Olivia Porter collected four hits on the day, including three in game one, but Seton Hill swept a PSAC Western Division doubleheader from the Mountain Cats, 5-3, and 3-0 on Saturday. The Mountain Cats are now 15-18 overall and 3-7 in the PSAC West.
In the opener,
Tori Radvan's two-run first-inning triple scored Porter and
Taylor Mendicino to give the Mountain Cats an early 2-0 advantage.
Seton Hill answered with three runs in the fourth and two more in the fifth to go in front 5-1.
Pitt-Johnstown added a run in the bottom of the seventh on Mendicino's RBI single that chased home Haliei Markee and set the final at 5-3.
Porter went 3-for-4 with a run, while Radvan tripled and drove in a pair for the Mountain Cats. Mendicino had a hit, an RBI, and scored a run, and
Kayla Miehl added a hit.
Radvan suffered the loss and slipped to 1-6five runs, but just one earned, in seven innings. Radvan also struck out three and walked one.
Brooklyn Fukushima collected three hits, and Nina Grandey had two hits and an RBI for the Griffins.
Seton Hill's Morgan Ryan started and earned the win after giving up two unearned runs on four hits over the first five innings. Lauren Dellett picked-up the save after striking out two in the seventh.
In game two, Ryan's two run double in the top of the third, followed by a two-out RBI single from Fukushima gave the Griffins a 3-0 lead.
That's all the Griffins would need. Choloe Elliott pitched the first 6.1 innings and limited the Mountain Cats to three hits, and Dellett came in and got the final two outs to earn her second save of the day.
Pitt-Johnstown's
Kayla Miehl suffered the loss after surrendering three runs on eight hits in seven innings in the circle.
Carly Santillo, Porter, and Radvan all had hits for Pitt-Johnstown.
With the sweep, Seton Hill improved to 31-8 overall and 8-4 in the PSAC West.
The Mountain Cats travel to PSAC doubleheaders at Edinboro on Sunday and at Clarion on Friday, before returning home to celebrate Senior Night with a PSAC doubleheader against Indiana (PA) on Saturday at 5:30 p.m. at V.E. Erickson Complex.