Townsend joins softball

LINCOLN UNIVERSITY, Pa - Lincoln University softball coach Renee Clarke gets immediate help with the signing of Amaya Townsend (Port Jervis, N.Y./Port Jervis).

Townsend, a transfer from Lackawanna College, will have three seasons of eligibility remaining. Last season with the Falcons, the hurler was 2-1 in three appearances (one start) with a 1.27 earned run average.

The hurler joins Tia Brown, Irlynn Richardson, Jasmine Solis, Jarae Turner and Cate Liskey as future Lions.

AMAYA TOWNSEND | 5-7 | P
PORT JERVIS, NY | PORT JERVIS H.S. | LACKAWANNA COLLEGE
NOTES: Posted a 3.00 ERA in her two seasons at Lackawanna … led the team with 7.64 strikeouts per seven innings as a freshman …
COACHES COMMENTS: Amaya is a very talented student-athlete. She brings a wealth of experience to our softball family. I applaud her tenacity these past few months in making her acceptance possible. If this is an indicator of the impact she will have on our softball family, on and off the field, the sky in the limit for Amaya and Lincoln softball.

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