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Seton Hill Sweeps Softball Team in Pair of PSAC Games

Johnstown, PA

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2765Seton Hill scored two runs in the top of the seventh inning to earn a 3-1 victory over Pitt-Johnstown in Saturday's PSAC West softball opener at Richland Elementary School, before completing the sweep with a 10-1 win in five innings in the nightcap.  The Mountain Cats fell to 5-23 overall and 5-15 in conference-play.
 
In game one, the Griffins took a 1-0 first inning lead, but Pitt-Johnstown tied it in the second on Amanda O'Toole's solo homerun over the left field fence.
 
The scored remained the same until the seventh inning when Seton Hill's Victoria Stock doubled home Paige Kovalchik and Erika Arriola with the eventual game-winning runs.
 
 
O'Toole homered for Pitt-Johnstown, while Marley Elbin, Shannon Wittig, Taylor Hoover, and Rachel Hoffman all collected base hits.
 
Melissa Wagner suffered the loss in the circle for Pitt-Johnstown after allowing three runs (2 earned ) on six Seton Hill hits in a complete-game effort.
 
In game two, the Griffins scored five first inning runs before the Mountain Cats got an out, then added three more in the second inning on their way to the 10-1 win.
 
Montana Mang, Karlie Tomich, Amber Maurer, Elbin, Wittig, and Hoover all had base hits for Pitt-Johnstown.
 
Rachel Hoffman allowed earned five runs on six hits in the Seton Hill first inning and fell to 3-11 on the season.  Emily Moore pitched five innings in relief and surrendered five runs (1 earned) on eight hits.
 
With the sweep, Seton Hill improved to 25-8-1 overall and 17-6-1 in the PSAC West.
 
Pitt-Johnstown travels to Edinboro for a PSAC West doubleheader on Sunday, before hosting the Fighting Scots for a pair of games on Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. at Richland Elementary School.
 
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Players Mentioned

Marley Elbin

#31 Marley Elbin

OF
5' 2"
Freshman
L/R
Rachel Hoffman

#25 Rachel Hoffman

P/OF
5' 7"
Freshman
R/R
Taylor Hoover

#34 Taylor Hoover

3B
5' 7"
Freshman
R/R
Montana Mang

#16 Montana Mang

3B/OF
5' 8"
Freshman
R/R
Amber Maurer

#23 Amber Maurer

2B/UTIL
5' 6"
Freshman
R/R
Emily Moore

#13 Emily Moore

P
5' 3"
Freshman
R/R
Amanda O

#21 Amanda O'Toole

C
5' 7"
Freshman
R/R
Karlie Tomich

#26 Karlie Tomich

1B
5' 7"
Freshman
R/R
Melissa Wagner

#12 Melissa Wagner

P/3B/1B
5' 9"
Freshman
R/R
Shannon Wittig

#11 Shannon Wittig

C/3B/1B
5' 6"
Freshman
R/R

Players Mentioned

Marley Elbin

#31 Marley Elbin

5' 2"
Freshman
L/R
OF
Rachel Hoffman

#25 Rachel Hoffman

5' 7"
Freshman
R/R
P/OF
Taylor Hoover

#34 Taylor Hoover

5' 7"
Freshman
R/R
3B
Montana Mang

#16 Montana Mang

5' 8"
Freshman
R/R
3B/OF
Amber Maurer

#23 Amber Maurer

5' 6"
Freshman
R/R
2B/UTIL
Emily Moore

#13 Emily Moore

5' 3"
Freshman
R/R
P
Amanda O

#21 Amanda O'Toole

5' 7"
Freshman
R/R
C
Karlie Tomich

#26 Karlie Tomich

5' 7"
Freshman
R/R
1B
Melissa Wagner

#12 Melissa Wagner

5' 9"
Freshman
R/R
P/3B/1B
Shannon Wittig

#11 Shannon Wittig

5' 6"
Freshman
R/R
C/3B/1B