Softball

Albright College 6, Delaware Valley 5 (Game 1)
Albright College 8, Delaware Valley 0 (Game 2 - 5 innings)

DOYLESTOWN (PA) - Katie Leach had four hits and two RBIs on the afternoon, but it wasn't enough as Delaware Valley was swept by visiting Albright College in a non-conference doubleheader, 6-5 and 8-0. The second game was called after five innings due to the eight-run mercy rule.

Leach went 3-for-3 with two RBIs in the opener as the Aggies (6-23) nearly rallied from 4-0 and 6-3 deficits. They trailed by four going into the bottom of the fourth inning when Holly Clark reached on an error and later scored on a two-out single by Jenn Welsh. Following another Albright (15-14) error, Leach delivered a two-run double to left field to make it a 4-3 ballgame.

The Lions scored twice in the top of the sixth, but back came Delaware Valley in its half of the inning.Two Albright errors and a Lindsay Eversole RBI single scored Michelle Smith to make it 6-4. Ashley Beam later drew a bases-loaded walk, but the Aggies could not bring home the tying or go-ahead run.

Welsh finished the game 1-for-4 with two runs scored and an RBI. Smith took the loss despite allowing only two earned runs in the game.

Kelli Kaebler picked up the win for the Lions while Ashley Young earned the save. Megan Colon went 3-for-4 with a triple and three RBIs.

In the nightcap, Young and Meredith Mayes combined for a four-hit shutout. Meredith Hippert delivered the big offensive blow, a three-run homer in the first inning.

Jennifer Campbell went 2-for-2 for the Aggies while Beam and Leach also had singles in the contest.