NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – Juniors Kayla Kline (Mifflinburg, Pa./Mifflinburg Area) and Madison Brown (McElhattan, Pa./Central Mountain) combined for 12 hits to lead the Lycoming College softball team to a sweep on its first day of the season, as Lycoming posted a 13-1 win over Morrisville State in the morning and a 7-6 victory over Keystone in the afternoon, on Monday, March 11, at the North Myrtle Beach Sports Complex.
 
Kline (7-8, two doubles, triple and four RBI) and Brown (5-8, four runs) sparked a Warrior offense that totaled 24 hits and 20 runs in the pair of victories.
 
Freshman Mikayla Aldenderfer (Williamsport, Pa./Williamsport) (2-0) earned the first two victories of her career, finishing with five strikeouts and one earned run in four innings in her start against Morrisville State and three strikeouts while giving up one run in 3 1/3 innings of relief against Keystone. 
 
In game one, the Warriors (2-0 overall) got out to a hot start, jumping to a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the first. Brown led off with a single before scoring from a single to left by Kline. Junior Darci Warriner (Wellsboro, Pa./Wellsboro Area) reached on an error to score Kline, who was knocked in by freshman Morgan Klosko (Kingston, Pa./Wyoming Valley West) on a single down the left field line.
 
The Warriors struck for two more in the third. Kline tripled to deep center and Klosko walked to set up a two-RBI single from freshman Isabella Gackenbach (Easton, Pa./Easton Area).
 
The Warriors scored four runs in both the fourth and fifth inning to put the game away. All four runs came with two outs in the fourth. Warriner doubled down the left field line to score Gessner, who reached on a hit by pitch, followed by singles from Kline and Klosko, knocking in two more. Senior Lexie Kovin (Yardley, Pa./Pennsbury) capped off the fourth with a single to score Klosko.
 
Brown notched her fourth hit of the game to lead off the fifth, followed by a walk from senior Liz Nace (Perkasie, Pa./Pennridge) and three straight singles from sophomore Taylor Gessner (Lewisburg, Pa./Meadowbrook Christian), Kline and Warriner to knock in three runs. Warriner later scored to round out the scoring.
 
Warriner and Klosko each had two hits and three RBI, while Kovin added two hits and an RBI.
 
Senior Cayla Treaster (Williamsport, Pa./Montoursville Area) threw one scoreless inning in relief.
 
Against Keystone, the Warriors fell behind 3-0 after the first. Lycoming answered with two runs in the top of the second when Gackenbach singled up the middle to score Kline and Warriner who led off the inning with back-to-back singles.
 
Lycoming added two more in the third to take their first lead of the game, 4-3. Brown and Gessner walked to set up RBI singles from both Kline and Klosko to score two.
 
Keystone (1-1) regained the lead with two runs in the bottom of the fourth, but Lycoming rallied for two more runs in the sixth to take a 6-5 lead into the final inning. Warriner sparked the rally with a triple to right center and later scored on a wild pitch. Klosko walked and was pinch ran for by freshman Kacee Reitz (Milton, Pa./Milton Area), who scored on a sacrifice fly by Kovin.
 
The Warriors received an insurance run in the top of the seventh to go up 7-5. Brown singled, Nace and Gessner bunted to move her to third, and Kline notched her seventh hit of the day with a double to right center to score the run.
 
Keystone closed the gap to one after an RBI triple, but Aldenderfer closed the door with back-to-back strikeouts to earn the win.
 
Warriner finished with two hits, Gackenbach knocked in two runs, while Klosko and Kovin each had an RBI.
 
Liz Nace finished with two strikeouts in 3 2/3 innings, while giving up five earned runs before handing the ball to Aldenderfer.
 
The Warriors get back on the field on Wednesday, March 12, when they face Norwich at 9:30 a.m. and Lancaster Bible at 11:30 a.m. at the North Myrtle Beach Sports Complex.