FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Mounties Fall at East Stroudsburg
 
EAST STROUSBURG – The Mounties staged a sixth inning comeback against East Stroudsburg, but it wouldn't prove to be enough as Mansfield lost 3-2 in the opener and 4-2 in the nightcap.
 
Megan Miller garnered the first hit of game one in the top of the second on a hard hit ball to the shortstop. The junior was pushed to third, but was left stranded to go into the bottom of the inning.
 
Ashley Inman and the rest of the Mansfield (6-12-1, 1-9-0 PSAC) defense were in a tight bind in the bottom of the second with runners on the corners, but got out of it unscathed on a groundout to Kayla Hahn.
 
After going down 2-0 in the bottom of the third, Hannah Secord led off the top of the sixth with a double to right center. After advancing on a wild pitch to third, Secord crossed home on a Courtney Bauder triple to right center. The senior went on to score on a sacrifice fly from Laura Lawson to tie the score at 2-2.
 
After East Stroudsburg's (12-7-0, 5-3-0 PSAC) Sierra Wagner reached on an error, Madison Oren came in to pinch run for Wagner. With two outs on the board, Jamie Smith singled to left field to put the Warriors up 3-2 and win the game.
 
Mansfield was led at the plate by Bauder (2-3, one RBI, one run), Secord (1-3, one run) and Lawson (one RBI).
 
Rachael Liquori (5-3) earned the win for East Stroudsburg while Inman (5-5) was credited with the loss. The junior went the distance with five strikeouts while only giving up four hits.
 
After going down 3-0 in game two, Bauder broke Allison Mende's no-hitter with a single to centerfield in the top of the fourth.
 
East Stroudsburg added another run in the bottom of the fourth to go up 4-0.
 
In the top of the fifth, Rachael Sterner hit her first career double before being sent home on Melanie Taylor's first collegiate homerun.
 
Laura Knight came on in relief and pitched 2.1 innings without giving up a single hit, but East Stroudsburg went on to win 4-2.
 
Chelsey Heatley (0-6) picked up the loss with East Stroudsburg's Mende (6-2) getting the win.
 
The Mounties are set to take on Bloomsburg in a home doubleheader on Apr. 8 starting at 2:30 p.m.