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Erie, PA - The Mount Aloysius softball team beat #1 seeded Penn State-Behrend for the second time in as many days to win the programs first AMCC Conference Title. The 6-3 victory also gets them a berth in the NCAA National Tournament.

The Mounties fell behind early, but battled back and used a trademark big inning to take the lead. After allowing two runs in the first two frames, the Mounties put up five runs in the bottom of the second inning. Catcher Lydia DeFazio led off the inning with a single. The next batter, Brianna Benscoter, dropped down a sacrifice bunt, but was able to reach 2nd base when the Behrend pitcher threw the ball away down the first base line. DeFazio would then score on a wild pitch, and after Karly Klein also reached on an error, outfielder Kara Pisczek singled through the left side of the infield to tie the game. The Mounties successfully used a double steal to score the go ahead run and Kate Little put an exclamation point on the inning with a double to the the left center gap. She was knocked in a batter later on a Kayla Hopkins RBI single to finish the scoring.

Penn State Behrend attempted a rally in the next inning, but Hannah Ruby was able to get out of a bases loaded no-out jam while only surrendering one run. She would dominate from there, allowing two hits over the last four innings to seal the Mounties victory. The later inning performance included a stretch where Ruby retired five straight batters on only five pitches. The Mounties tacked on a security run in the 6th when Kate Little singled up the middle to score Klein.

Ruby picked up her 11th win of the season scattering six hits over the seven innings, allowing one earned run. Ruby was named to the All-Tournament Team as she picked up three wins, threw 25 innings while allowing just 2 earned runs for a 0.56 era. She was joined on the All-Tournament team by catcher Lydia DeFazio and centerfielder Courtney Link. Defazio hit .363 for the four games, including a 2-for-3 performance in the title game. She also caught all 29 innings the Mounties played. Link hit .416 while playing a perfect center field.

The Mounties record sits at 21-13 for the year. They will learn their next opponent during the NCAA Tournament Selection Show. The show can be viewed from the NCAA website  starting at 1:00 PM tomorrow, Monday May 7th.