CRESSON, Pa. -- The Mount Aloysius Softball team hosted nearby, Penn State Altoona, on Wednesday, for an AMCC doubleheader. They were able to win both games on the day.

Mount Aloysius (4-3-1, 2-2 AMCC) only allowed five hits in Game One, while tallying nine runs to win the matchup. In Game Two, Penn State Altoona (3-2-1, 2-2 AMCC) held multiple leads, but could not finish off the game, as the Mounties scored three times in the ninth inning, to walk-off with the victory.

GAME 1
- Penn State Altoona scored first when an error allowed a runner to reach base. A two-out double followed to drive home the first run of the game.
- The Mounties answered with one of their own in the bottom of the first, as Kayla Hopkins (Canonsburg, PA, Canon McMillan) doubled down the left field line to drive home Grace Gardini (York, PA, York Catholic). 1-1, after one.
- In the bottom of the third inning, the Mounties scored two to take a 3-1 lead. Lexi Wilt (Shanksville, PA, Shanksville-Stonycreek) reached on a fielder's choice with the bases loaded, which allowed Lydia DeFazio (Harrison City, PA, Penn Trafford) to score from third, and Alexa Nagy (Apollo, PA, Kiski Area) also scored on the throw to first.
- After a scoreless top of the fourth, the Mounties added four more insurance runs in the bottom half. They produced four hits, batted around, and even left the bases loaded before being retired. Hopkins, Nagy, Abby Reitz (Greencastle, PA, Greencastle Antrim), and Wilt, all drove in runs.
- In the sixth, the Lions added one run that crossed on a passed ball, making the score 7-2. The Mounties answered with two runs in the bottom half, on back-to-back RBI singles by Makayla Weyant (Bedford, PA, Chestnut Ridge) and Tawnya Holben (Pittsburgh, PA, Fox Chapel). That would end the scoring, as the Lions failed to score in the top of the seventh inning. 9-2 Mounties

GAME 2
- The second game was a pitching duel throughout. In the first five innings, only two hits were recorded by each team.
- Penn State Altoona pushed across the first run in the top of the sixth when they picked up three singles, in the frame, off Mountie starter, Wilt.
- Mount Aloysius was down to their final out in the seventh inning, when Kayla Diehl (Schellsburg, PA, Chestnut Ridge) roped a triple into the left-center gap. As she was reaching third base, the throw was errant, allowing Diehl to score, tying the game at one.
- Into extra frames, each half-inning starts with a runner on second base. Both teams pushed their runner across in the eighth, leaving the score at 2-2, heading to the ninth.
- The Lions scored two runs, in their half of the ninth inning, with one of them being their placed runner at second base. 4-2 Lions.
- Altoona made a pitching change to start the bottom of the ninth. The Mounties pushed across their first run of the frame, when Wilt reached on an error, allowing Reitz to score from second. They proceeded to load the bases, with nobody out. A strikeout and a fielder's choice, left them with two outs and bases loaded, DeFazio representing the last chance for the Mounties. DeFazio singled into the left-center gap, allowing both the tying and winning runs to score, lifting the Mounties to a 5-4, extra-inning victory.

Highlights
- In Game One, six different Mounties produced RBIs and six different Mounties scored runs, showing the versatitlity throughout the lineup.
- Weyant had an impressive day, at the plate, going 3-for-4 in each game, out of the eight-spot.
- Game One starting pitcher, Madison Hillard (Greenville, PA, Greenville), gave up only two runs in a complete game. Both runs were unearned, bringing her season ERA down to 2.00. The win also improved her record to 2-1, on the bump.
- Game Two starter, Lexi Wilt, allowed four runs in the game, over nine innings, but only one was earned. Her ERA dropped to 2.23. Both Hillard and Wilt are ranked in the top five ERA leaders, in the AMCC.

Up Next
Mount Aloysius will currently wait until Tuesday to return to action, as their weekend games against Hilbert have been postponed, due to COVID-19 protocols. They are scheduled to play Pitt-Greensburg (2-7-1, 1-1 AMCC), on the 13th, beginning at 3:00 PM. The Mounties began their season at Pitt-Greensburg, beating the Bobcats twice, in a non-conference doubleheader. Both games on Tuesday are scheduled conference games, which will count towards AMCC standings and postseason positioning.