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LINCOLN UNIVERSITY, Pa. – The Lincoln University softball team suffered a pair of non-conference losses Tuesday, losing to Chesnut Hill (Philadelphia, Pa.)
GAME ONE: CHESTNUT HILL 7, LINCOLN 4
Junior Amaya Townsend (Port Jervis, N.Y./Port Jervis) drove in a pair of runs, but a seven-run fourth inning ultimately undid the Lions in the 7-4 loss.
Freshman Irlynn Richardson (Pittsburgh, Pa./Penn Hills) opened the game with a double and then freshman Aniyah Isaac (New Brunswick, N.J./New Brunswick) got hit. Freshman MacKienzee Rasheed (Cincinnati, Ohio/Walnut Hills) moved both runners into scoring position with a sacrifice bunt, and Townsend drove both home with a two-out, two-run double.
Richardson brought home a run in the second inning, scoring freshman Jarae Turner – who opened the inning with a double. Rasheed and freshman Jaelynn Barrios (Bayonne, N.J./Bayonne) opened the third inning with back-to-back singles, and Barrios eventually scored on a two-out single by Turner.
The Griffins did all of their damage in the fourth inning as Chesnut Hill took advantage of four Lincoln errors to score all seven runs.
Richardson finished 2-for-4 with a double, run scored, and RBI, while Turner was 2-for-3 with a double, run scored, and RBI.
Freshman Tia Brown (Newark, N.Y./Newark) (1-3) took the loss, allowing seven runs – five earned – on just three hits. She issued six strikeouts with four walks.
GAME TWO: CHESNUT HILL 8, LINCOLN 2
Chesnut Hill tallied five runs in the first inning to secure the doubleheader sweep.
Lincoln scored both runs in the second inning via a two-run bomb by Townsend. She finished with one of the three hits as Isaac and Rasheed each had singles.
The Griffins added two runs in the fifth and another insurance run in the sixth.
Freshman Cate Liskey (Richland, Pa./Eastern Lebanon ) (0-5) surrendered eight runs – seven earned – on 15 hits with one strikeout.
Lincoln (1-11 overall) hosts Salem noon Saturday in a non-conference doubleheader.
