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Holy Family University Athletics
Header Claw
SB - Smith
9
Winner Lock Haven LHU 7-5
1
Holy Family HFU 3-14
Winner
Lock Haven LHU
7-5
9
Final
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Holy Family HFU
3-14
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Lock Haven LHU 1 0 6 0 2 9 11 0
Holy Family HFU 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 3

W: M. Waltman (6-1) L: Blackston, Jalecia (1-3)

9
Winner Lock Haven LHU 8-5
8
Holy Family HFU 3-15
Winner
Lock Haven LHU
8-5
9
Final
8
Holy Family HFU
3-15
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Lock Haven LHU 2 0 2 0 3 0 2 9 18 1
Holy Family HFU 2 0 2 0 1 3 0 8 14 2

W: K. Gioglio (2-2) L: Ciasullo, Sam (1-3)

Game Recap: Softball |

Tigers Swept by Bald Eagles in Non-Conference Action



Bensalem, Pa. – The Holy Family University softball team dropped a non-conference doubleheader against Lock Haven University by the scores of 9-1 and 9-8 on Sunday afternoon at Bensalem High School.
 
GM1 Score: Lock Haven 9, Holy Family 1 (5)
GM2 Score: Lock Haven 9, Holy Family 8
Records: Holy Family (3-15, 0-0 CACC) | Lock Haven (8-5, 0-0 PSAC)
Location: Bensalem, Pa. (Bensalem High School)
 
How It Happened (Game 1)
 
* In the opener a six-run third inning by Lock Haven turned out to be the difference in the game.  The Bald Eagles capitalized off two errors by the Tigers in the inning.  Riley McClellan capped the scoring in the inning with a run scoring double to make the score 7-0.
 
* Lock Haven added two more runs in the fifth inning off the bat of McClellan as she delivered a two-run homer over the left field fence to make the score 9-1.
 
* Holy Family scored its lone run in the bottom of the third inning after back-to-back doubles to lead off the inning.  Freshman Jalecia Blackston (Levittown, Pa./Bucks County Technical) led the inning off with a two-bagger and scored on a double by senior Jasmine Martinez (Riverside, Calif./Riverside Polytechnic). 
 
Inside the Box Score
 
* Junior Maria Leedom (Levittown, Pa./Neshaminy (Shippensburg)) went 1-for-2 in the game to account for one of the team's three hits with Blackston and Martinez. 
 
* For Lock Haven, McClellan went 2-for-4 with two runs and three RBI.  Madison Waltman (6-1) picked up her team-leading sixth victory of the season after keeping the Tigers scoreless in five complete innings.  Waltman allowed one earned run on three hits while striking out four batters.
 
How It Happened (Game 2)
 
*  In game two, both teams combined for 17 runs and 32 hits in a back-and-forth affair.  Lock Haven plated two runs in the top half of the first to take an early 2-0 lead.  However, the lead would be short-lived as the Tigers also came through with a pair of runs in the opening inning.  Senior Abigail Smith (Elkton, Md./Red Lion Christian Academy) led the inning off with the first of her two home runs on the day.  The Tigers would tie the game later in the inning when junior Makenna Patterson (Sellersville, Pa./Pennridge) singled up the middle with the bases loaded to score freshman Emma Clayborne (Ambler, Pa./Wissahickon) who reach base with a walk earlier in the inning.
 
* In the third, Lock Haven broke the 2-2 tie with another two runs.  With two outs in the inning, Sydney Arrigale doubled to centerfield to score Mikayla Ruppert who reached on a two-out single.  Arrigale would go on to score on a single by Rianna Trexler.  Trexler was thrown out at second base to end the inning trying to stretch her single into a double.
 
* Holy Family responded in a big way in the bottom of the third.  Senior Elaina Hansen (Mullica Hill, N.J./Clearview Regional) led the inning off with a home run over the center field fence.  Two batters later, fellow senior Ashley Remington (Collegeville, Pa./Pope John Paul II) delivered a shot over the left-center field fence to tie the game at 4-4. 
 
* Lock Haven recaptured the lead with three runs in the fifth inning.  Haley Lestician led the inning off with a solo home run to left-center field.  The Bald Eagles then received run scoring doubles in the inning by Arrigale and Trexler to take a 7-4 lead.
 
* Holy Family got one of the runs back in the bottom of the inning when pinch runner Lauren Hagy (Philadelphia, Pa./Archbishop Ryan) scored on an errand throw by the Lock Haven third baseman.  Hagy's run made the score 7-5.
 
* In the bottom of the sixth the Tigers grabbed their first lead of the game.  Smith led the inning off with her second home run of the game to make the score 7-6.  Back-to-back singles by Leedom and Hansen followed before both runners advanced on a passed ball.  With two runners in scoring position, the Bald Eagles managed to force two straight groundouts.  Freshman Alexis Letizia (Toms River, N.J./Donovan Catholic) drew a walk to load the bases before freshman Sam Ciasullo (Springfield, Pa./Springfield) doubled to left-center field to drive in both Hansen and Leedom as the Tigers grabbed an 8-7 lead.
 
* Lock Haven tied the game in the seventh when Arrigale led the inning off with a home run to right-center field.  The Bald Eagles would grab the go-ahead run later in the inning when Summer Peters singled up the middle to drive in Amanda Criss with two outs in the inning.
 
* Kinley Gioglio (2-2) who entered the game two batters into the fourth, retired the Tigers in order in the bottom of the seventh to close out the game for her second win of the season.
 
Inside the Box Score (Game 2)
 
* The two home runs by Smith marked her second and third home runs of the season and the fifth and sixth of her career.  It's the first time in her career that Smith has totaled two long balls in a single game. Smith is the first Holy Family player since 2019 to hit two home runs in a game.  The last to do so was former catcher Taylor Nichols (Salisbury, Md./Parkside) against Felician University.
 
* Hansen launched her third home run of the season and the 18th of her career.  Her 18 home runs are now fourth-most in the program's record book. Hansen finished the game 3-for-4 with two runs and one RBI.
 
* Remington's third inning bomb was the first of the season for her and the sixth of her career.  She finished the game with three hits in four at-bats.
 
* The four combined home runs by the Tigers marked the most in a single game since the team hit four homers at Mercy College back on March 18, 2012. 
 
* For Lock Haven, Arrigale went 3-for-4 with three runs and three RBI.  Trexler also had three hits in the game in four plate appearances.  Peters went 3-for-5 with a run and an RBI.
 
All-Time Series
Today marked the fourth and fifth meetings between Holy Family and Lock Haven since the start of the 2004 season.  The Tigers are now 0-5 versus the Bald Eagles in the all-time series.
 
Next Up
Holy Family returns to action on Monday as the Tigers travel to face Bloomfield College in a rescheduled doubleheader from Saturday's postponement.  Game one is set for 1 p.m. The doubleheader is the Tigers' first Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference matchup of the season.
 
 
 
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