Softball | 4/19/2018 9:01:00 AM

THE DETAILS
Bloomsburg (14-15, 6-6 PSAC Central) at Lock Haven (22-10, 10-0 PSAC Central)
Friday, Apr. 20, 2018 at 2:30 p.m./4:30 p.m.
Lawrence Field | Lock Haven, Pa.
 
Bloomsburg (14-15, 6-6 PSAC Central) vs. Pitt-Johnstown (8-14, 4-6 PSAC Central)
Saturday, Apr. 21, 2018 at 2:30 p.m./4:30 p.m.
Jan M. Hutchinson Field | Bloomsburg, Pa. 
 
GAME COVERAGE
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Bloomsburg - Schedule | Roster | Statistics
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STORYLINE
The Huskies look to extend their winning streak within the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Central division when they travel to Lock Haven on Friday (Apr. 20) and host Pitt-Johnstown on Saturday (Apr. 21). 
 
ALL-TIME SERIES
This will be the 105^thand 106^thmeetings between Bloomsburg and Lock Haven. BU leads the all-time series 72-33.
 
This will be the seventh and eighth all-time meetings between Bloomsburg and Pitt-Johnstown. The Huskies hold a 5-1 edge in the series. 
 
LAST MEETING
Lock Haven swept Bloomsburg back on Apr. 6 winning game one 3-2 and winning game two 9-5. Bloomsburg started the scoring in the bottom of the first with Taylor Winkelman (Springfield, Pa/Springfield)'s first long ball of the season to take a 1-0 lead. Lock Haven would take the lead with two runs in the third and pad it with one in the fourth, beginning with a two-run shot from Moriah Lindsey that scored Casey Carpenter. In the fourth inning, it was Carpenter notching a sacrifice fly that scored Bryann Hilty to put the Bald Eagles up 3-1. The Huskies matched the Bald Eagles in the frame with one run, but were held off the board after that. A RBI double from Marissa Shelhamer (Bloomsburg, Pa./Central Columbia) scored Emily Mayhew (Perkasie, Pa./Pennridge) to make the game 3-2, before the final three innings were scoreless for both teams. 
 
The Huskies scored two runs on six hits while committing one error in game one. Mayhew paced the offense in game one with two hits, while four others recorded hits in the ball game. Winkelman and Shelhamer drove in runs, while Mayhew and Winkelman both scored once. Alyssa Davies (Mountain Top, Pa./Crestwood) (3-4) got the loss in the circle, firing a complete game allowing three runs on four hits while walking one and punching out seven. 
 
In game two, Lock Haven jumped out to a 6-0 lead over the first three innings scoring three times in the second and three times in the third. The game would go scoreless into the sixth inning, as the Huskies were held hitless for the first five innings. Erin Smith (Tunkhannock, Pa./Tunkhannock Area) would lead off the sixth by breaking up the no-hit bid with a single to left center, before Winkelman singled to left center to advance Smith 60 feet. With two on and no outs, Maggie Hall (Cooperstown, N.Y./Cooperstown) lifted a ball to left that was muffed by Lock Haven's left fielder and left the bases loaded with still no one out. That set the stage for Mayhew, who lined a single off of Lock Haven's pitcher Kayla Gee to score Smith and get the Huskies on the board. After Gee left the game due to injury, game one's winning pitcher Bekah Slattery was called on in relief. Kalynn Wheeland (South Williamsport, Pa./South Williamsport) greeted Slattery with a grand slam over the scoreboard in center field to make it 6-5 with still no one out. Lock Haven would pad their lead further with three two-out runs in the top of the seventh. After Carpenter drew a two-out walk, Slattery helped her cause with a RBI double to center field to make it 7-5. RBI singles from Traci Kromko and Lindsey would pad the Lock Haven lead to make it the final score.
 
Bloomsburg scored five runs on six hits while committing one error in game two. Mayhew again led the offense with two hits, while four others recorded one hit apiece in the loss. Wheeland drove in four runs, while Mayhew drove in the other. Five different Huskies scored runs in the game. Tara Baney (Howard, Pa./Bellefonte) (3-5) took the loss in game two allowing four runs, three earned on four hits in two innings. Abby Wild (Collegeville, Pa./Perkiomen Valley) allowed five runs on eight hits in 4.2 innings of relief, walking four and striking out two. Nicolette Ray (Abington, Pa./Abington) also worked a scoreless third of an inning in the circle. 
 
