WILKES-BARRE, Pa. – Senior Alex Eckerson (Hopatcong, N.J./Morris Catholic and first-year Isabelle Engel (Jersey Shore, Pa./Jersey Shore Area) each had three hits and a double to lead the Lycoming College softball team, which fell to King's College, 4-1 and 2-1, in non-conference action at Betzler Field on Thursday afternoon, March 26.
 
In the second game, Lycoming (4-8) led until the fifth inning when Megan Matsko drove in two with a double for King's (8-12). First-year Sage Smeltz (Tower City, Pa./Williams Valley) (3-1) allowed five hits and two runs in five innings, striking out two.

The Warriors took the lead in the second inning when Eckerson doubled and came around to score on a sacrifice fly from sophomore Serenity Snyder (Reading, Pa./Governor Mifflin).
 
Eckerson was 1-for-3 with a double and a run and both senior Hailee Sobieski (Wharton, N.J./Morris Catholic) and Engel had two hits in the game.
 
Madisyn vonFrisch (3-7) pitched a complete game, allowing seven hits and striking out two for the Monarchs. Breanna Goldspiel went 2-for-3 with a run.
 
In the first game, sophomore Ashley Forrest (Red Hill, Pa./Upper Perkiomen) and Eckerson each had two hits to lead the team, as King's used two second-inning runs in a 4-1 win.
 
Down 2-0 in the fourth inning, Eckerson singled to lead off and came around to score on a two-out single from senior Claire Alexander (South Williamsport, Pa./South Williamsport), but King's used single-runs in the fourth and fifth to take the three-run decision.
 
Engel (1-3) allowed nine hits and two earned runs in 4 1/3 innings.
 
Megan Matsko, Elie Higdon and Colleen Shuler each had two hits for King's. Alyssa Fox tossed a complete game, allowing seven hits and three walks, as she left 10 Warriors on base. She struck out three.
 
The Warriors head to Juniata College for a Landmark Conference doubleheader on Saturday, March 28, at 1 p.m.