Meredith College Sports Information Department
Huntingdon outhit the Avenging Angels 7-4 in game one, scoring two runs in the bottom of the fourth. The Hawks third and game winning run scored off an infield error in the same series.
In the top of the fifth, Erica Occena reached first on a third strike passed ball and stole second to place herself in scoring position. Brittany Bucklin obliged with a RBI-single to left to put Meredith on the board.
Lauren Marbrey recorded her fifth loss for the Angels allowing seven hits with two earned runs, a pair of walks and five strikeouts. Huntingdon's Raina Lanier struckout eight Angels with four hits, no earned runs and two walks for the win.
Down 2-1 heading into the top of the fifth in game two, Kayla North punched a single to third, and Ellen Blevins moved her to second with a single to the opposite side of the field. Occena entered to run for North at second, and Bucklin kept the bats moving to send Occena home to tie the game.
A Panther pitching change backfired as Courtney Saunders doubled to left field in the next at-bat to score Blevins for the lead. Smith drove Bucklin home on a sacrifice fly to give the Angels a 4-2 advantage.
The Meredith defense held the Hawks in the bottom of the inning, and Annuziata's homer finished off the scoring in the top of the next frame for the win.
Taylor Jackson allowed four hits with two earned runs, three walks and four strikeouts for her seventh win on the season. Lindsey Selph faced 22 batters in 4.1 innings for the loss. She allowed four hits with three earned runs, five walks and four strikeouts on the day.