The Huskies and the Mountain Cats split their last doubleheader back on Mar. 31, with Bloomsburg winning game one 4-3 and UPJ taking game two 5-4. The Huskies and the Mountain Cats traded early runs in game one, with UPJ scoring once in the bottom of the first and Bloomsburg scoring once in the top of the second. The two teams traded runs in similar fashion over the next two innings, with the Mountain Cats tacking on a run in the bottom of the third and the Huskies tying the game in the top of the fourth. The Huskies would score once in each of the fifth and sixth innings holding UPJ to just one run over their final 12 offensive outs. Bloomsburg scored its final two runs on a solo shot from Emily Mayhew (Perkasie, Pa./Pennridge) in the fifth and a RBI single from Ashli Venokur (East Brunswick, N.J./East Brunswick) that scored Shelhamer in the sixth. 
 
Bloomsburg scored four runs on nine hits while committing two errors in the win. Shelhamer led the offense going 3-3 while driving in one run and scoring twice. Mayhew chipped in a 2-4 day with a RBI and a run scored, while four other Huskies tallied hits in the win. Venokur drove in the other two runs for BU. Baney (3-3) got the win in the circle, twirling a complete game allowing three runs on five hits along with two walks and one strikeout. 
 
In game two, Pitt-Johnstown would strike twice to take a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the second to open the scoring before taking their lead all the way into the fourth inning. Those three runs came on Alexa Erney (Carlisle, Pa./Cumberland Valley)'s first jolt of the season that scored Shelhamer and Wheeland. The Huskies would extend their lead to two in the top of the fifth with a RBI single from Mayhew that scored Winkelman unearned. Pitt-Johnstown responded with three runs in their half of the fifth to take the lead for good. 
 
Bloomsburg scored four runs on seven hits with one error in the game. Wheeland was the lone Husky with two hits, while another five players each recorded one hit. Erney collected a game-high three RBI, with Mayhew driving in the other run for BU. Baney (3-4) was hung with the loss in relief, allowing one unearned run in two innings without allowing a hit. Wild tossed 4.0+ innings in the start, giving up four runs, three earned on seven hits. The freshman walked one and fired three strikeouts in the effort. 
 
LAST TIME OUT
Bloomsburg picked up a pivotal Central division sweep over Mansfield on the road back on Saturday (Apr. 14), taking game one 8-0 in six innings and game two 6-3. The Huskies got game one started in a big way, when Emily Mayhew (Perkasie, Pa./Pennridge) launched her fifth dinger of the season to put the Huskies up 1-0. Wheeland would follow it up with a one-out single to right, before the second out was recorded. An infield single from Emily Getz (Hagerstown, Md./North Hagerstown) moved Wheeland to second, before Abbey Remley (Berwick, Pa./Berwick Area) drove home the second run of the inning on a RBI single to left center that scored Wheeland. The game would go scoreless for the next four innings, before the Huskies distance themselves from Mansfield with four runs in the top of the fifth. Mayhew began the frame with a one-out single through the left side, before Wheeland would reach on a fielder's choice and an error on the play would leave Mayhew safe at second. An infield single from Marissa Shelhamer (Bloomsburg, Pa./Central Columbia) loaded the bases, before Emily Getz (Hagerstown, Md./North Hagerstown) delivered the big blow. Getz mashed her first homer of the season on a ball that did not leave the yard. The inside-the-park grand slam scored Mayhew unearned, pinch runner Jadyn Dunkelberger (Shamokin, Pa./Southern Columbia) and Shelhamer to put the Huskies up 6-0. BU would pad their lead with two more runs in the sixth, beginning with a leadoff double to right center by eventual winning pitcher Alyssa Davies (Mountain Top, Pa./Crestwood). With one out in the frame, Taylor Winkelman (Springfield, Pa/Springfield) would reach on a throwing error, before Mayhew would fly out to center and advance pinch runner Lindsey Nemeth to third with two outs. After Winkelman stole second, Wheeland singled to left center to score Nemeth and Winkelman unearned before being thrown out trying to stretch it for second. Davies got the Mountaineers 1-2-3 in the bottom of the sixth to end the game short by mercy rule.
 
