CLEARWATER, Fla. - The University of Pennsylvania softball team fell, 8-1, to Western Michigan on Thursday to complete its spring break trip to Clearwater. The Quakers finished an even 5-5 and will make their home debut on next Wednesday against Lafayette.

Notes

* Penn's eight runs given up ties for its season-high.

* The Quakers left 10 runners on base, including the bases loaded, once. 

* The Red and Blue's 5-5 mark through ten games is its best since 2016. 

* Corrie Phillips and Kayla Ketring each recorded mulitple hits. Ketring brought in the teams lone RBI.

* Lucy Yang was walked twice to bring her season total to seven which is a team-high. 

How it Happened

Making her third start in the circle, freshman Julia Longo got the nod on Thursday. The freshman allowed one hit in the first, but got the batter swinging on the second out to retire the side. The Quakers added two hits of their own in the bottom of the frame to put two on, but a groundout to second base ended the inning scoreless. 

The Broncos started the scoring with a two-out, solo-shot to center field by Logan Carter. Penn once again put runners on first and second, but once again were unable to bring them home. Western Michigan added on to its lead with a Kaylen Glenfield single to right field, bringing in the runner on second. 

For a third-straight inning, the Red and Blue put runners on first and second in the third, but again, back-to-back outs ended the side with runners on base. 

The Quakers finally brought a runner home to cut into the Bronco lead in the fourth. Sam Pederson put Corrie Phillips in scoring position, laying down a bunt. Kayla Ketring then singled to left field to bring Phillips home to make it, 2-1. Sarah Cwiertnia walked to load the bases with two outs, but a ground-out to third by Yang ended the side one run scored. 

The Broncos responded with a run of their own in the fifth to go up 3-1. Then in the sixth, back-to-back two run singles capped off a five-run inning to make it, 8-1 in favor of Western Michigan. 

Penn went 1-2-3 in the sixth and seventh to fall to the Broncos for the third time in the last two years. 

Up Next

Penn will make its debut at Penn Park this season next Wednesday for a double-header against Lafayette.