Kayla Miehl had three hits, including a three-run homer, but Southwest Minnesota State used a five-run third inning to upend the Pitt-Johnstown softball team, 7-3, Thursday afternoon in Clermont Fla.
 
Southwest Minnesota State jumped out to a 2-0 first inning lead, then took advantage of two Mountain Cat errors to add five more in the third.
 
The Mountain Cats answered in the top of the seventh.  Back-to-back one-out singles from Laura Fox and Julia Mooney got things started.  Miehl then belted a three-run home run to left to cut it to 7-3, but Pitt-Johnstown wasn't able to get closer.
 
Miehl went 3-for-3 with a homer, a double, and three RBI, and Alexis Hrivnak collected a pinch-hit double for the Mountain Cats.  Pitt-Johnstown also got hits from Emilia Santiago, Brynnae Coe, and Fox.
 
Miehl started and suffered the loss after surrendering seven runs, but just four earned runs, over the first three innings.  She struck out two and didn't allow a walk.  Tori Radvan held Southwest Minnesota State scoreless on three hits over the final three innings.
 
Pitt-Johnstown will wrap-up its Spring Trip in Florida with games against Bloomfield (NJ) and Saint Thomas Aquinas (NY) on Friday and Grand Valley State (MI) and Kentucky Wesleyan on Saturday.