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On Tuesday afternoon the Griffins hosted the Crimson Hawks of Indiana University of PA in a double-header non-conference match up. In game one the Crimson Hawks brought their bats and defeated Seton Hill 9-2. In game two the Griffins came up short losing 1-0 in the seventh inning. With the losses the Griffin's record now stands at 5-11 overall. Seton Hill will host Ohio Valley on Wednesday for their next game at 2:00 PM.
Neither team connected anything at the plate in the first inning, however the second inning was a different story. In the second for the Crimson Hawks they scored 3 runs off of 3 hits and one Griffin error to take the 3-0 lead. In the Griffins second,
Kaitlyn Kutchman was walked and scored on a home run hit by Beth Anne Swartzwelder to close the gap on IUP 3-2. In the fourth inning the Crimson Hawks managed to score 4 runs off of 5 hits extending their lead over the Griffins to 7-2. IUP continued to hit well as they scored another 2 runs in the top of the fifth inning making it a 9-2 contest. Unfortunately, the Griffins could not make up the run deficit in fifth, sixth, or seventh and suffered the 9-2 defeat.
Game two came down to the seventh inning, as the contest remained scoreless throughout play. For IUP in the top of the seventh Mary Ward hit a double for the Crimson Hawks putting her in scoring position. Kaylee Prendergast then singled sending Ward home making it 1-0. The Griffins came up short earning three quick outs ending game two with a 1-0 loss.