Next Game: at Pitt-Johnstown 3/23/2025 | 1:00 PM Mar. 23 (Sun) / 1:00 PM at Pitt-Johnstown The Gannon University softball team fell in a PSAC West doubleheader against IUP on Friday afternoon at Ruth Podbielski Field. Despite a strong start in the opening game and a late offensive surge in Game two, the Golden Knights were […]
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at Pitt-Johnstown
3/23/2025 | 1:00 PM
Mar. 23 (Sun) / 1:00 PM
at Pitt-Johnstown
The Gannon University softball team fell in a PSAC West doubleheader against IUP on Friday afternoon at Ruth Podbielski Field. Despite a strong start in the opening game and a late offensive surge in Game two, the Golden Knights were unable to secure a victory.Game 1 – IUP 10, Gannon 2Gannon kept IUP off the board through three innings, but a nine-run fourth inning turned the tide in a 10-2 loss. The Golden Knights responded in the fifth with RBI singles from Jenna Clontz (Kittanning, Pa./Armstrong) and Lindsay Breuer (Mason, Ohio/Mason), but the deficit proved too much to overcome.
Emma Smerick (Ford City, Pa./Armstrong) led the offense with a 2-for-3 performance, adding a stolen base, while Clontz collected three hits. Katie Armstrong (Lower Burrell, Pa./Burrell) took the loss, allowing six runs over 3.2 innings before Josie Spano (Hudson, Ohio/Western Reserve Academy) and Jessica Westmiller (Buffalo, N.Y./Williamsville East) entered in relief.
Up Next
Gannon will be back in action on Sunday, March 23, when they travel to take on Pitt-Johnstown. First pitch of the PSAC West doubleheader is set for 1:00 PM at Pitt-Johnstown Softball Field.
Game 2 – IUP 14, Gannon 6
IUP jumped out to an early lead in Game 2, scoring seven runs in the first inning and four more in the second. Gannon battled back with a five-run rally in the fifth, but it wasn’t enough to close the gap in the 14-6 defeat.
Kloie Troutman (Lorain, Ohio/Elyria) delivered a key two-run double, while Jenna Clontz (Kittanning, Pa./Armstrong), Breuer, and Bella Atherton (Kittanning, Pa./Armstrong) each drove in runs. Abbey Girman (Bridgeville, Pa./South Fayette) and Maddie Krause (North Royalton, Ohio/Holy Name) scored twice, and Hannah Richardson (Shelby Township, Mich./Romeo) contributed a pinch-hit single.
Maggie Lenda (East Aurora, N.Y./Iroquois) was charged with the loss after surrendering seven runs in two-thirds of an inning. Westmiller provided relief, striking out six across 3.1 innings but allowing six earned runs.
