Schuylkill falls to Beaver 2-1 in PSUAC Playoffs
In the first round of the PSUAC playoffs hosted by Penn State Mont Alto, #2 Beaver faced #3 Schuylkill .
Mont Alto, PA -- In the first round of the PSUAC playoffs hosted by Penn State Mont Alto, #2 Beaver faced #3 Schuylkill .
In a tight game, Beaver opened up the scoring in the second inning with a single by sophomore, Sydney Brinton to start the inning. With one out she was able to advance to second and eventully third on passed balls. Now with two outs, Brinton still the lone base runner, freshman, Rachael Charlier singled to score Brinton to give Beaver the 1-0 lead.
Both teams remained scoreless in the third inning, but Beaver added another run to their scoresheet this time on a single by Myranda Robson who stole second and advanced to third just in time for Taylor Larson to come to the plate. Larson hit a ground ball to the second baseman and was thrown out at first but not before Robson was able to score to give Beaver the 2-0 lead.
Schuylkill did get on the board in the fifth inning scoring a run on a double by Kait Boyer driving in Bryanna Snowell, but it was not enough to keep Beaver from earning the victory by a final score of 2-1.
After the tough loss, Schuylkill will now meet Hazleton in a second round elimination game.
