After suffering a 10-2 loss to California (PA) in Tuesday's PSAC West and home-opener at V.E. Erickson Complex, the Pitt-Johnstown softball rebounded with a 5-4 victory in the nightcap behind Tori Radvan's complete game and solo homers from Kayla Miehl and Radvan.  The Mountain Cats are now 5-7 overall and 1-1 in the PSAC West.
 
In game one, California (PA) took advantage of a Mountain Cat throwing error in the top of the second open the scoring, before Britney Wilson's two-out, three-run triple highlighted a four run third inning that increased it to 5-0.
 
Shayna Postler led off the Vulcans' half of the fourth with a solo homer, and Charity Henderson followed four hitters later with a grand slam to left-center that make it 10-0.
 
Pitt-Johnstown answered with two runs in its half of the fourth on back-to-back solo homers from Julia Mooney and Miehl, but that was as close as the Mountain Cats could get.
 
Mooney and Miehl's home runs accounted for the two Pitt-Johnstown hits.
 
Mia Smith suffered the loss and slipped to 3-2 after surrendering eight runs (7 earned) on five this over the first three innings.  Miehl pitched the final two innings and gave up a pair of runs on two hits.
 
In game two, Pitt-Johnstown jumped out to an early 2-0 lead.  Emilia Santiago led off the bottom of the first with a walk and moved to second on Laura Fox's sacrifice bunt.  After Mooney drew a walk, Miehl chased them home with a base it up the middle.
 
Fox's two-out double to right center in the second scored Radvan to make it 3-0, before California (PA) got on a scoreboard with a run in the top of the third.
 
The Vulcans tied it in the fourth on Mackenzie Carson's two-run single, but the Mountain Cats quickly regained the lead when Radvan lead off the bottom of the frame with a home run to center.
 
Miehl then led off the fifth with her second homer of the day to give Pitt-Johnstown a 5-3 advantage.
 
A run in the top of the sixth got California (PA) back to within one, but Radvan, who got the start in the circle for Pitt-Johnstown, tossed a scoreless seventh inning to wrap-up the complete-game win.
 
Radvan scattered 12 hits, but limited the Vulcans to four runs (3 earned), while striking out one and walking two to even her record at 2-2.
 
Miehl went 3-for-3 with a homer and three RBI, and Radvan added two hits, including a solo home run and two runs to lead the Mountain Cats.  Fox also doubled and drove home a run.
 
With the split, California (PA) is now 8-10 overall and 1-1 in the PSAC West.
 
After playing a pair of non-conference games at Lock Haven on Wednesday, Pitt-Johnstown is scheduled to host PSAC West doubleheaders at V.E. Erickson Complex against Edinboro on Friday at 2 p.m. and Gannon on Saturday at 1 p.m.