GAME 1 | Mansfield (PA) 2, Bowie State 1
BOWIE, MD --The Bowie State Bulldogs took a 1-0 lead into the sixth inning, but could not hang on and fell 2-1 to the Mansfield Mountaineers Sunday afternoon in game one of the day's doubleheader.
Sophomore Lindsey George (2-4) got the ball to start for Bowie State (5-6) and took the loss. The right-hander went five innings, giving up one run on two hits, allowing five walks and striking out seven.
Sophomore Brittany Brewer led the way offensively for the Bulldogs, going 2-for-3 in the ballgame.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Bulldogs put runs on the scoreboard first, starting the scoring in the fifth inning. Sophomore Jahkya Watkins came across to score the lone run of the inning for BSU and get them on the board. The Bulldogs were unable to hold the lead, as Mansfield scored two times over the remaining two innings to grab the 2-1 win.
GAME NOTES
» Bowie State's highest scoring inning was the fifth, when it pushed one run across.
» Watkins stole two bases in Wednesday's game.
» Bowie State pitchers faced 30 Mansfield hitters in the game, allowing three ground balls and eight fly balls while striking out eight.
» Brewer led the Bulldogs at the plate, going 2-for-3.
» The Mountaineers was led offensively by junior Kayla Vonstein, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
» Senior Danielle Goff led the Mountaineers pitching staff, throwing seven innings of one-run ball.
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