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Penn PENN 7-8
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Winner Yale YALE 6-9
Penn PENN
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Yale YALE
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Score By Periods
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Penn PENN 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 1
Yale YALE 3 1 2 0 0 0 X 6 11 2

W: Jerpbak (3-3) L: Dyer, Tabitha (4-1)

Game Recap: Softball |

Softball Wraps Up First Ivy League Trip With Loss to Yale

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The University of Pennsylvania softball team ended its first Ivy League series of the season with a, 6-4, loss to Yale on Sunday. The Quakers begin the season 1-2 in Ivy League play before returning home next weekend for a three-game series against Harvard. 

Notes

* Penn's three runs in the first inning marks the third time that it was scored three runs in an inning this year.

* Tabitha Dyer's six runs allowed are the most that she's given up this season. The sophomore also suffered her first loss of the season. 

* Lucy Yang, Corrie Phillips, and Kayla Ketring all recorded RBI. 

How it Happened

Looking to come out of Sunday with a series win over the Bulldogs, the Quakers got an early jump on the scoreboard. Jessica England singled and Sarah Cwiertnia got on base with the help of a Yale error to put runners on first and second. Lucy Yang took advantage with runners on as she hit a double to center field, scoring England. Freshman Corrie Phillips brought in Cwiertnia and then Yang came home on a passed ball to give the Quakers an early, 3-0, lead. 

Yale responded in the bottom of the frame scoring three runs of its own to tie the score. A Terra Jerbak double with the bases loaded brought in two runs to tie the game, 3-3. 

The Quakers, however, took the lead again in the top of the second. Laurel McKelvey led off with a single and then Sarah Ketring followed up with a single of her own. Taking advantage of an error, McKelvey scored to put Penn up, 4-3. 

Once again, the Bulldogs answered. Sydney Grobman singled to score Olivia Vineyard, tying the score, 4-4. 

Penn threatened in the top of the third, but a double-play with runners on second and third ended the side. In the bottom of the frame, Dyer loaded the bases for the second time and was substituted for Jennifer Brann. The Bulldogs added two runs as the Red and Blue went down, 6-4.

The Quakers put runners on second and third for a second consecutive innings, and once again it was a double play that left Penn scoreless. 

Despite a quick, offensive start from both teams, the last 15 batters retired, including the last three for the Red and Blue to end the game.

What's next

The Quakers host La Salle in a double-header on Wednesday before hosting Harvard in the 2019 Ivy League opener at Penn Park.



 
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