Box Scores
Game 1 - L 7-1
Game 2 - L 3-1

BLOOMSBURG - Sarah Bortner and Taylor Parker both threw complete games, leading Bloomsburg to two PSAC East softball wins over East Stroudsburg University (7-1, 3-1) on Sunday afternoon.

Bloomsburg (20-10, 15-5), second in the PSAC East behind division leader West Chester, scored six runs in the sixth inning to win the opener. The Huskies rallied with two runs in the fifth and one in the sixth in game two.

ESU (18-15, 11-11) enters the final week of the regular season in the fourth and final playoff spot in the PSAC East. The Warriors lead Lock Haven (14-22, 10-12) by one game and won three of four vs. LHU in the season series.

Junior pitcher Allison Mende threw her seventh complete game of the season for ESU in game two.

The Warriors host Shippensburg on Wednesday, travel to Mansfield on Friday and host Bloomsburg on Saturday in their final three divisional series this week.

GAME 1 - L 7-1

ESU took a 1-0 lead in the second inning on back-to-back two-out doubles by senior 2B Jamie Smith and senior OF Cara Woods.

Sophomore Rachael Liguori blanked Bloomsburg over the first four innings before the Huskies tied the game at 1-1 on a two-out RBI double by Emily Mayhew in the fifth inning.

ESU threatened but left the bases loaded in the top of the sixth, and Bloomsburg scored six runs in the bottom half, capped by a grand slam by Mahew.

Bortner allowed five hits and struck out five for Bloomsburg. Liguori threw 5.2 innings for ESU.

Junior OF Sierra Wagner had two hits for the Warriors.

GAME 2 - L 3-1

ESU once again took a 1-0 lead in the second as Woods reached on an error and scored on a two-out RBI single by freshman 3B Mary Wallick.

Mende held Bloomsburg off the scoreboard until the fifth inning, when Caitlin O'Connor hit a two-run homer to give the Huskies a 2-1 lead. Bloomsburg added another run in the sixth to lead 3-1.

Parker allowed just the unearned run in the second inning, struck out three and walked two for Bloomsburg.

Mende allowed two earned runs (three total) on five hits.

Wallick and senior OF Kasey Meckes both had two hits at the top of the ESU lineup.