The Pitt-Johnstown softball team will host a non-conference doubleheader against Edinboro University, Wednesday afternoon at V.E. Erickson Complex. First pitch is scheduled for 1 p.m. These games were originally scheduled for last Sunday, but were postponed due to weather.
Pitt-Johnstown comes in at 8-6 overall after splitting a pair of games with Shippensburg in its 2019 home debut on Sunday.
Head Coach Niki Cognigni-Pecora's Mountain Cats suffered a 7-3 loss in the opener, but bounced back with a 3-2 walk-off victory in game two.
Stacey Walling's base hit to right-center scored
Jade Stubblefield with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning to give Pitt-Johnstown the walk-off victory.
Kristie Radvan, the PSAC Central Athlete of the Week, added a solo home run for the Mountain Cats.
Edinboro, under 30
th-year
Head Coach Dan Gierlak, snapped a six-game losing streak by sweeping a non-conference doubleheader from Clarion on Sunday, 19-2 and 8-0.
Olivia Jankowski homered, doubled, and drove in six to lead the Fighting Scots in the opener, before going 2-for-3 with two more RBI in game two.
In the last meeting on March 25, 2017, Pitt-Johnstown and Edinboro split a doubleheader. The Mountain Cats took the opener 5-4 on
Montana Mang's walk-off, two-run double, but the Fighting Scots belted four home runs, including a pair from
Jessica Hyland, in a 9-3 victory.
Pitt-Johnstown will open PSAC-Central play on Friday at Lock Haven, before hosting a conference doubleheader against Clarion on Saturday at 1 and 3 p.m. at V.E. Erickson Complex.