The Huskies scored eight runs on 11 hits while committing one error, and they were also aided by three Mansfield errors in the game. Four Huskies each tallied two hits apiece in the win, while Winkelman, Remley and Davies each had one hit. Getz drove in a game-high four, while Wheeland brought home two and Mayhew and Remley each drove in a run. Mayhew crossed the plate twice in the game, while six others scored one run each. Davies (4-6) picked up her fourth win in the circle, firing a complete-game shutout. The redshirt junior allowed only three hits and one walk while punching out four. 
 
The Huskies would start the scoring in game two with two runs in the second coming on Tara Baney (Howard, Pa./Bellefonte)'s third bleacher creature of the season that brought home Remley. Remley would single to center field in the third to score Shelhamer to put the Huskies up by three. After a scoreless fourth, the Huskies padded their lead further with two more runs in the fifth. Remley doubled down the right field line to bring home Dunkelberger, before an infield single by Baney scored Getz later in the inning. Down 5-0, Mansfield would make it a game with three runs in their half of the fifth. Bloomsburg would get one more insurance run in the top of the sixth, when a sacrifice fly by Wheeland scored Winkelman to make it 6-3. 
 
The Huskies scored six runs on 13 hits while committing two errors in the win. Remley paced the offense in game two with a 3-4 day, while four other Huskies had two hits and Mayhew and Shelhamer each chipped in one. Remley and Baney each drove in two runs, while Wheeland picked up one RBI in the contest. Six different Huskies scored runs in the nightcap for BU. Baney (7-5) collected the win in the circle allowing three runs, one earned on six hits through 4.1 innings. She walked one and struck out two in the effort. Balee Leeser (Sunbury, Pa./Shikellamy) recorded 1.1 innings of scoreless relief allowing one hit and two walks, before Davies polished off the sweep to collect her first save of the season. In 1.1 innings, Davies allowed one hit. 
 
Lock Haven split their last doubleheader at Shepherd on Tuesday (Apr. 17), winning game one 5-2 in eight innings and losing game two 5-4. Game one went scoreless into the third inning, before Shepherd broke the tie with one run in the bottom of the third. Lock Haven responded with one run in the top of the fourth, when Hilty reached on an error to score Lindsey unearned. The game went into the eighth inning scoreless, before Lock Haven broke it open with four runs in the top of the eighth. Cassie Querry put the Bald Eagles ahead for good with a two-RBI single that scored Olivia Hall and Stefanie O'Grady, before Lindsey scored Querry on a single in the infield. Madison Mathes scored Lindsey unearned on a double to right field for Lock Haven's final run of the game. Shepherd scored once in the bottom of the eighth but Lock Haven held on for the win. 
 
Lock Haven scored five runs on six hits while committing one error and also being aided by two Shepherd errors. Lindsey led the Bald Eagles with two hits, while four others tallied one hit each in the win. Querry drove in two runs, while Lindsey and Mathes each drove in one. Lindsey also scored twice, while three others crossed the plate once in the win. Slattery picked up her 10^thwin of the season in the circle allowing two runs, one earned on seven hits with four walks and four strikeouts. 
 
The Bald Eagles began the scoring in game two in the top of the second with a two-RBI double from Carpenter that scored Amanda Loar and Hilty, before Shepherd got one run back in the bottom of the third. The game went scoreless until the top of the sixth, when a triple off the bat of Hilty scored Susan Janfrancisco unearned and a sacrifice fly from Loar scored Hilty to put Lock Haven up 4-1. Shepherd would respond with two runs in the sixth and two runs in the seventh to walk it off and get the win. 
 
Hilty led the offense in game two with a 3-3 day while driving in one and scoring twice, along with Carpenter going 2-3 with two RBI. Three other Bald Eagles tallied hits in the game, while Loar also brought home a run. Loar and Janfrancisco each scored once in the loss. Taryn Williams took the loss in the circle, allowing two runs without a hit on three walks while striking out one in 0.2 innings. She relieved the starter Gee who went 5.1 strong innings giving up three runs on five hits while issuing three free passes and striking out four. Becca Caputo also tossed 0.2 innings of scoreless relief allowing two hits and one walk. 
 
