Sophomore Hana Somogyi and freshman Casey Crozier each turned in solid pitching performances to lead the YSU softball team (3-3) to two victories at the NCCU Lady Eagles Classic on Saturday afternoon. The Guins defeated North Carolina Central, 3-1, and Delaware State, 3-2.

In the first game, Somogyi allowed just five hits and one run in 6.1 innings pitched for her first victory of the season. Crozier notched her first career save pitching 0.2 scoreless innings with a strikeout.

Freshman Samantha Snodgrass collected two singles for the Guins and scored once while sophomore Sarah Gabel went 2-for-2 with a double that drove in the go-ahead run.  The Guins scored the first three runs in the game – one in the bottom of the second and two in the bottom half of the fifth.

In the second, Snodgrass singled, stole second, moved to third on an error and scored on Kim Klonowski‘s (pictured, top) sacrifice fly.  Junior Kristen Philen led off the fifth with a walk and scored on Gabel’s double down the left-field line. Freshman Kelly Fox pinch-ran for Gable, stole third and scored on Haley Thomas‘ ground out.

In the second game, Crozier fired a five-hit complete game with five strikeouts to pick up her first career victory.

The Guins scored three runs in the top of the first inning keyed by Klonowski’s two-run single that plated Jordan Ingalls, who singled, and Vicky Rumph, who walked.  Kristina Rendle ignited the early rally with a single and scored YSU’s first run on Sarah Ingalls’ bases-loeaded walk.

Delaware State answered with one in the bottom of the first and one in the bottom of the seventh, but Crozier hunkered down and forced a line out to end the game with the tying run on third base.