four hits and one earned run in 4 1/3 innings. She walked three and struck out four. Lapano (3-9) tossed a complete game, allowing 12 hits and five earned runs for the Warriors. She struck out one and walked one in the loss.
 
Novak led the Warriors offensively, as she went 2-for-4 with a RBI. Payton Marunich went 3-for-4 with two runs and Werner went 2-for-3 with three runs and three RBI to lead the Blue Jays.
 
The Warriors finished the season with a 14-19 overall mark and a 6-10 mark in the Commonwealth Conference under interim head coach Melissa Baer. The 14 wins are the most for a Lycoming rookie softball coach and the six conference wins are the second-most for the team since joining the Commonwealth Conference in 2008.