LATROBE, Pa. – The Thiel College softball team dropped a pair of Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) games to the Saint Vincent Bearcats Wednesday afternoon.
 
The Bearcats won game one 5-1, before taking game two 8-0.
 
In game one, the Tomcats took the lead in the second inning before the Bearcats would score five unanswered runs to finish out the scoring. Amber Wilkes (Pittsburgh, Pa./Peters Township) recorded an RBI, while Kylee Yothers (Indian Head, Pa./Connellsville Area) went 2-for-3 from the plate. Kayla Roddy (Cincinnati, Ohio/Oak Hills), Haylee Dyne (Spartansburg, Pa./Corry) and Dani Ficeti (Greenville, Pa./Greenville) all recorded hits.
 
Roddy pitched six innings with two strikeouts and zero walks. She also allowed five runs, four of which were earned.
 
For the Bearcats, Katelyn Stokan and Alex Dillner both recorded two RBIs a piece. Haley Bicko went 2-for-3 from the plate.
 
Olivia Bushore went seven innings, giving up just one run on five hits, striking out 10 and walking one. 
 
In game two, the Tomcats only amassed two hits. Dani Ficeti (Greenville, Pa./Greenville) and Makenna Oswalt (Johnstown, Pa./Westmont Hilltop) both recorded a hit. 
 
On the mound, Lauren Bonner (Hermitage, Pa./Reynolds) went three innings, striking out one and allowing eight runs. Haylee Dyne (Spartansburg, Pa./Corry) pitched one inning in relief. 
 
For Saint Vincent, Jessica LaPorte went 1-for-3 with three RBIs, while Haley Bicko went 1-for-2 with two RBIs.
 
Bicko went four innings, striking out four and walking zero.
 
The Tomcats are back in action on Saturday when they host the Bethany Bison for a conference doubleheader. The first game is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m.