WILKES-BARRE, PA (April 22, 2019) – King's College returned from Easter break to face Susquehanna University in a nonconference doubleheader. The River Hawks came out on top in both ends of the day as the Monarchs drop to 16-17 overall on the season.
 
Game One: King's 2, Susquehanna 7
Despite a strong start, King's would only be able to accumulate four hits and one run before Susquehanna took the lead for the remainder of the game.
 
The Monarchs struck first in the opening inning as Mackenzie Yori solidified the first run of the game after a left field single. Yori would make her way around the bases as Mindina Lieback and Kristi Ann Skok would also record a base hit to edge her forward.
 
Gabriella Medina was the one to draw Yori home with a sacrifice fly for the second out and only run of the inning.
 
The score remained unanswered until the River Hawks were up in the fourth, they would record five runs to take the lead and another in both the sixth and seventh inning.
 
King's came back to score one more in the bottom of the seventh after a double to left center followed by a Lieback single to centerfield that would push Yori over home, but the game would end with the next at bat.
 
Kris Kocher took the loss for the Monarchs as her record slides to 6-7 on the season. The junior struck out five of her 33 batters faced and allowed ten hits.


Game Two: King's 4, Susquehanna 6
King's was the first on the board again in game two, as this time Lieback would cross the plate after a single to right center and a sac bunt by Taylor Norris put her in scoring position. Skok hit one to right center as she made it to first and collected the Lieback RBI
 
Susquehanna clinched another five runs in the second inning and one more in the top of the third before the Monarchs grabbed their second run of the game by Yori.
 
Yori made it to first and stole second before Norris hit another sac bunt for the team's first out of the inning that sent her home.
 
The River Hawks and Monarchs locked down the defense as one hit and zero runs were recorded for either team until the bottom of the seventh when the Monarchs would attempt to take back the game.
 
Nicole Kirse made it on base with a center field single and get to second on a wild pitch. With two outs, Lieback made it to first after an error by the shortstop as Kirse advanced to third. Lieback made it to second after a wild pitch and Norris stepped up to bat knocking one to right center and tallying two RBIs.
 
The score would remain at 6-4 as Skok walked and Medina flied out to right field to end the game.
 
Kirse took the Monarchs second loss for the day with an overall record of 6-9. She allowed seven hits and struck out one batter of her 29 faced.
 
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The Monarchs return Thursday at 3:00 p.m. on Betzler Field in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. for a twin bill against Lycoming College.