The Nittany Lions Pick Up Two Wins In Day Two of the Under Armour InvitationalThe Nittany Lions Pick Up Two Wins In Day Two of the Under Armour Invitational

The Nittany Lions Pick Up Two Wins In Day Two of the Under Armour Invitational

March 8, 2008

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CLEARWATER, Fla. - The Penn State University softball team (9-5) used a pair of strong pitching performances and some key hits to go 2-0 in the second day of the USF Under Armour Invitational. The Nittany Lions defeated Jacksonville University in a game that was continued from last night 2-0 and then took on the University of Maine winning 5-1.

In game one, Ashley Esparza (San Pedro, Calif./San Pedro) went the full 7.0 innings picking up 10 strikeouts and allowing only three hits. Six Nittany Lions picked up hits including Ashley Griffith (Mt. Laurel, N.J./Lenape), Esparza, Danielle Kinley (Carlsbad, Calif./Carlsbad), Hollee Haines (Riverside, Calif./Martin Luther King), Rebecca Bautista (Elk Grove, Calif./Elk Grove) and Jen Acunto (Hollywood, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas).

Esparza picked up the only RBIs of the game as she hit a towering shot to left field in the third inning to give PSU the win.

In game two, Jackie Hill (San Jose, Calif./Leigh) got the nod as she pitched 7.0 innings while striking out 11 and allowing just four hits.

Griffith, Haines, Acunto and Desi Giordano (West Caldwell, N.J./Caldwell) all picked up two hits in the win while Haines picked up two RBIs while hitting a homerun to right centerfield.

The Nittany Lions will return to action tomorrow, March 9, at 9:00 a.m. as they take on N.C. State.