ERIE, Pa.,-- The Tomcat softball squad dropped a pair of non-conference games at Penn State Behrend on Sunday afternoon in Erie, Pa. The Lions took the first game 6-0 and winning the second 4-2.

The game remained scoreless until the bottom of the sixth inning when the Lions scored six runs on five hits. Ashley Gruber and Amy Greene led the Lions as they went 1 for 2 from the plate and collected two RBIs respectively.

In the first game, Danielle Massesngill was the lone Tomcat to get a hit as she went 2 for 3 from the plate. Kristen Moreland (Dover, Ohio/Dover) received her first loss of the season, allowing three runs while striking out four batters.

In the second game, the Tomcats (3-9) bats came alive but were not enough as they fell 4-2.

Penn State recorded the first runs in the game in the bottom of the fourth inning, scoring two runs. Thiel responded with a run of their own, cutting the lead to 2-1. The Lions tacked on two more runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to make the score 4-2. Thiel rallied in the top of the seventh inning but fell short to the Lions, dropping the second game and making the final score of 4-2.

The Tomcats return home on Wednesday, March 28 to take on Penn State Beaver in a double-header. The game is expected to start at 3:30 p.m.