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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. -- Penn College was eliminated in the NCAA Division 3 softball tournament with a 6-5 loss to Gettysburg College. Penn College played the Bullets tough.
The two teams were tied at 3 after the first inning before Penn College took a 5-3 lead in the top of the fourth inning. But Gettysburg slowly chipped away at the lead, scoring a run in the bottom of the fifth to cut the deficit to one.
With one out in the bottom of the seventh, Jess Campana reached on a single into right field. It was then Olivia Moser who hit a walk-off, two-run home run to end the game.
Penn College was led by Jordna Specht, who went 2 for 4 with an RBI and run scored. Lesley Fritz went 1 for 3 and had two RBIs.
In the opener of the tournament, Penn College fell to Virginia Wesleyan, 8-0, as Hanna Hull and Emily Seale combined to no-hit the NEAC champion Wildcats.
Hull earned the win to improve to 19-3 by striking out 10 through four innings and didn't issue a walk or hit a batter.
The Marlins jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning when Julia Sinnett hit a double to left to bring in Madison Glaubke. Virginia Wesleyan added two more in the third inning thanks to a sac fly by Sinnett and a triple from Katelyn Biando.
The Marlins collected 11 hits as Glaubke went 2 for 2 with a double, Sinnett was 2 for 2 with three RBIs, Biando had a triple and Daja Stewart went 2 for 3 wtih a home run and two RBIs.
Penn College secured a spot in the NCAA Division 3 tournament thanks to winning the NEAC Championship this past Saturday, sweeping Penn State Harrisburg in a best-of-three series.
Virginia Wesleyan 8,
Penn College 0
(NCAA DIVISION 3 PLAYOFFS)
(5 INNINGS)
Penn College 000 00 -- 0 0 1
Va. Wesleyan 102 5 x -- 8 11 1
Kyla Benner, Kassidy Svenson (4) and Ivvy Morder. Hanna Hull, Emily Seale (5) and Daja Burgee. W--Hull (19-3). L--Benner (9-2).
Top Virginia Wesleyan hitters: Madison Glaubke 2-2, 2B, RBI, 2 runs; Julia Sinnett 2-2, 2B, 3 RBIs, run; Daja Stewart 2-3, HR, 2 RBIs, 2 runs; Katelyn Biando, 3B, RBI.
Gettysburg College 6,
Penn College 5
Penn College 300 200 0 -- 5 8 2
Gettysburg 300 010 2 -- 6 8 1
Kassidy Svenson, Kayla Benner (5) and Ivvy Morder. M. Hughes, J. Herrera (4) and A. Cluster. W--Herrera. L--Benner.
Top Penn College hitters: Jordan Specht 2-4, RBI, run; Lesley Fritz 1-3, 2 RBIs. Top Gettysburg College hitters: J. Campana 3-4, 3B, 3 runs; O. Moser 2-4, 2 RBIs, 2 runs; E. Colline 2-3, 2B, 2 RBIs.