Wednesday, March 13
Lynchburg, VA
3 PM
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Liberty
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Pitt Falls to Liberty in Midweek Matchup
3/13/2019 5:54:00 PM | Softball
Costly Third Inning Leads to Panther Defeat
LYNCHBURG, Va. – The University of Pittsburgh softball team fell to Liberty, 4-1, in its midweek matchup Wednesday afternoon at Kamphuis Field in Lynchburg, Va.
Senior Taylor Rahach started on the mound for the Panthers, allowing three hits and three earned runs in 2.0 innings of action. Freshman Abby Edwards entered the circle in the third inning to relieve Rahach, allowing just four hits and one earned run while striking out one in 4.0 innings on the mound.
Senior Gabrielle Fredericks collected Pitt's lone hit of the contest, going 1-for-3 on the day, with junior Walker Barbee and sophomores Morgan Batesole and Hunter Levesque also recording walks in the matchup.
SCORING SUMMARY
The Flames amassed three of their four runs in the third frame. Liberty scored its first run of the game off of a bases-loaded walk before collecting two more off of consecutive fielder's choices to second base.
Pitt scored its lone run of the contest in the following frame, putting the score at 3-1. Fredericks opened the inning with a leadoff double down the left field line, with freshman Hannah Bach then entering the game as a pinch runner. With runners on second and third, senior Alexis Solak used a fielder's choice groundout to short to send home Bach.
Liberty tacked on another run in the bottom of the fourth via an RBI-single to center field, taking a 4-1 lead and the eventual win.
UP NEXT
The Panthers will travel to Durham, N.C., to face the Blue Devils in their second ACC series of the season beginning Friday, March 15.
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Senior Taylor Rahach started on the mound for the Panthers, allowing three hits and three earned runs in 2.0 innings of action. Freshman Abby Edwards entered the circle in the third inning to relieve Rahach, allowing just four hits and one earned run while striking out one in 4.0 innings on the mound.
Senior Gabrielle Fredericks collected Pitt's lone hit of the contest, going 1-for-3 on the day, with junior Walker Barbee and sophomores Morgan Batesole and Hunter Levesque also recording walks in the matchup.
SCORING SUMMARY
The Flames amassed three of their four runs in the third frame. Liberty scored its first run of the game off of a bases-loaded walk before collecting two more off of consecutive fielder's choices to second base.
Pitt scored its lone run of the contest in the following frame, putting the score at 3-1. Fredericks opened the inning with a leadoff double down the left field line, with freshman Hannah Bach then entering the game as a pinch runner. With runners on second and third, senior Alexis Solak used a fielder's choice groundout to short to send home Bach.
Liberty tacked on another run in the bottom of the fourth via an RBI-single to center field, taking a 4-1 lead and the eventual win.
UP NEXT
The Panthers will travel to Durham, N.C., to face the Blue Devils in their second ACC series of the season beginning Friday, March 15.
#H2P | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: CASSADY, C. (4-1)
L: Rahach, Taylor (0-6)
Batting:
2B: Fredericks, Gabrielle 1
RBI: Solak, Alexis 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Bach, Hannah 1
CS: Batesole, Morgan 1
HBP: Barbee, Walker 1
Batting:
2B: ERICH, A. 1 ; VIA, M. 1
RBI: BISHOP, Au. 1 ; CANETTO, K. 1 ; BISHOP, Am. 1 ; ERICH, A. 1
Base Running:
RUNS: BISHOP, Au. 1 ; VIA, M. 1 ; CLICK, J. 2
SB: ROBERTSON, S 1 ; CLICK, J. 2
Game Leaders
Hitting
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
3
R
0
H
0
RBI
0
AB
2
R
0
H
0
RBI
0
AB
0
R
1
H
0
RBI
0
Players Mentioned
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