STATE COLLEGE, PA- Saint Francis earned a split with Penn State on windy Wednesday night, dropping game one 8-7 in eight innings and rebounding to take game two, 17-13.
 
With the split, the Red Flash move to 15-21 on the season while Penn State stays even at 18-18.
 
Game One Recap:
 
The Red Flash put up a four spot in the first inning on Wednesday night. Saint Francis took advantage of Penn State's defense as Cheyenne McKee (DuBois, Pa./DuBois) beat a throw to second on a Hayley Norton (Spring Grove, Pa./Spring Grove) ground to load the bases. The Flash plated two off a throwing error off a Jordy Frank grounder and two more off a Mikayla Bower (Williamsport, Pa./Williamsport) single.
 
The Nittany Lions pecked away at the lead, scoring one in the first off an error and tied the game in the third off two doubles and a two-run homer.
 
Kassidy Troxell (Navarre, Ohio/Perry) hit her first homer of the season to give Saint Francis back the lead. Penn State evened it back in the fifth, with a solo shot of their own. Again, Troxell came through in the sixth, cashing in on another Penn State error, knocking one off the first baseman's glove to score Jordy Frank. The Nittany Lions again answered in the bottom half, with another solo shot to tie the game at six.
 
After a scoreless seventh, Jordy Frank put Saint Francis on top with a solo homer to left, her fourth of the season in the top of the eighth. Penn State had one final answer in the bottom of the eighth. After a one-out single, lead-off hitter Toni Polk hit a line drive shot over the center field wall for a walk-off home run.
 
SCORING RECAP
 
T1| Cheyenne McKee (DuBois, Pa./DuBois) reaches on a fielder's choice…Hayley Norton (Spring Grove, Pa./Spring Grove) reaches on a fielder's choice, McKee safe at second….Sierra McKee (DuBois, Pa./DuBois) Walked, Cheyenne McKee (DuBois, Pa./DuBois) to third and Norton to second…Jordy Frank reached on a fielder's choice…Cheynee McKee scored on an error by the catcher, Hayley Norton (Spring Grove, Pa./Spring Grove) scores on the throw…Mikayla Bower (Williamsport, Pa./Williamsport) singles to right field, Frank scores, Sierra McKee (DuBois, Pa./DuBois) scores…4-0 SFU
 
B1| Polk singles to left…Polk steals second…Bisi reaches on error by 1B, Polk to third….Bisi steals second, Polk scores on fielding error by 2b…4-1SFU
 
B3| Polk doubles to left…Swedberg doubles to right…Polk scores…Bisi homers to left, Swedberg scores…4-4
 
T4| Troxell homers to center 5-4 SFU
 
B5| Elling homers to left center 5-5
 
T6| Frank singles to right…Bower grounds out to second, Frank to second…Troxell reaches on error by 1B, Frank scores, unearned…6-5 SFU
 
B6| Fey homers to right center 6-6
 
T8| Frank homers to left 7-6 SFU
 
B8| Livingston singles to left…Polk homers to center, Livingston scores 8-7 PSU
 
GAME TWO RECAP
 
MeKenzie Saban (Pittsburgh, Pa./North Hills) was the star of game two, going 5-5 with five RBI and a triple short of the cycle. It is the first five-hit game since at least 2010, as far back as the online softball records go. The sophomore added her first collegiate home run, driving one over the center field wall in the fifth inning.
 
Hayley Norton (Spring Grove, Pa./Spring Grove) added a 4-5 night with two RBI while Sierra McKee (DuBois, Pa./DuBois) added three hits and four RBI of her own. Saint Francis pounded out 17 hits in game two and four players recorded a multi-hit game.
 
For the second time this week, the Red Flash erupted for nine runs in an inning, breaking today's game open with a nine-run third. SFU took advantage of eight PSU errors in game two, including four in the third inning alone.
 
Christina Clark (Avon, Ohio/Avon High School), who got the start in game one, came on in relief in game two and picked up the win.
 
SCORING RECAP
 
T1| Saban singled to left field…Norton singles to right, advances to second on throw, to third on a throwing error by right fielder, Saban scores…Sierra McKee (DuBois, Pa./DuBois) homers to center field, Norton scores 3-0SFU
 
T2| Crawford singles to second base…Saban doubles to left field, Crawford scores 4-0SFU
 
B2| Weber homers to center field…Vallejo doubles to right…Fey homers to left field, Vallejo scores…Livingston homers to left center 4-4
 
T3| Norton doubles to center…Sierra McKee (DuBois, Pa./DuBois) reached on an error by 2b, Norton scores…Bower singles, advances to second on the throw, McKee scores…Troxell reaches on error by SS, Bower scores... Marion reaches on error by SS, Troxell to third…Saban singles to left, Marion to second, Troxell scores…Cheyenne McKee (DuBois, Pa./DuBois) hit by pitch, Saban to second, Marion to third…Norton doubles to center, Troxell scores, McKee scores, Saban scores…McKee triples to center, Norton scores, McKee scores on error by 3b…13-4 SFU
 
B3| Bisi singles to left…Bisi advances to second on passed ball…Weber singles to left, Bisi scores…Elling triples to left center, Weber scores…13-6 SFU
 
B4| Livingston reaches on error by CF, advances to third…Swedberg singles to left, advances to second on error by LF, Livingston scores…Bisi homers to left, Swedberg scores 13-9 SFU
 
T5| Bezjak singles to right…Saban homers to center, Bezjak scores, 15-9 SFU
 
B5| Vallejos walked…Livingston homered to center, Vallejos scored…Polk homered to left 15-12 SFU
 
T6| Bower homered to center…Troxell singled to center…Crawford grounds out, Troxell to second…Saban singled to right, Troxell scored 17-12 SFU
 
B6| Deshaies singles to center…Elling singles to right, Deshaies to second…Vallejos reaches on an error by the CF, Deshaies to third, Elling to second…Vallejos to second, Elling to second, Deshaies scores on a wild pitch 17-13 SFU
 
The Red Flash head home to the Red Flash Softball Complex on Saturday when they welcome in the in-state and conference rival Robert Morris Colonials. First pitch is set for 1 p.m. on Saturday with a pre-game dedication ceremony for the Mikayla Focht batting cage will begin at 12:15.