NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – A pair of triples, one in the fourth from senior Kacee Reitz (Milton, Pa./Milton Area) and one in the fifth inning from sophomore Kylie Segraves (Williamsport, Pa./Williamsport Area), and a complete-game six hitter from sophomore Payton Whary (Shamokin, Pa./Shamokin Area) helped the Lycoming College softball team overpower Worcester State, 6-2, on Thursday night, March 17, at the North Myrtle Beach Sports Complex. The Warriors fell in their first game of the day, 5-2, to Medaille.
 
Whary (1-2) finished off a complete game, facing just 27 batters while allowing six hits, one earned run and a walk. She also struck out one in her first win of the year.
 
After single runs from the Lancers (3-5 overall) in the second and fourth innings, the Warriors (2-4 overall) got on the board with a four-run fourth inning. Senior Kacee Reitz (Milton, Pa./Milton Area) started the inning with a one-out triple to right before scoring on a two-out wild pitch. Senior Morgan Klosko (Kingston, Pa./Wyoming Valley West) kept the inning alive with a single before sophomore Rachel DeWolfe (New Cumberland, Pa./Cedar Cliff) singled, setting up a fly ball down the line by first-year Rachel Daub (Honesdale, Pa./Honesdale) that a diving right fielder couldn't corral, allowing the tying run to score. An error on the next play allowed both DeWolfe and Daub to also score.
 
Segraves hit a one-out triple in the fifth before scoring on a groundout to make it 5-2. In the sixth, DeWolfe led off with a walk, moved to second on a sacrifice and scored on a single through the right side by first-year Molly Shappell (Christiana, Pa./Octorara Area).
 
The Warriors flashed some leather in the sixth. With a runner on first, sophomore Kylie Segraves (Williamsport, Pa./Williamsport Area) ranged deep to her right to stab a liner headed for the wall in left field, and an alert appeal caught the runner for missing second on the way back to first. Then junior Morgan Wetzel (Mill Hall, Pa./Central Mountain) made a diving catch in center field, rolling over to show the ball in the shallow outfield.
 
Rachel Sinclair led the Lancers, going 2-for-2 with a run and RBI. Emily Bartlett (1-3) took the loss, allowing three hits and two earned runs in 3 2/3 innings. She struck out four.
 
The Warriors brought the winning run to the plate in the sixth inning, but three unearned runs in the first inning were the difference in a 5-2 win by Medaille (7-1 overall) in the first game of the day.
 
Down by three runs in the sixth, the Warriors got a pair of two-out hits from senior Morgan Klosko (Kingston, Pa./Wyoming Valley West) and sophomore Kylie Segraves (Williamsport, Pa./Williamsport Area), but a flyout ended the threat.
 
The Warriors matriculated a run across in the first inning, as sophomore Kylie Russell (Jersey Shore, Pa./Jersey Shore Area) led off with a walk, moved to second on a sacrifice, third on a groundout and scored on an error.
 
After the three-run first from Medaille, the Warriors cut the lead to a run in the fourth when junior Morgan Wetzel (Mill Hall, Pa./Central Mountain) led off with a double and came in to score thanks to a pair of groundouts.
 
Medaille expanded the lead with two runs in the fifth.
 
Abbigail Doherty went 2-for-3 with two runs and Kylie Lyons went 2-for-3 with three RBI to lead the Mustangs.
 
First-year Avery Eiswerth (Williamsport, Pa./Williamsport Area) pitched one inning, allowing a hit, two walks and three unearned runs. Russell pitched the last five frames, allowing five hits, two walks and two runs. She struck out five.
 
Kaitlyn Alguire (5-0) allowed six hits, a walk and one earned run in a complete game. She struck out four.
 
The Warriors wrap up their time in North Myrtle Beach when they face Keene State at 9:30 a.m. and Greenville at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, March 18 at the North Myrtle Beach Sports Complex.