Langhorne, PA - Highlanders bounce back in Game 2 to split double header.
Game 1:
Cedar Crest (15-17 / 5-9 UNITED EAST) jumped out to an early lead scoring in the top of the 1st inning to go up 1-0. In the bottom of the 2nd Freshman 3rd Baseman
Jessica Tracy (Lincoln Park, NJ) delivered a 2-out double but Cairn (7-21 / 4-10 UNITED EAST) failed to capitalize and left the inning still scoreless. The Falcons used a big 3rd inning to extend the lead to 6-0. In the bottom of the 4th the Highlanders loaded the bases for Sophomore Shortstop
Aerynne Mays (Easton, PA) who came up clutch punching a 2 RBI single into centerfield. The Highlander offense was stifled after Mays' single however and the Falcons escaped the inning with no more damage. In the top of the 6th the Falcons padded the lead with 2 insurance runs to lead 8-2. This score held or the remainder of the game giving Cedar Crest the win in game 1 of the double header.
Game 2:
In game 2 the scoring got start in the bottom of the 2nd when the Highlanders scored 3 runs after Mays got things rolling with a lead-off triple. In the bottom of the 3rd Cairn kept pouring on by adding another 3 runs to go up 6-0. In the top of the 4th Cedar Crest responded with 2 runs of their own to cut the lead to 4. In the bottom half of the inning freshman shortstop
Brooke Mulligan drove in Mays from 2nd with a single. In the top of the 6th inning Senior pitcher
Sydney Wright (Souderton, PA / Souderton Area) struck out the lead-of hitter, this was Wright's 100th career collegiate strikeout. The Highlanders maintained their 7-2 advantage for the rest of the game to secure the win.