Lady Flash Softball Blasts Monmouth in Doubleheader Sweep

Lady Flash Softball Blasts Monmouth in Doubleheader Sweep

LORETTO, PA – Behind a massive offensive explosion, the Saint Francis University softball team took a Northeast Conference doubleheader from Monmouth Sunday afternoon at Red Flash Field by the finals of 7-3 and 14-4. Monmouth (11-11, 3-5 NEC) struck first in the opening game with a leadoff homerun by Christine Scherr to right center but the Red Flash (14-12, 4-2 NEC) brought home two runners in their half of the first to take a 2-1 lead early on. The Hawks took the lead once more in the top of inning…

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Bald Eagles Track & Field Teams Wraps Up Competition at Richmond’s Fred Hardy Invite

Bald Eagles Track & Field Teams Wraps Up Competition at Richmond’s Fred Hardy Invite

RICHMOND, VA  – The Lock Haven University men’s and women’s outdoor track & field teams wrapped up competition today at Richmond University’s Fred Hardy Invite. Highlighting today’s competition was the Bald Eagles 2-3 finish in the men’s 400 meter dash. Sean Harper (Lumberton, N.J./Rancocas Valley) was out leaned at the line and finished second with a time of 48.14. Steve Roberts (Quakertown, Pa./Quakertown) was third with a mark of 48.87. Rodney Rosario (Wilmington, Del./Thomas McKean) had a solid outing. He clocked a sensational PSAC mark of 1:54.92 in the 800…

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Penn State – Altoona Scores a Perfect Game

Penn State – Altoona Scores a Perfect Game

HAMBURG, NY – Penn State – Altoona softball’s 17-0 and 23-5 victories over Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference opponent Hilbert College on Saturday were impressive, but they were upstaged by perfection. In game one of the doubleheader, junior pitcher Jackie Smith (Hollidaysburg, PA/Hollidaysburg) threw a perfect game. She pitched five innings, allowing no runs, hits, or walks while striking out seven of the 15 batters she faced. Smith’s perfect game is the first perfect game pitched in the modern history of Penn State – Altoona softball, dating back to the program’s inception…

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Penn College Baseball Gets Fourth Straight Win

Penn College Baseball Gets Fourth Straight Win

WILLIAMSPORT, PA – Senior Garrett Hornung (Emporium) had six hits, four RBI and three runs to lead the Pennsylvania College of Technology baseball team to its sweep over Penn State Fayette Saturday.  The Wildcats won 2-1 and 8-3 making it their fourth straight win.  Sophomores Jacob Wrenn (Granville, Mass.) and Jarod Bull (Jacobus) each recorded wins on the afternoon. Game one was tight with Penn College (11-5, 4-0 PSUAC) notching a run in the first off an RBI single from senior Skylar Gingrich (Lititz).  Hornung scored on the play after…

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Red Flash Volleyball Roars Past Tigers

Red Flash Volleyball Roars Past Tigers

PRINCETON, NJ – Snapping a two-game conference losing streak, the Saint Francis University men’s volleyball team defeated Princeton Saturday afternoon 3-1 (22-25, 25-23, 25-20, 32-30). In the opening set, Princeton (7-9, 5-7 EIVA) held the upper hand in the tightly contested battle that was within one point for the majority of the set. After the score was tied at 13, the Tigers never trailed again in the set and began to put a few points of breathing room between them and the Red Flash (11-13, 6-5 EIVA) as the first…

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Lady Bald Eagles Split Doubleheader with Millersville

Lady Bald Eagles Split Doubleheader with Millersville

LOCK HAVEN, PA  – The Lock Haven University softball team (14-11) spilt today’s doubleheader with Millersville University (10-18). LHU dropped game one, 5-1, but bounced back with a solid 6-4 win in game two. Nicole Smith (Milton, Pa./Milton) was 2-for-2 and Bridgette Clarke (Bloomsburg, Pa./Central Columbia) was 2-for-4 at the plate in game one. Millersville led 3-1 after 4.5 innings in game two, but Lock Haven responded in a big way. The Lady Eagles scored four innings the bottom of the fifth, taking the lead for good. Highlighting the four-run…

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Womens Golf Team Finishes 18th in Virginia

Womens Golf Team Finishes 18th in Virginia

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (March 20, 2012) – After improving its team score for the second consecutive day, the Saint Francis University women’s golf team concluded the C&F Bank Invitational in 18th place in the 21-team field. SFU carded a three-day team score of 1,034 (356-344-334) to finish ahead of Mount St. Mary’s, Towson and Quinnipiac. Longwood captured the team title with a total score of 912 (300-303-309). St. John’s, St. Leo, Toledo and Penn round out the list of top-five finishers. Kameron Carter of Longwood and her 221 (71-74-76) earned her top individual…

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Saint Francis Softball Splits Doubleheader with Pitt

Saint Francis Softball Splits Doubleheader with Pitt

PITTSBURGH, Pa. (March 21, 2012) – As has been the case for a majority of this season, the Saint Francis University softball team split a pair of games Wednesday afternoon against Pittsburgh. With the one win, it is the first time SFU had beaten Pitt since they swept them in the 2008 season. In addition to its first win over the Panthers in four years, Saint Francis has tied its win total from all of last season with 10. Pitt (15-9) got on the scoreboard first in the bottom of…

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Penn College Baseball Victorious in South Carolina

Penn College Baseball Victorious in South Carolina

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – Senior Jared Johnson (Wyalusing) went 3-4 with three RBI to help the Pennsylvania College of Technology baseball team defeat Ancilla College (Ind.) 9-5 on day three of the team’s spring break tournament in Myrtle Beach, S.C.  Sophomore Jarod Bull (Jacobus) recorded the win on the mound and senior Thomas Hughes (Easton) helped the cause going 2-3 with three runs and a stolen base. Penn College (3-1) was down by three after the top of the first but came back to score four in the bottom of…

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