NORTH MYRTLE BEACH S.C. -- The Thiel College Softball team had another 2-0 sweep to give them five straight wins on the season. They defeated Penn State Harrisburg 4-3 and Rochester Christian 7-6 in two very close games.  

Thiel advances to 5-1 on the season, while Penn State Harrisburg falls to 3-2, and Rochester Christian drops to 0-4.  

Game 1 

In the bottom of the 5th inning, the Lions added three runs due to errors in the infield to make the score 4-3. Jensen Stehlik (Sagamore Hills, Ohio/Nordonia) made her fourth diving catch on the day to keep the base runners from advancing and help secure the victory.  

Kylie Heid (Monaca, Pa./Central Valley) had two triples, one in the first and the fifth, bringing in Kayler Risser for the first score of the game. Mackenzie Herman (Greenville, Pa./Reynolds) then singled up the middle to bring Heid home and give Thiel the 2-0 in the top of the first.  

Herman had two hits and an RBI, Risser, Ava Gilmore (West Middlesex, Pa./West Middlesex Area) and Alaina Fedder (Clearfield, Pa./Clearfield Area) each added their own. 

In the second, Risser hit a single up the middle to bring Fedder home and make the score 3-0.  

Senior Becca Landis (Kinsman, Ohio/Mathews) pitched all seven inning and had 5 strikeouts. 

Game 2  

Tied 1-1 in the 5th inning, Makenna Oswalt (Johnstown, Pa./Westmont Hilltop) hit a single to right field, followed by an in the park home run by Heid to bring both of the Tomcats home.  

Haylie Kidd (New Brighton, Pa./New Brighton) then doubled to left field and Brianna Rottman (Hilliards, Pa./Moniteau) singled off a bunt. Both runners were brought home by Herman who hit a double centerfield and Leigha Kayser (Cincinnati, Ohio/Colerain) who singled to right field. Herman came home and upped the score to 6-2.  

Rottman and Oswalt both had three hits on the day, including a triple from Oswalt.  

An error by the first baseman gave Alayzha McCray (Erie, Pa./Iroquois) her first on base of the season and Rottman was brought home to lead 7-2.  

Rochester Christian battled back in the bottom of the seventh with five hits to make the score 7-6 but Alaina Fedder (Clearfield, Pa./Clearfield Area) made the final play of the day with a ground out throw to first to secure the win. 

Fedder pitched for all seven innings and threw two strikeouts.  

Looking Ahead

The Tomcats are back in action on Friday, March 14th for their final two games on the week. Thiel will take on FDU-Florham at 9 a.m. and Penn State DuBois at 11 a.m. at the North Myrtle Beach Park & Sports Complex on fields 6 and 3.