Seton Hill closed out the regular season with a PSAC West doubleheader at Indiana (PA) on Saturday afternoon.
IUP scored on an unearned run on a wild pitch in the bottom of the sixth inning to defeat the Griffins 1-0 in game one of the doubleheader. SHU earned the split with an 8-7 win in eight innings in game two. SHU is now 35-15 overall and 23-9 in the west.
The Griffins
Lauren Dellett and IUP's Kendall Young hooked up in a pitchers dual as neither team was able to crack the scoreboard in the first five innings.
IUP finally got on the scoreboard with an unearned run in the bottom of the sixth.
Kassidy Wittig tripled and
Brooklyn Fukushima doubled in the contest.
Lauren Dellett was the hard luck loser, going the distance, not allowing an earned run on five hits and striking out ten.
SHU took a 1-0 lead in the first inning of game two. Wittig was hit by a pitch to open the game.
Nina Grandey reached on an error.
Camryn Murphy singled to load the bases. Wittig scored when
Grace Paredes grounded out.
IUP tied the score at one in the bottom of the first. SHU retook the lead in the second.
Mackenzie Zang walked and moved to third and scored on a Wittig RBI groundout to give SHU a 2-1 lead.
The Crimson Hawks tied the score at two in the bottom of the fourth. IUP took a 3-2 lead in the bottom of the fifth.
SHU retook the lead in the sixth. Angela LaMarca was hit by a pitch. Zang drew a walk. Wittig singled to score pinch runner
Bre Athey and tie the score at three. Grandey singled to load the bases and Murphy doubled to right center field to clear the bases and give SHU a 6-3 lead.
IUP scored three times in the bottom of the seventh to tie the game at six.
The Griffins retook the lead in the eighth. Wittig singled to lead off. She moved to second when Grandey reached on an error. They both moved up on a fly out. Wittig scored on a bunt base hit from Paredes.
Morgan Toal made it 8-6 with a sacrifice fly.
Murphy led SHU with four hits. Wittig finished with three.
Logan Hartman earned her 20
th win. Dellett picked up the save.
The Griffins will return to action on Wednesday at the PSAC Championships in Quakertown, PA. SHU's first round matchup will be decided after the games are completed this weekend.