UPJ dropped a pair of Central division games by shutout to Lock Haven back on Apr. 14, losing game one 1-0 and game two 2-0. Game one was scoreless until the sixth when Lock Haven scraped across one run in the bottom of the inning. That was the only run scored in the game. 
 
UPJ collected only two hits in the win, coming from Ali Belgiovane and Stacey Walling. Kristen Coffay took the loss in the circle allowing one run on just three hits through six innings with one walk and three strikeouts. 
 
Lock Haven would start the scoring in game two with one run in the bottom of the third and one run in the bottom of the fourth.  Morgan Cannin tallied the lone hit for the Mountain Cats in game two. Coffay got hung with her second loss of the day in six innings, allowing two runs on three hits along with three walks and one strikeout. 
 
SCOUTING BLOOMSBURG
The Huskies are fifth in the conference and just one of five teams in the PSAC with a team batting average of at least .300 (.306), while also being third in the league in slugging percentage (.462) and ninth in on-base percentage (OBP). Recently-named PSAC Central division Athlete of the Week Wheeland leads the team in these three categories and is also tied for first in the conference in batting average (.464), second in the conference in slugging percentage (.798) and seventh in the league in OBP .490. Eight other Huskies are hitting at least .300 on the season. BU is tied for second in the PSAC in doubles (54), has hit two triples on the season and is third in the league in home runs (23). Winkelman's nine doubles lead the team and are tied for sixth in the conference, while Hall and Smith have each hit one triple on the season. Wheeland's team-leading seven homers are also third in the conference. The Huskies have pitched to a 4.24 earned run average (ERA) as well the eighth-lowest batting average against (.288) in the conference this season using six pitchers. Baney's 2.40 ERA leads the team and is 14^thindividually in the conference through 73 innings. Davies is second on the team in innings pitched at 58.2, while Wild has also thrown 41.1 innings this season for the Huskies. Leeser, Ray and Smith have also contributed a combined 18.1 innings for BU as well. The Huskies also own a .945 fielding percentage as a team. 
 
SCOUTING LOCK HAVEN
Lock Haven is hitting .277 as a team, slugging .388 and owns a team OBP of .340. Ceely is the team's leading hitter with a .324 batting average, while Lindsey (.320) and Caputo (.301) are the only other Bald Eagles hitting at least .300 on the season. Among everyday players, Caputo's .504 slugging percentage leads the team while four others are slugging at least .400 on the season. Lindsey's .386 OBP also leads the team. The Bald Eagles are tied for sixth in the league in doubles (42), tied for sixth with four triples and are fifth in the league in home runs with 15. Caputo's team-leading 11 doubles are fourth in the conference individually, while Lindsey's two triples are tied for sixth individually in the league. Carpenter leads the team and is tied for sixth in the PSAC in home runs with five. The Bald Eagles own the third-lowest ERA in the conference at 2.56, led by the fourth-lowest individual ERA in the conference from Slattery at 1.40 (100.1 innings). Gee also owns a 2.68 ERA through 91.1 innings, while Caputo and Williams have contributed 29 innings in the circle for Lock Haven. Lock Haven is also the best fielding team in the PSAC with a .972 fielding percentage. 
 
SCOUTING PITT-JOHNSTOWN
The Mountain Cats hit .280 as a team on the season, while slugging .375 and owning a .342 OBP. Cannin's .400 batting average leads the team and is 11^thin the conference while two others are hitting at least .300 on the season. Taylor Hoover's .515 slugging percentage leads the team, while four other Mountain Cats are slugging at least .400 on the season. Cannin's .482 OBP leads the Mountain Cats and is ninth individually in the conference. UPJ owns a 4.59 team ERA, sparked by a conference leading 1.02 ERA from Emily Moore through 13.2 innings. Coffay owns a 2.62 mark through 50.2 innings, while Melissa Wagner is the team's innings leader with 51.0. Ashley Pagliei, Montana Mang and Samantha Frey have contributed a combined 31.0 innings in the circle for UPJ. UPJ also owns a .956 fielding percentage as a team. 
 
UP NEXT
The Huskies will be back at home on Tuesday (Apr. 24) to make up their doubleheader with Millersville that was scheduled for last Tuesday (Apr. 17). First pitch is set for 2:30 p.m. at Jan M. Hutchinson Field.