MADISON, N.J. – Junior
Mallory Rodarmel (Montoursville, Pa./Loyalsock Township) led the Lycoming College softball team with four hits while first-year
Jocelyn McCracken (Jersey Shore, Pa./Jersey Shore Area) and junior
Hailee Sobieski (Wharton, N.J./Morris Catholic) each had three, but Drew University posted 3-2 and 9-3 Landmark Conference wins at the Drew Softball Complex on Saturday afternoon, March 29.
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Sobieski led the Warriors by going 2-for-4 in the first game.
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Lycoming took a 2-1 lead in the fourth, as senior
Avery Eiswerth (Williamsport, Pa./Williamsport Area) walked with one out, took second on a single up the middle from Rodarmel before coming around to score. A sac fly moved Rodarmel to third, where she scored on a single by junior
Kristen George (Montoursville, Pa./Montoursville Area).
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A pair of unearned runs in the bottom of the fifth helped Drew escape with the win.
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Eiswerth (3-3) allowed four hits and one earned run. She struck out eight and walked three. Teagan Bradley (4-3) earned the win, allowing eight hits and an earned run. She walked two and struck out four.
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In the second game, Drew's first six batters scored to help pace it in a 9-3 win.
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Rodarmel was 3-for-3 with a homer and two RBI in the game and McCracken was 2-for-4 with a run.
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The Warriors got on the board with Rodarmel's homer in the second. Down 8-1 in the fourth, the Warriors rallied in the fifth with two runs. Junior
Claire Alexander (South Williamsport, Pa./South Williamsport Area) had a double to lead off before an error allowed McCracken to reach and Alexander to score. After a pair of outs, hits from Sobieski and Rodarmel scored McCracken.
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Allie Porbansky (3-2) earned the win, allowing nine hits and an earned run. Junior
Kendall McAnelly (Williamsport, Pa./Williamsport Area) (3-2) pitched a complete game, allowing 12 hits and seven earned runs.
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Haley Meierhofer and Zoey Shimp each had two hits and two runs for the Rangers and Natalie Mignone had a three-run double.
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The Warriors are back on the field on Wednesday, April 2, when they host Juniata College in a Landmark Conference doubleheader at 3 p.m.
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