Feb. 21, 2009

Ingalls Has Impressive Debut in Softball's Losses at George Mason

    Fairfax, Va. -- Freshman Jordan Ingalls went 3-for-3 with a home run, a double and a run batted in and pitched four innings but the Youngstown State softball team dropped its season opener to George Mason, 4-3, on Saturday morning at George Mason Field.

   Ingalls homered in her first collegiate at-bat to give the Penguins a 1-0 lead in the top half of the third inning.

    The Penguins took a 3-0 advantage after plating two runs in the top of the fourth. After freshman Amanda Palmore reached on a field's choice, freshman Haley Thomas tripled to score Palmore and junior Autumn Grove's  infield single plated Thomas.

    Mason, though, scored four runs in the  bottom half of the frame to take a 4-3 lead.

    In the circle, Ingalls scattered seven hits with one strikeout and allowed three earned runs. Junior Cheryl Cale threw two innings and struck out one while allowing two hits.

    George Mason erupted for 10 runs on 12 hits and did not allow an earned run in its 10-1 victory in game two.
   Allyse Ledford had two of YSU's five hits in game two as GMU's Brianne Pease did not allow an earned run in a five-inning complete game.
    Erin Schindler allowed eight runs, five of which were earned, in three innings in a losing effort for YSU. George Mason scored five runs on four hits and an error in the second and two more in the third and fourth innings.
    The Penguins and Patriots will play another doubleheader on Sunday at 10 a.m.